Viola Lucretia Huddleston of Silsbee, Texas and formerly of Beaumont, Texas passed away October 17, 2016 in Silsbee, Texas. She was born in Beaumont, Texas to Thomas Houston Anderson and Ruby Blume-Anderson on June 23, 1939. She was a loving mother and grandmother and will be greatly missed. Viola is preceded in death by her parents and husband. Those left behind to treasure her memory are her son, John Patrick Connerly of Beaumont; daughters, Lucretia Lynn Huddleston and husband Kevin Dickey of Ivanhoe and Eva Mae Huddleston of Austin; brother, Emery Mack Anderson; sister, Patsy Ann Thomas; grandchildren, Aaron Michael Dickey and Ashley Michelle Foxworth; great grandchildren, Jewelia Cheyenne Foxworth, Kayden Mitchell Foxworth and Ayden Michael Dickey. Funeral services will be held Friday, October 21, 2016 at 10:00a.m. in the Chapel of Forest Lawn Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be held Thursday, October 20, 2016 from 6:00p.m. to 8:00p.m. at Forest Lawn Funeral Home.