Pearl McManus “Tiny” Middleton, 85, of Vidor, died Thursday, October 18, 2012.  She was born January 15, 1927, in Jennings, Louisiana, to Ruth Alexander McManus and Clyde Garroway McManus, and had been a longtime area resident.  Pearl retired from R. O. Williams and Co., Inc. as an underwriter.

Survivors include her sons, Michael J. Thibodeaux and his wife, Susan, of Houston; Joe D. Thibodeaux and his wife, Pat, of Oro Valley, Arizona; and Max Middleton and his wife, Rhonda, of Beaumont; sister, Marjorie Broussard and her husband, Lee, of Beaumont; grandchildren, Paul Middleton, Jr. of Beaumont, Jeremiah Johnson and Brittany Johnson, both of Vidor; niece, Rebecca Johnson and her husband, Charles, of Vidor;  and nephews, Randy McManus and Lloyd McManus, Jr.

A gathering of Mrs. Middleton’s family and friends will be from 2:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Sunday, October 21, 2012, at Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont.  Her funeral service will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 22, 2012, at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 2350 North Major Drive, Beaumont, with interment to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont.

The family would like to extend special thanks to Sandy Ezell for her loving care and compassion.