Lillian McCauley Dubois, 86, of Lumberton died August 4, 2007 at Country Dreams in Sour Lake. A native of Beaumont born August 9, 1920, she attended French High School and had been a resident of Lumberton for over twenty years.
An avid bowler in the 1960’s and 1970’s, Lillian competed in bowling tournaments all over the United States. In the 1960’s she won the Beaumont Ladies Bowling Association championship.
After World War II, she worked as a driver for Munro’s Cleaners in Beaumont and in the 1950’s and 1960's, she was employed as a collections agent for the Beaumont Enterprise newspaper. In 1974, Lillian went to work for B.I.S.D. as a reading aide, retiring in 1990.
She was an accomplished seamstress, and she especially enjoyed playing cards and traveling to area casinos with her good friends. Lillian loved to gather her friends and family to cook for them and enjoy their fellowship.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband of fifty-four years, Alton DuBois; her mother, Thelma McCauley Marceau; sisters, Florence Kozun Hebert, Colleen Rao Ozio and Pat McCauley Duhon. She is survived by her brother, Archie McCauley and his wife Phyllis of Beaumont; her daughters, Connie DuBois McCray and her husband Frank and Dolores DuBois Polnick and her husband Ervin all of Lumberton; grandchildren, Kevin Wedge and his wife Janean of Richardson, Shelly Polnick of Plano, and Brad Polnick and his wife Kam of Round Rock; great grandchildren, William, Jessica, and Michael Wedge of Richardson and Jayden Polnick of Round Rock; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 7, 2007 at Broussard’s Chapel, 1605 N Major Drive, Beaumont followed by burial at Forest Lawn Cemetery. A gathering of family and friends will begin 5:00 p.m. Monday evening, August 6, 2007 at the mortuary.
Memorial contributions may be made to Christian Care Center, 415 W Avenue P, Silsee, Texas 77656.
