PLANO, TEXAS — Lydia Mills Orr, 85, passed away peacefully on February 27,
2005, at Richardson Regional Medical Center following a stroke.
She was born on May 30, 1919, in Lockhart, Texas to Roger and Aline Mills.
She is survived by her daughters, Connie Hooper of Piano, and Janet Cook and husband, Grant, of Houston; son, Steve Anderson of La Marque,Texas; sister, Rita A. Spottswood of Knoxville, Tennesse; grandchildren, Michael Hooper, Jennifer Bailey, Katie Graham and Lytch Tornow; great-grand children, Beth and Aaron Hooper, Bailey and Shelby Graham, and Christopher and Jessica Bailey; and niece, Jean Ann Moorefieid.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray D. Orr; brother, Justin G. Mills; and grandson, Paul Carey Hooper.
Lydia was a 1937, graduate from Ball High School in Galveston, Texas. She had a wonderful sense of humor and during her high school years she was voted wittiest. She loved to dance and was a great dancer. She was a member of Galco Country Club and had many life long friends there.
She considered her greatest accomplishment her three children. Lydia was a 40- year resident of La Marque, Texas, and she was a longtime employee of Union Carbide. She will be dearly missed by her family.
A springtime memorial service will be held in La Marque at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice Care Team, 1708 Amburn
Rd., Suite C, Texas City, TX 77591.
Ted Dickey Funeral Home | (972)424-4511
Mar 1 2005 | Galveston Daily News
Obituary provided by Contributor: Floyd Lanny Martin (47610184)
2005, at Richardson Regional Medical Center following a stroke.
She was born on May 30, 1919, in Lockhart, Texas to Roger and Aline Mills.
She is survived by her daughters, Connie Hooper of Piano, and Janet Cook and husband, Grant, of Houston; son, Steve Anderson of La Marque,Texas; sister, Rita A. Spottswood of Knoxville, Tennesse; grandchildren, Michael Hooper, Jennifer Bailey, Katie Graham and Lytch Tornow; great-grand children, Beth and Aaron Hooper, Bailey and Shelby Graham, and Christopher and Jessica Bailey; and niece, Jean Ann Moorefieid.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray D. Orr; brother, Justin G. Mills; and grandson, Paul Carey Hooper.
Lydia was a 1937, graduate from Ball High School in Galveston, Texas. She had a wonderful sense of humor and during her high school years she was voted wittiest. She loved to dance and was a great dancer. She was a member of Galco Country Club and had many life long friends there.
She considered her greatest accomplishment her three children. Lydia was a 40- year resident of La Marque, Texas, and she was a longtime employee of Union Carbide. She will be dearly missed by her family.
A springtime memorial service will be held in La Marque at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice Care Team, 1708 Amburn
Rd., Suite C, Texas City, TX 77591.
Ted Dickey Funeral Home | (972)424-4511
Mar 1 2005 | Galveston Daily News
Obituary provided by Contributor: Floyd Lanny Martin (47610184)
PLANO, TEXAS — Lydia Mills Orr, 85, passed away peacefully on February 27,
2005, at Richardson Regional Medical Center following a stroke.
She was born on May 30, 1919, in Lockhart, Texas to Roger and Aline Mills.
She is survived by her daughters, Connie Hooper of Piano, and Janet Cook and husband, Grant, of Houston; son, Steve Anderson of La Marque,Texas; sister, Rita A. Spottswood of Knoxville, Tennesse; grandchildren, Michael Hooper, Jennifer Bailey, Katie Graham and Lytch Tornow; great-grand children, Beth and Aaron Hooper, Bailey and Shelby Graham, and Christopher and Jessica Bailey; and niece, Jean Ann Moorefieid.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray D. Orr; brother, Justin G. Mills; and grandson, Paul Carey Hooper.
Lydia was a 1937, graduate from Ball High School in Galveston, Texas. She had a wonderful sense of humor and during her high school years she was voted wittiest. She loved to dance and was a great dancer. She was a member of Galco Country Club and had many life long friends there.
She considered her greatest accomplishment her three children. Lydia was a 40- year resident of La Marque, Texas, and she was a longtime employee of Union Carbide. She will be dearly missed by her family.
A springtime memorial service will be held in La Marque at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice Care Team, 1708 Amburn
Rd., Suite C, Texas City, TX 77591.
Ted Dickey Funeral Home | (972)424-4511
Mar 1 2005 | Galveston Daily News
Obituary provided by Contributor: Floyd Lanny Martin (47610184)
2005, at Richardson Regional Medical Center following a stroke.
She was born on May 30, 1919, in Lockhart, Texas to Roger and Aline Mills.
She is survived by her daughters, Connie Hooper of Piano, and Janet Cook and husband, Grant, of Houston; son, Steve Anderson of La Marque,Texas; sister, Rita A. Spottswood of Knoxville, Tennesse; grandchildren, Michael Hooper, Jennifer Bailey, Katie Graham and Lytch Tornow; great-grand children, Beth and Aaron Hooper, Bailey and Shelby Graham, and Christopher and Jessica Bailey; and niece, Jean Ann Moorefieid.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray D. Orr; brother, Justin G. Mills; and grandson, Paul Carey Hooper.
Lydia was a 1937, graduate from Ball High School in Galveston, Texas. She had a wonderful sense of humor and during her high school years she was voted wittiest. She loved to dance and was a great dancer. She was a member of Galco Country Club and had many life long friends there.
She considered her greatest accomplishment her three children. Lydia was a 40- year resident of La Marque, Texas, and she was a longtime employee of Union Carbide. She will be dearly missed by her family.
A springtime memorial service will be held in La Marque at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice Care Team, 1708 Amburn
Rd., Suite C, Texas City, TX 77591.
Ted Dickey Funeral Home | (972)424-4511
Mar 1 2005 | Galveston Daily News
Obituary provided by Contributor: Floyd Lanny Martin (47610184)
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