Minnie Merle Ashworth, 86, of Bridge City, Texas, died Thursday, February 4, 2015.
She was born on July 21, 1928, in Bon Wier, Texas to Imelda Dougherty Boyett and George Boyett.
Minnie was a dedicated member of the United Pentecostal Church of Bridge City. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She worked at Nobles Department Store and later as a grocery clerk at Howard’s Big Star, Dick’s Grocery, Weingarten’s, and Price Lo. Through her work she had contact with many individuals and made numerous friends. For many years, she frequently enjoyed playing board games with “The Chicken Foot Club”. She was very competitive and loved to win. With her health declining, Minnie became a resident of Silsbee Oaks Healthcare in 2007 where she remained until her passing. Minnie will be greatly missed by those who knew and loved her.
Survivors include her children, Lynn Young and her husband, Russell and Nathan Ashworth and his wife, Pam; eleven grandchildren; and fifteen great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Robert Gervis Ashworth, Sr.; son, Robert Gervis Ashworth, Jr.; brothers, Gene Boyett and Earl Boyett; and sister, Ruby Burkett.
Interment: Hillcrest Cemetery, Bridge City, Texas
Broussard's Mortuary, Silsbee, Texas
She was born on July 21, 1928, in Bon Wier, Texas to Imelda Dougherty Boyett and George Boyett.
Minnie was a dedicated member of the United Pentecostal Church of Bridge City. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She worked at Nobles Department Store and later as a grocery clerk at Howard’s Big Star, Dick’s Grocery, Weingarten’s, and Price Lo. Through her work she had contact with many individuals and made numerous friends. For many years, she frequently enjoyed playing board games with “The Chicken Foot Club”. She was very competitive and loved to win. With her health declining, Minnie became a resident of Silsbee Oaks Healthcare in 2007 where she remained until her passing. Minnie will be greatly missed by those who knew and loved her.
Survivors include her children, Lynn Young and her husband, Russell and Nathan Ashworth and his wife, Pam; eleven grandchildren; and fifteen great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Robert Gervis Ashworth, Sr.; son, Robert Gervis Ashworth, Jr.; brothers, Gene Boyett and Earl Boyett; and sister, Ruby Burkett.
Interment: Hillcrest Cemetery, Bridge City, Texas
Broussard's Mortuary, Silsbee, Texas
Minnie Merle Ashworth, 86, of Bridge City, Texas, died Thursday, February 4, 2015.
She was born on July 21, 1928, in Bon Wier, Texas to Imelda Dougherty Boyett and George Boyett.
Minnie was a dedicated member of the United Pentecostal Church of Bridge City. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She worked at Nobles Department Store and later as a grocery clerk at Howard’s Big Star, Dick’s Grocery, Weingarten’s, and Price Lo. Through her work she had contact with many individuals and made numerous friends. For many years, she frequently enjoyed playing board games with “The Chicken Foot Club”. She was very competitive and loved to win. With her health declining, Minnie became a resident of Silsbee Oaks Healthcare in 2007 where she remained until her passing. Minnie will be greatly missed by those who knew and loved her.
Survivors include her children, Lynn Young and her husband, Russell and Nathan Ashworth and his wife, Pam; eleven grandchildren; and fifteen great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Robert Gervis Ashworth, Sr.; son, Robert Gervis Ashworth, Jr.; brothers, Gene Boyett and Earl Boyett; and sister, Ruby Burkett.
Interment: Hillcrest Cemetery, Bridge City, Texas
Broussard's Mortuary, Silsbee, Texas
She was born on July 21, 1928, in Bon Wier, Texas to Imelda Dougherty Boyett and George Boyett.
Minnie was a dedicated member of the United Pentecostal Church of Bridge City. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She worked at Nobles Department Store and later as a grocery clerk at Howard’s Big Star, Dick’s Grocery, Weingarten’s, and Price Lo. Through her work she had contact with many individuals and made numerous friends. For many years, she frequently enjoyed playing board games with “The Chicken Foot Club”. She was very competitive and loved to win. With her health declining, Minnie became a resident of Silsbee Oaks Healthcare in 2007 where she remained until her passing. Minnie will be greatly missed by those who knew and loved her.
Survivors include her children, Lynn Young and her husband, Russell and Nathan Ashworth and his wife, Pam; eleven grandchildren; and fifteen great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Robert Gervis Ashworth, Sr.; son, Robert Gervis Ashworth, Jr.; brothers, Gene Boyett and Earl Boyett; and sister, Ruby Burkett.
Interment: Hillcrest Cemetery, Bridge City, Texas
Broussard's Mortuary, Silsbee, Texas
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