Betty Leora Keneson Mayer, 73, of Beaumont, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2005 at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur.
She was a native of Fannett and was a lifelong area resident. She was a member of Ladies Auxiliary of the Nederland Volunteer Fire Dept. and Co-founder of the Jefferson County Chapter of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren. She was a Communion Minister and taught C.C.D. and served on the Bereavement Committee of St. Charles Catholic Church of Nederland, where she was a faithful member.
Survivors include her four daughters, Debra Landry and husband Clyde and Pamela Hill and husband Rick all of LaBelle, Robin Martin and husband Mark of Fannett, and Michele LeBlanc and husband Philip of Austin; three sons, Bryan Mayer and wife, Terry of Groves, Christopher Mayer of California, and Michael Mayer of Houston; seven grandchildren; ten great grandchildren; and a brother and sister in Christ, Russell and Shelby Fontenot of Nederland.
Her husband, Claude Mayer; one daughter, Claudia Mayer; and one grandson, Jason Mayer preceded her in death.
A gathering of family and friends will be from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. Sunday, April 17, 2005 at Broussard’s, 505 12th Street, Nederland with a Rosary recited at 7:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:00 a.m. Monday, April 18, 2005 at St. Charles Catholic Church with Reverend Dan Malian officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches.
Pallbearers will be grandsons, Jeremy Shane Landry, Joe Hill, Chris Mayer, Kevin Kester, Philip LeBlanc and Tom Moreau. Honorary pallbearers will be Josh Kester, Aren Leblanc and Sean LeBlanc.
