Liz was born on August 28, 1929, in Port Arthur, Texas to Mary Sassine George and Joseph George. She was a retired loan officer with Texaco Credit Union but mostly she was a wife, mother, grandmother and great grandma who loved her family dearly. Liz was a graduate of St. Mary Catholic Church in Port Arthur in in 1947. She attended St. James Catholic Church in Port Arthur where she volunteered as a Eucharistic Minister and many other church functions. She enjoyed cooking and sewing. Liz was a Pink Lady at St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur and also participated in Meals on Wheels. She loved her family dearly and will be missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing her.
Survivors include her husband of seventy-three years, Frank Briggs of Groves; daughters, Susan Briggs Bigelow and husband John of Port Neches, Linda Briggs Evans of Groves and Julie Briggs Jeansonne of Arlington, Texas; brothers, John Anthony George and his wife Joann of Groves; sister, Martha Labbitt of Nacogdoches, Texas; grandchildren, Brad Bigelow, Heather Bigelow LeBlanc and husband Terry LeBlanc, Ryan Jeansonne and Phillip Jeansonne; great grandchildren, Haiden Bigelow, Jonah LeBlanc, Jackson Haile, Jillian Haile, Adelaide LeBlanc and Asher Bigelow. Liz was preceded in death by her parents; son, Terry Briggs; brothers, A.J. George and Michael George; granddaughter, Jessica Jo Evans.
A visitation will take place from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, October 15, 2020, at Grammier-Oberle Funeral Home in Port Arthur with a Rosary to be recited at 7:00 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. Friday, October 16, 2020, at St. James Catholic Church in Port Arthur with burial to follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves, Texas.
Serving as Pallbearers will be John Bigelow, Britt Labbitt, Terry LeBlanc, Brad Bigelow, Ryan Jeansonne and Phillip Jeansonne.
In Lieu of Flowers, “Memorial Contributions” may be sent to St. James Catholic Church located at 3617 Gulfway, Port Arthur, TX 77642.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.grammier-oberle.com for the Briggs family.
