In Loving Memory
Lavinia Weber Brown
5/19/1925 — 7/7/2016
Claybar-Funeral-Home
A Life Remembered
Obituary
Lavinia (Guerra) Weber Brown, 91, of Orange, Texas, passed away on July 8, 2016, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, Texas.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 14, 2016 at St. Mary Catholic Church, 912 W. Cherry Ave., Orange, Texas with Father Joseph P. Daleo officiating. Cremation will follow services with her final resting place at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be from 5:00 to 9:00 pm, Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A rosary will be recited the night of visitation.
Born in Mission, Texas, on May 19, 1925, she was the daughter of Manuel Guerra and Lavinia (Castilla) Guerra. Lavinia was a Registered Nurse and had first worked for Orange Memorial Hospital, then for Dr. Williams in Orange, and finally for DuPont. She was very involved in the PTA and she loved following all of her children in sports. Lavinia enjoyed playing Bridge with all of her friends. She liked dove hunting, fishing, the outdoors, and especially cooking. She was a loving mother and will be greatly missed.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin Oaks Brown; brothers, Lauro Guerra and Manuel Guerra; daughter-in-law, Bobbie Sue Weber; sisters-in-law, Berta G. Guerra and Aida Guerra; brother-in-law, Arnaldo Cantu, Sr., and first husband, Alton L. Weber.
She is survived by her children, Rebecca L Trahan of Austin, TX, Michael S. Weber of Mauriceville, TX, Richard A Weber and wife, Kay, of Burkeville, TX, Christopher Weber of Orange, TX, and John L. Weber and wife, Diane, of Mauriceville, TX; 9 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and her sister, Lita G. Cantu.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 14, 2016 at St. Mary Catholic Church, 912 W. Cherry Ave., Orange, Texas with Father Joseph P. Daleo officiating. Cremation will follow services with her final resting place at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be from 5:00 to 9:00 pm, Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A rosary will be recited the night of visitation.
Born in Mission, Texas, on May 19, 1925, she was the daughter of Manuel Guerra and Lavinia (Castilla) Guerra. Lavinia was a Registered Nurse and had first worked for Orange Memorial Hospital, then for Dr. Williams in Orange, and finally for DuPont. She was very involved in the PTA and she loved following all of her children in sports. Lavinia enjoyed playing Bridge with all of her friends. She liked dove hunting, fishing, the outdoors, and especially cooking. She was a loving mother and will be greatly missed.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin Oaks Brown; brothers, Lauro Guerra and Manuel Guerra; daughter-in-law, Bobbie Sue Weber; sisters-in-law, Berta G. Guerra and Aida Guerra; brother-in-law, Arnaldo Cantu, Sr., and first husband, Alton L. Weber.
She is survived by her children, Rebecca L Trahan of Austin, TX, Michael S. Weber of Mauriceville, TX, Richard A Weber and wife, Kay, of Burkeville, TX, Christopher Weber of Orange, TX, and John L. Weber and wife, Diane, of Mauriceville, TX; 9 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and her sister, Lita G. Cantu.
Service Details
Gatherings in remembrance
Visitation
Wednesday, July 13, 2016 · 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Claybar Funeral Home Orange, 504 5th Street, Orange, 77630
Prayer Service
Wednesday, July 13, 2016 · 7:00 PM
Claybar Funeral Home Orange, 504 5th Street, Orange, 77630
Mass
Thursday, July 14, 2016 · 10:00 AM
St. Mary's Catholic Church, 912 West Cherry Avenue, Orange, 77630
In Memory
Moments to treasure
Messages of Love
From family and friends
Amie Williams
July 14, 2016
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Damary Sardina-Edmonds
July 13, 2016
My dear Lavinia, you were and always will be in my heart, more than a friend you were like a mother to me. I know you are in heaven rejoycing with our Lord, His mother, Mary, All the Saints and all the Angels, now our Lord has another Angel. May you rest in peace my dear friend until we meet again .
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Kent Travis
July 12, 2016
I have known Lavinia and her children for many years. I worked at DuPont with Her Son Rick and his Sister Becky. Lavinia was the most careing and loving Person in her profession . As a nurse on site, she would always go the extra mile To help anyone who needed it. In her personal life she was a great person to always be around. She was a great cook, and she loved her children with all her heart. I know The family and her friends will always miss her, but this world will have lost A most Beautiful and loving soul. KT .
Diana Ochoa
July 12, 2016
Diana Ochoa purchased the Beautiful in Blue for the family of Lavinia Weber Brown.
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July 12, 2016
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Ronda Carter
July 11, 2016
Ronda Carter lit a candle in memory of Lavinia Weber Brown
Rob Sterling
July 11, 2016
Our family extends our heartfelt condolences to my brother in law John L Weber, my sister Diane & to all of the affected family members who mourn Lavinia's loss. May your precious memories of her always put a smile on your faces! Rob Sterling & Family Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Your Higman Family
July 11, 2016
Your Higman Family purchased the Arrive in Style for the family of Lavinia Weber Brown.
Diana Ochoa
July 11, 2016
Always with a smile. I remember my aunt reading her Harlequin novels if and when she could find some free time. Gone but never forgotten.
Rosemary Hodgkinson
July 10, 2016
A beautiful woman that loved her children above all else. Hold on to the memories!
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Liz & Gary Simmons
July 10, 2016
Liz & Gary Simmons purchased the Divine Peace Bouquet for the family of Lavinia Weber Brown.
Jack Greenwell
July 10, 2016
always a very nice person
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