J.T. Loller, 81, of Silsbee, died Saturday, August 15, 2009, at his residence in Silsbee.

J.T. was born in Athens, Texas and lived in Silsbee since 1953. He was retired from the City of Silsbee.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Loller; children, Jimmy Loller, Joe Loller and his wife Kim, Vanessa Williams and her husband Joe, Randy Sartor all of Silsbee, Dewey Steven Hoke and his wife Sandie of Orangefield, and Teresa Peden and husband Bobby of Vidor; twenty grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Charles Loller of Desoto, Jane Daniels of Vernon, and Billy Loller of Lone Wolf, Oklahoma.

J.T. is preceded in death by his wife, Hazel Loller; brothers and sisters, A.Z. Loller, Ray Loller, Fay Freestone, Bessie McGray, Joyce Either and Aubry Loller.

A gathering of family and friends will be Tuesday, August 18, 2009 from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. with a funeral service beginning at 6:00 p.m., at Broussard’s, 490 Cemetery Road in Silsbee.