Paul Lanerie, Jr., 80, of Orange, died Monday, November 05, 2007, at Baptist Harbor Hospice of Southeast Texas.
A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 7, 2007, at Autumn Oaks Cemetery in Orange.
Deacon Harvey Dubois of St. Mary Catholic Church will officiate.
Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.
Mr. Lanerie was born May 23, 1927, in Breaux Bridge, LA, to Paul Lanerie Sr. and Blanche Hachet Lanerie.
Mr. Lanerie was a retired engineer for the City of Orange, and had served in the U. S. Army as a Sargeant during WWII.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Georgia Bilbo Lanerie and sister Genevieve Blalock.
He is survived by his stepchildren, Sandra J. Haglund of Orange, Bobby Berliew and wife Debbie of Orange, Barbara Berliew of Lufkin; seven grandchildren, fourteen great grandchildren and sister Marguerite Dupuis of West Lake, LA.