Ethel Mae Granger

Ethel Mae Granger departed this life April 8, 2017 at 11:00 a.m., at The Gardens Altus Hospice in Beaumont, Texas at 83 years of age. Ethel was the youngest of two children born to Nathan and Bennie Dean Loving-Granger on July 25, 1933 in Rayne, Louisiana. She was preceded in death by both parents. The family moved to Port Arthur in the late 1930’s when Ethel was young. Ethel attended Lincoln High School from Kindergarten through 12th grade graduating in 1954.

After graduating high school, Ethel went to work at Saint Mary Hospital (Christus) where she remained for over forty (40) years. She received a Certificate Achievement in medical record keeping and medical library keeping from The Geriatric Nursing School, Port Arthur College, and The American Medical Records Association. Ethel worked in the Medical Records department for several years and transferred to the Medical Library department where she remained until her retirement.

Ethel was a former member of the Citizen Police Academy, Neighborhood Watch Group and a member of AARP Experience Corps where she tutored elementary students.

Ethel became Catholic at a young age joining Sacred Heart Catholic Church where she attended for several years until she and her family transferred to St. John Mission which later became St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church . She was a member of the Parish Finance Council; the Parish Council, the Choir; an original member of St. John Krewe of Aurora, and was an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion.

Ethel leaves behind to cherish her memories her sister, Rose Granger of Port Arthur, TX; special cousins, Nettie Clark, Charlotte A Clark and Bryce J. Clark of Missouri City, TX; two Aunts, Goldie Anderson, of Port Arthur, TX and Mary Harrison of Rayne, LA; a good friend, Timothy Hill of Port Arthur, TX; Roselyn Vertil and the staff of Serenity Care of Beaumont, TX; her Parish family and a host of family, friends and neighbors.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 22, 2017, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, with the Rev. Father Mark Thomas Ameh, officiating under the direction of Grammier-Oberle Funeral Home. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m., with a Rosary to be recited at 9:30 a.m. Rite of Committal will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park.