Juanita "Neat" Vivian Uzee

Juanita lived most of her life in Port Arthur. A graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School, she worked briefly on Texaco Island before marrying her high school sweetheart, Harold “Pete” Uzee Sr., in 1951 and went on to raise four children. Neat and Pete attended events for every child possible through the years, and her passion for her family’s happiness was evident in her everyday life.

Juanita was a dedicated and loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother whose overwhelming generosity, unconditional love and support, and most especially her unfailing ability to forgive, will be missed by all who knew her.

Juanita is preceded in death by her husband, Harold “Pete” Uzee Sr.; parents, Samuel W. Houston and Bessie New Houston and step-father of 30 years, Emory John Crowell.

She is survived by her children, Harold “Hal” Uzee Jr., and wife, Vivian Uzee of Porter, Texas, Mark Uzee of Port Arthur, Sandra Guidry of Groves, and Cathy Dake and husband, Steve of Silsbee. Grandchildren include, Joshua Hughes, Desiree Guidry, Shaun Uzee, Brandon Reeves, and Chris Reeves; great-grandchildren, Joven and Jace Hughes, Cayson and Brody Reeves and Aleena and Taden Stephenson.

A gathering of family and friends will be held Wednesday, December 11, 2013 from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m., at Grammier-Oberle Funeral Home in Port Arthur, Texas. Graveside service will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park.

Condolences may be offered at: www.grammier-oberle.com