Lena Mae Bruce Jarvis, 87, of Keith a devoted wife, cherished mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, beloved sister and aunt passed away peacefully into the Lord's hands Thursday morning, April 18, 2019 surrounded by her loving family at Seasons Assisted Living in Navasota.
A gathering of family and friends will be held Monday, April 23, 2019 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at Lindley-Robertson-Holt Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 am Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at Martin's Prairie Missionary Baptist Church, 12540 CR 175 in Keith with Mitchel Beene and Rev. Howard Bruce officiating. Interment will follow in Martin's Prairie Cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers will be Eric Sanford, Drew Foxx, Blake Jarvis, Ben Jarvis, Scott Dooley and Seth Dooley. Names as honorary pallbearers are James Ellis and Cody Evans.
The oldest daughter of Melvin and Edna Marie Allen Bruce she was born on December 14, 1931 in the Grimes Switch Community near Iola. Lena was raised in Iola with her brother and three sisters where she attended school and was the valedictorian of her senior class at Iola High School.
As a widowed woman at the age of 31 she gracefully raised her son and three daughters. She was elected Grimes County Treasurer in 1966 and retired from that position after 20 years of service in 1986. Lena was also a dedicated member of the Eastern Star, Iola North Zulch Chapter #458. As a strong Christian woman she devoted herself to the Lord and was an active member of Martin's Prairie Baptist Church for over 60 years. Lena was the matriarch of the family. She loved spending time with her family and grandchildren.
Lena was preceded in death by her parents, Melvin and Edna Bruce; husband, Van Jackson Jarvis; daughter, Barbara Dooley, brother, George Bruce; sisters, Evelyn Roberts and Ruth Whitmire; and life long friend, W. H. Lavender.
Left to cherish her memories are her son, Kenneth Jarvis and wife, Grace of Anderson; daughters, Sandy Norman of Midwest City, Oklahoma and Jo Baca of Iola; sister, Cora Lucas of Willis; son-in-law, Ken Dooley of College Station; ten grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; as well as many extended family and friends that adored her.
We would like to extend a special thank you to our family at Seasons Assisted Living for their exceptional care, compassion and warm friendship that were provided to our dear mother. The family would also like to thank Traditions Hospice for their unconditional love and support they have shown.
For those that desire in lieu of usual remembrances the family has suggested memorials in Lena's name to Martin's Prairie Cemetery Association.
(published by Lindley-Robertson-Holt Funeral Home, Navasota, Grimes Co., TX, Apr. 19, 2019. Provided by Find A Grave member, Carolyn Hebbe McLeod, 47384868, Apr. 19, 2019)
A gathering of family and friends will be held Monday, April 23, 2019 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at Lindley-Robertson-Holt Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 am Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at Martin's Prairie Missionary Baptist Church, 12540 CR 175 in Keith with Mitchel Beene and Rev. Howard Bruce officiating. Interment will follow in Martin's Prairie Cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers will be Eric Sanford, Drew Foxx, Blake Jarvis, Ben Jarvis, Scott Dooley and Seth Dooley. Names as honorary pallbearers are James Ellis and Cody Evans.
The oldest daughter of Melvin and Edna Marie Allen Bruce she was born on December 14, 1931 in the Grimes Switch Community near Iola. Lena was raised in Iola with her brother and three sisters where she attended school and was the valedictorian of her senior class at Iola High School.
As a widowed woman at the age of 31 she gracefully raised her son and three daughters. She was elected Grimes County Treasurer in 1966 and retired from that position after 20 years of service in 1986. Lena was also a dedicated member of the Eastern Star, Iola North Zulch Chapter #458. As a strong Christian woman she devoted herself to the Lord and was an active member of Martin's Prairie Baptist Church for over 60 years. Lena was the matriarch of the family. She loved spending time with her family and grandchildren.
Lena was preceded in death by her parents, Melvin and Edna Bruce; husband, Van Jackson Jarvis; daughter, Barbara Dooley, brother, George Bruce; sisters, Evelyn Roberts and Ruth Whitmire; and life long friend, W. H. Lavender.
Left to cherish her memories are her son, Kenneth Jarvis and wife, Grace of Anderson; daughters, Sandy Norman of Midwest City, Oklahoma and Jo Baca of Iola; sister, Cora Lucas of Willis; son-in-law, Ken Dooley of College Station; ten grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; as well as many extended family and friends that adored her.
We would like to extend a special thank you to our family at Seasons Assisted Living for their exceptional care, compassion and warm friendship that were provided to our dear mother. The family would also like to thank Traditions Hospice for their unconditional love and support they have shown.
For those that desire in lieu of usual remembrances the family has suggested memorials in Lena's name to Martin's Prairie Cemetery Association.
