Ana Lue Hargrave

Ana Lue Hargrave peacefully went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on February 4, 2026.

Ana Lue Hargrave was born on November 27, 1930, in Simms, Texas to John Webster and Louie Mae Barrett. She lived life to the fullest on their family farm with her three siblings, Martha, J.W. (Dick) and Kathryn Jane.

Ana Lue married her best friend and the love of her life, and together they celebrated sixty beautiful years of marriage. Side by side they built a life together and raised four beautiful children.

Ana Lue loved being a wife and mother. In 1955 she attended beauty school, discovered a joy for doing hair and opened her own beauty shop, Lue’s Beauty Box.

She and J.A. started H & H Steel in Kilgore, Texas. The company was later sold to Armco Steel, a change that took them to Houston. In 1981, Ana Lue and J.A. founded Steel Masters Inc., where she served faithfully as the office manager. After J.A. eventually sold Steel Masters to his partners and employees, he and Lue moved to Nacogdoches, Texas, where they enjoyed their retirement together.

Their move to Houston allowed her to fulfill her dream job as a full-time wife and mother, a role she cherished deeply. She loved serving her family well, and hospitality came naturally to her. You never walked into her home without being offered a cup of coffee and something sweet to eat—often freshly pulled from the oven.

She had a true love for cooking and baking and knew the joy it brought to those around her. She also loved working in her garden and tending her flower beds; if it could be planted, she could grow it.

Ana Lue was a beautiful seamstress and especially loved quilting. She often reminisced about her childhood, recalling how the ladies in the community would gather for quilting bees, working together to help one another finish quilts. From a young age, she developed a love for fabric and thread. She also found great joy in painting, expressing her creativity and the beauty she saw in the world around her. Her creativity touched every corner of her life and blessed all who knew her.

J.A. and Lue enjoyed traveling the world together, taking memorable trips to Europe, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and the Holy Land, as well as many adventures across the United States in their motorhome. They especially treasured their annual trips to Colorado, where they would often stay for several months, making cherished memories with lifelong friends.

Active in their faith, J.A. and Lue were members of Houston’s First Baptist Church, where she served as a greeter, and later members of First Baptist Church of Nacogdoches. She also served faithfully as a hospital volunteer at Nacogdoches Medical Center for nearly twenty years.

In addition to her parents and siblings, Ana Lue was preceded in death by her loving husband J.A. Hargrave, their daughter Vicki Gail Hargrave Wood and their son, Paul Wayne Hargrave.

She is survived by her daughters and son-in-law, J’Nell Hargrave Comparin of Houston, and Adana Ann Hargrave Hagel and husband Rafe of Nacogdoches; her daughter-in-law, Mary Hargrave Bell of Piedmont, South Dakota; her grandchildren, Brandon and Derek Wood, Michael Dahlby, Rachelle Hargrave Swaim and husband Jess, Jacob Hargrave and wife Janell, Matthew Hargrave and wife Haley, Joseph Hargrave and wife Kim, Rebekah Hargrave Mains and husband Nathan, Sarah Hargrave Weirich and husband Josh, Jordan Comparin, Jacqueline Comparin Rose and husband Brett, Miles Comparin, Alisha Hagel Ferrell and husband Austin, Abigail Hagel Jones, and Alizabeth Hagel Gedeon and husband Austin; and her great-grandchildren, Barrett, Marshall, and Walker Swaim; Madison, Emma, Kendall and Carson Hargrave; Bennett, Patton, Kennedy, and Callahan Hargrave; Pepper, Quinn, and Clayton Hargrave; Connor and Henry Mains; Kenley, Corbin, and Eli Weirich; Annie, Lucy, Maverick, and Sophie Ferrell; Audrey and Weston Jones; and Margot Gedeon.

Visitation will be held at Cason Monk-Metcalf Funeral Directors on Sunday, February 15, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. A graveside service will take place on Monday, February 16, at 10:00 a.m., followed by a celebration of life service at 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church Nacogdoches.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the children’s building fund at First Baptist Church Nacogdoches 411 North Street, Nacogdoches, Texas 75961.

Ana Lue’s family wishes to express their deepest love and gratitude to their precious family and friends. They extend a special thank you to Drs. Cengiz and Vicki Satir, Enhabit Home Health and to the nurses and doctors at Nacogdoches Medical Center ICU for supporting them during this time with such sincere love and care.

“We love you and will miss you, Grandmommie.”