Pynkie Lua McCall
9/30/1927 — 5/17/2016
A Life Remembered
Obituary
Pynkie Lua McCall, 88, of Orange, Texas, passed away on May 18, 2016.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 21, 2016, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Joseph Daleo. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with a Rosary at 6:30 p.m., Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.
Born in Iota, Louisiana, on September 30, 1927, she was the daughter of Cleophas Bourgeois and Mary Lou (Simar) Bourgeois. Pynkie was a very devout catholic and attended St. Mary Catholic Church all of her life. She was a member of the St. Mary Altar Society and worked in the soup kitchen. She was a very loving mother whose priority was her family.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Travis C. McCall, Jr.; her daughter, Marion Thomen; her son, Mark McCall; and her great-grandson, Keldon Hardy.
She is survived by her children, Clinton McCall and wife Becky, of Orange, Patrick McCall and wife Denise, of Orange, Brian McCall and wife Ramona, of Eugene, Oregon, Timothy McCall and wife Donna, of Roundrock, Christopher McCall and wife Cathy, of Spring, Gary McCall and wife Chomsun, of Pflugerville, and Philip McCall and wife Norma, of Orange; half-brother-in-law, Mike McCall, of Virginia; 19 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren.
Serving as pallbearers will be her sons, Patrick, Brian, Timothy, Christopher, Gary, and Philip McCall. Honorary pallbearer is her oldest son, Clinton McCall.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Southeast Texas Hospice or to St. Mary Soup Kitchen at 912 W. Cherry St. Orange, TX 77630.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to Pearl, Kay, and the staff of Family Care; and a special thank you to Dr. Mike, Mary McKenna, and the staff of Southeast Texas Hospice.
Service Details
Gatherings in remembrance
Visitation
Friday, May 20, 2016 · 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Claybar Funeral Home Orange, 504 5th Street, Orange, 77630
Prayer Service
Friday, May 20, 2016 · 6:30 PM
Claybar Funeral Home Orange, 504 5th Street, Orange, 77630
Mass
Saturday, May 21, 2016 · 11:00 AM
St. Mary Catholic Church, 912 West Cherry Avenue, Orange, 77630
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