Alyce Bernice Silver Ney, 88, of Plano, died Sunday, March 11, 2007. Born in Batson, Texas to Rose and Harry Silver; Alyce was preceded in death in 1968 by her husband of twenty-five years, Leo Edwin Ney, Jr. She was the mother to Leo E. Ney III of Houston and Judy Ney Kline of Plano, Texas.
After the death of her husband, she returned to work as a legal secretary until her retirement. She was an active volunteer in Melody Maids, Beaumont YWCA, Beaumont Civic Opera Buffs, Beaumont Community Players Theatre Guild, Ambassador for the Beaumont Chamber of Commerce, and life-long member and volunteer at Temple Emanuel in Beaumont. Alyce is the past President of the Beaumont Chapter of the National Council of Jewish Women. Until recently, when she moved to Plano to be near her daughter and granddaughters, Alyce was a member of the Best Years Center Happy Steppers.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law Judy; grandson, Leo E. Ney IV of New Orleans; daughter and son-in-law Jim; granddaughters, Dena and Tova; sisters, Anna Belle and husband Max Spector and Sylvia and husband Sam Chernoff; and sister-in-law, Freeda Friedman, sister-in-law, Lois and her husband Norman Szafir.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Melody Maid Endowed Scholarship, 5535 Briar Creek, Beaumont, Texas 77706 or charity of your choice.
Funeral Services will be 3:30 P.M. Wednesday, March 14, 2007 Broussard’s, 2000 McFaddin, Beaumont with burial to follow at Hebrew Rest Cemetery