Althea Joyce Angelle, 93, Bridge City

Althea Joyce Angelle, 93, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on January 18, 2023, peacefully at home.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 21, 2023, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Ernie Carpio. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Friday, January 20, 2023, with a recitation of the rosary to follow at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City.

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on October 1, 1929, she was the daughter of Alfred H. Walker and Eugenia Irma (Joseph) Walker. Joyce was a member of St. Henry Catholic Church and loved her church and her church family. She dedicated her life to caring for her family. She was a loving mother and grandmother.

Joyce had a creative soul that she applied in many aspects of her life. She will be deeply missed by those who knew her.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Alfred and Eugenia Walker; and sister, Ruth Dumas.

She is survived by her loving husband of 73 years, Earl Joseph Angelle; children, Judy Horlander and husband Dennis, Michael Angelle and wife Barbara, Mary Moon and husband Jimmy, Gilbert Angelle and wife Mitzi, Lee Angelle and wife Connie Landry, Brigid Ferguson and husband Harvey, Thad Angelle and wife Candi, Mark Angelle and wife Connie Rigby, and Frank Angelle and wife Evelyn; 22 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren.

Serving as pallbearers will be Michael Angelle, Gilbert Angelle, Lee Angelle, Thad Angelle, Mark Angelle, Frank Angelle, Jimmy Moon, and Harvey Ferguson.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to MD Anderson at https://gifts.mdanderson.org/; St. Henry Catholic Church at 495 West Round Bunch Road, Bridge City, Texas 77611; and Xaverian Missionaries at 12 Helene Ct, Wayne, New Jersey, 07470.