Orvelle Kay Brown, 55, of Nederland, passed away Thursday, August 24, 2006 at her residence in Nederland.
Funeral services will be 10:00 AM Monday, August 28, 2006 at Broussard’s in Nederland with Rev. Frank Hodges officiating, with interment to follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5 to 8 PM Sunday at the mortuary.
Orvelle was a native of Elreno, Oklahoma and lived in Nederland for 53 years. She was employed with Lamar University in Beaumont as the coordinator of student services with 34 years of service. She was also a member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Nederland.
Orvelle is survived by her two daughters, Dawna Mitchell and fiancé Robert Whitmire of Vidor, and Megan Hale and husband Robert of Nederland; one sister, Linda Gray and husband Hershel of Minco, Oklahoma; one brother, Ted Baker and wife Cindy of Elreno, Oklahoma; one aunt, Verna Lee Schooley of Augusta, Georgia; three grandchildren, Tanner Mitchell, Savanna Mitchell and a special baby Hale to be here in a short while.