Louise Jessen, 86, of Beaumont, died Wednesday, October 22, 2014, at Baptist Hospitals, Beaumont. She was born on November 24, 1927, in Hermanville, Mississippi, to Wyland May Mann Robbins and James Allen Robbins. Louise was a self-employed business owner.

Survivors include Louise’s daughters, Linda Nelson of Beaumont; Becky Hoge and her husband, Steven, of Beaumont; and Ellen Kuhn and her husband, Woody, of Eros, Louisiana; brother,  George Robbins of Port Acres; sister, Jennie Rife of Roswell, New Mexico; grandchildren, Karen Flynn, Mark Nelson, Jackie Stone, Ami Prince, O’Dell Nelson, Stephen Nelson, Melissa Boaz, Seth Nelson, Eric Hoge, Melanie Cutler, and Petey; twenty-three great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Otto George Jessen; daughter, Margaret Bacom; two sisters, and two brothers.

A gathering of Mrs. Jessen’s family and friends will be from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Monday, October 27, 2014, at Broussard’s, 2000 McFaddin Avenue, Beaumont. Her funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 28, 2014, at Broussard’s, with interment to follow at Oak Bluff Cemetery, Port Neches.

Memorial contributions may be made to Nutrition Services for Seniors, 4590 Concord Road, Beaumont, Texas 77703 or S.E.T.X Hospice, P.O. Box 2385, Orange, Texas 77631.