(published by Lindley-Robertson-Holt Funeral Home, Navasota, Grimes Co., TX, Apr. 19, 2019. Provided by Find A Grave member, Carolyn Hebbe McLeod, 47384868, Apr. 19, 2019)
Lena Mae Bruce Jarvis, 87, of Keith a devoted wife, cherished mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, beloved sister and aunt passed away peacefully into the Lord's hands Thursday morning, April 18, 2019 surrounded by her loving family at Seasons Assisted Living in Navasota.
A gathering of family and friends will be held Monday, April 23, 2019 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at Lindley-Robertson-Holt Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 am Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at Martin's Prairie Missionary Baptist Church, 12540 CR 175 in Keith with Mitchel Beene and Rev. Howard Bruce officiating. Interment will follow in Martin's Prairie Cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers will be Eric Sanford, Drew Foxx, Blake Jarvis, Ben Jarvis, Scott Dooley and Seth Dooley. Names as honorary pallbearers are James Ellis and Cody Evans.
The oldest daughter of Melvin and Edna Marie Allen Bruce she was born on December 14, 1931 in the Grimes Switch Community near Iola. Lena was raised in Iola with her brother and three sisters where she attended school and was the valedictorian of her senior class at Iola High School.
As a widowed woman at the age of 31 she gracefully raised her son and three daughters. She was elected Grimes County Treasurer in 1966 and retired from that position after 20 years of service in 1986. Lena was also a dedicated member of the Eastern Star, Iola North Zulch Chapter #458. As a strong Christian woman she devoted herself to the Lord and was an active member of Martin's Prairie Baptist Church for over 60 years. Lena was the matriarch of the family. She loved spending time with her family and grandchildren.
Lena was preceded in death by her parents, Melvin and Edna Bruce; husband, Van Jackson Jarvis; daughter, Barbara Dooley, brother, George Bruce; sisters, Evelyn Roberts and Ruth Whitmire; and life long friend, W. H. Lavender.
Left to cherish her memories are her son, Kenneth Jarvis and wife, Grace of Anderson; daughters, Sandy Norman of Midwest City, Oklahoma and Jo Baca of Iola; sister, Cora Lucas of Willis; son-in-law, Ken Dooley of College Station; ten grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; as well as many extended family and friends that adored her.
We would like to extend a special thank you to our family at Seasons Assisted Living for their exceptional care, compassion and warm friendship that were provided to our dear mother. The family would also like to thank Traditions Hospice for their unconditional love and support they have shown.
For those that desire in lieu of usual remembrances the family has suggested memorials in Lena's name to Martin's Prairie Cemetery Association.
(published by Lindley-Robertson-Holt Funeral Home, Navasota, Grimes Co., TX, Apr. 19, 2019. Provided by Find A Grave member, Carolyn Hebbe McLeod, 47384868, Apr. 19, 2019)
A gathering of family and friends will be held Monday, April 23, 2019 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at Lindley-Robertson-Holt Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 am Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at Martin's Prairie Missionary Baptist Church, 12540 CR 175 in Keith with Mitchel Beene and Rev. Howard Bruce officiating. Interment will follow in Martin's Prairie Cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers will be Eric Sanford, Drew Foxx, Blake Jarvis, Ben Jarvis, Scott Dooley and Seth Dooley. Names as honorary pallbearers are James Ellis and Cody Evans.
The oldest daughter of Melvin and Edna Marie Allen Bruce she was born on December 14, 1931 in the Grimes Switch Community near Iola. Lena was raised in Iola with her brother and three sisters where she attended school and was the valedictorian of her senior class at Iola High School.
As a widowed woman at the age of 31 she gracefully raised her son and three daughters. She was elected Grimes County Treasurer in 1966 and retired from that position after 20 years of service in 1986. Lena was also a dedicated member of the Eastern Star, Iola North Zulch Chapter #458. As a strong Christian woman she devoted herself to the Lord and was an active member of Martin's Prairie Baptist Church for over 60 years. Lena was the matriarch of the family. She loved spending time with her family and grandchildren.
Lena was preceded in death by her parents, Melvin and Edna Bruce; husband, Van Jackson Jarvis; daughter, Barbara Dooley, brother, George Bruce; sisters, Evelyn Roberts and Ruth Whitmire; and life long friend, W. H. Lavender.
Left to cherish her memories are her son, Kenneth Jarvis and wife, Grace of Anderson; daughters, Sandy Norman of Midwest City, Oklahoma and Jo Baca of Iola; sister, Cora Lucas of Willis; son-in-law, Ken Dooley of College Station; ten grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; as well as many extended family and friends that adored her.
We would like to extend a special thank you to our family at Seasons Assisted Living for their exceptional care, compassion and warm friendship that were provided to our dear mother. The family would also like to thank Traditions Hospice for their unconditional love and support they have shown.
For those that desire in lieu of usual remembrances the family has suggested memorials in Lena's name to Martin's Prairie Cemetery Association.
(published by Lindley-Robertson-Holt Funeral Home, Navasota, Grimes Co., TX, Apr. 19, 2019. Provided by Find A Grave member, Carolyn Hebbe McLeod, 47384868, Apr. 19, 2019)
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