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Dorothy Fox Breaux, 93, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on June 16, 2019, at her daughter’s home in Bridge City, surrounded by all of her family.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 19, 2019, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Evergreen in West Orange, Texas.

Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, with a Rosary to be recited at 8:00 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City.

Born in Lacassine, Louisiana, on June 11, 1926, she was the daughter of Milford G. Fox and Nellie Reagan.

Dorothy was a member of St. Henry Catholic Church, as well as a member of the third group at St. Helen Catholic Church.

She was also a part of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Bridge City Fire Department.

Dorothy liked to shop, especially from QVC or a good garage sale.

She was an awesome seamstress, and sewed many things for the family home, including clothes for her children and baby layette sets for her grandchildren.

She enjoyed working in her flower bed, tending to her roses and cacti, attending Bridge City football games, and solving crossword puzzles.

Dorothy loved to go camping with her late husband, Leroy Breaux, and son, Steve, at Cow Creek and Rollover Pass.

She was a wonderful mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.

Dorothy will be missed by all who knew and loved her.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Leroy Gilbert Breaux; her parents, Milford and Nellie Fox; her siblings, Betty Shaw, George Fox, and Al Fox; her grandson, Donald Wayne Breaux; and her great-grandchildren, Chloe Marie Breaux and Amber Brenee Duke.

She is survived by her children, Yvonne and Charles Bigler of Bridge City, Danny Breaux of Bridge City, Dianne and Caro Del Barto of Cape Coral, Florida, Peggy and Bobby Hammock of Cleveland, Texas, Don and Angie Breaux of Bridge City, Colleen and Glynn Fowler of Bridge City, Sheryl and Mark Davis of Hemphill, and Steve Breaux of Bridge City; her sister, Patsy Conalty of Clute, Texas; and her 20 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.

Serving as pallbearers will be Darrin Bigler, Steve Breaux, Dianne Del Barto, Nathan Fowler, Danny Wayne Breaux, Dustin Breaux, Dwayne Breaux, and Cody Hammock. Honorary pallbearer is Bubba Fowler.