Willie Faye Carr, 79, of Beaumont, died Friday, December 18, 2015, at Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas, Beaumont. She was born on May 21, 1936, to Laura Simpson Hinson and Grover C. Hinson, and had been a longtime resident of Beaumont.
Willie is survived by her husband, William A. Carr; children, Vonda Earnhart and her husband, Steve, of Austin; Walter Shackelford and Janice Bonura, both of Beaumont; stepchildren, Gloria Serafino and her husband, Mart, of Beaumont and Glenda Beggs and her husband, Mike, of Arkadelphia, Arkansas; grandchildren, Chad Walker, Darrell Walker, Jessica Bonura, Jeremy Bonura, Jason Bonura, Kris Shackelford, Summer Shackelford, Daniel Shackelford, and Jake Serafino; great-grandchildren, Russell Shackelford, Brandon Walker, and Alyssa Walker; great-great-granddaughter, Eva Michelle Walker; sisters, Zennie Thomas and Ray Ella Self; and brother, Prentice Hinson.
She is preceded in death by her parents; three sisters; and one brother.
A gathering of Mrs. Carr’s family and friends will begin at 9:00 a.m., with her funeral service at 11:00 a.m., Sunday, December 20, 2015, at Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont. Her graveside service will follow at 3:00 p.m., at Hinson Cemetery, Highway 464, DeRidder, Louisiana.
