Dorothy Eversol Balmer, 85, of Beaumont died July 11, 2004 in Webster, Texas.
Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, July 17, at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church under the direction of Broussard’s, 2000 McFaddin, Beaumont with burial to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Fellowship will be provided at the church following the graveside service. A gathering of family and friends will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday evening, July 16, at the mortuary.
A native of Brookeland, Texas, she graduated from the Masonic Home and School in Fort Worth. She raised her family in Jasper and Beaumont and retired from the Social Security Administration Office in Beaumont.
Mrs. Balmer was preceded in death by her husband, Wilbur J. Balmer, Sr. and her son, Wilbur J. “Jimmy” Balmer, Jr.
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Elizabeth B. “Betsy” and Lee Norbraten of Friendswood; daughter-in-law, Alice E. “Bunny” Balmer of Friendswood; sister, Josephine Eversol McDaniel of Beaumont; grandchildren, Stephen G. Balmer, Rachele S. Usrey, Sara E. Soto, Brett D. Norbraten, Kris L. Brock and Gary B. Norbraten; and nine great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Masonic Home and School of Texas, P. O. Box 15040, Fort Worth, Texas 76119 or St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 4090 Delaware, Beaumont, Texas 77706.
