Lucy Jane Dodd Eastham, 86, of Houston, died Wednesday, May 13, 2009, at Methodist Hospital in Houston.
A native of Beaumont, Lucy was born on November 26, 1922 to Flora and Hardy Dodd. She worked as a reporter for the Beaumont Enterprise in the 1950’s and the Baton Rouge Morning Advocate in the 1960’s. She later moved to Houston in 1970. She was a lifelong member of the Junior League and Pi Beta Phi.
Her parents, Flora and Hardy Dodd; husband, John Moise Eastham, Jr.; and brother, Hardy A. Dodd, Jr., preceded her in death.
Survivors include her son, H. Dodd Eastham and his wife Glyance of Houston; grandchildren, Emily Lewin and her husband Marc of Dallas, Jenny Eastham of Houston and Hardy Dodd Eastham of Baton Rouge; and great-grandchild, Addison Reece Lewin.
A graveside service will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 15, 2009 at Magnolia Cemetery under the direction of Broussard’s, 2000 McFaddin, Beaumont, with a memorial service at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 16, 2009 at Memorial Drive United Methodist Church in Houston.