Elizabeth Irene Brist Bernard, 87 of Nederland, went to be with her Lord on June 2, 2009.
Funeral service is scheduled for 10:00 A.M. Friday, June 5, 2009 at the First Baptist Church in Nederland, with Dr. David Higgs officiating. Interment will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves. A gathering of family and friends will be Thursday evening at the church from 5:00-8:00 P.M. All arrangements are under the direction of Broussard’s in Nederland.
Mrs. Bernard was born in Allen, Alabama on June 20, 1921. She moved to Port Arthur in 1941 and then to Nederland in 1970. Irene was a devoted wife, loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother affectionately know as “Biggie.” Irene became a licensed realtor and worked for Kelly Realty company for several years. She was active in her church and will be loved and missed by all that knew her.
Her husband and father of her children, Dewey Allen Brist and her late husband Clovis Bernard preceded Mrs. Bernard in death. Survivors include her children, Virginia Amburn of Nederland and Keith Brist and wife Linda of Winnie; four grandchildren, Phillip Mack Amburn of Dallas, Kim Dillow and husband Kent of Nederland, Phoebe Meguess and husband Ricky of Highlands, Clint Brist and wife Stephanie of Winnie; seven great grandchildren, Afton Dickson and husband Robby of Baytown, Phillip Dillow of Nederland, Lauren Meguess of Highland, Cody, Brock, Kaleb and Brianna Brist of Winnie. Other survivors include her sisters, Claudie Mae Woods of Houston and Bonnie Pearl Cheek of Panama City, Florida, and many nieces and nephews.
