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Marjorie "Latance" Burch, 90, formerly of Bridge City

Marjorie “Latance” Burch, 90, of Jarrell, Texas, passed away on June 15, 2023, in Jarrell, Texas.

Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, June 23, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Ray Murry of Bridge City United Pentecostal Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange.

Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m., Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

Born in Center, Texas on September 11, 1932, Marjorie was the daughter of Harry and Eva Egan. She was a longtime member of First United Pentecostal Church in Bridge City, Texas. Latance was a Registered Nurse and was employed as the House Coordinator of Baptist Hospital. She loved to pray, read her bible, look at cookbooks, and cook for her family, especially during Thanksgiving and Christmas.

She loved her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren dearly. Marjorie brought great light to those who knew and loved her. She will be dearly missed by her family who knew her as “Momo B”.

She is preceded in death by her mother, Eva Egan; father, Harry Egan; brothers, Doug (Jeanette) Egan, Don (Jackie) Egan, and Paul Egan; brother-in-law, Johnny Jones; and newborn great-grandchild, Kaleb Weeks.

She is survived by her sons, Rick Hamilton of Jarrell, Texas and Bobby Burch of Houston, Texas; daughters, Nancee and David Kleinknecht of Bridge City, Texas, Tammy Campbell of Orange, Texas, and Becky Carter of Cypress, Texas; eight grandchildren, Melissa and Keith DuBois, Michele Weeks, Miranda Ruffin, Crystal and Trent Rogillio, Cody and Angelina Soape, Zachary Visage, Morgan Carter, and Ethan and Kathelyn Carter; 16 great-grandchildren, Kaden Weeks, Kolten Weeks, Abigail Weeks, Isabella Weeks, Kason Monceaux, Gracie Hebert, Kaitlyn Hebert, Tanner Hebert, Cainan Terry, Trent Terry, Darian Pence, Kendin Hampton, Dereka Ruffin, Wilder Rogillio, Lizzy Soape, and Johnny Soape; sister, Johnnie Jones; her life-long friend, Pat Furlough; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, friends, and other loving family.

Serving as pallbearers will be Kaden Weeks, Kolten Weeks, Tanner Hebert, Zachary Visage, Ethan Carter, Raylan Riley. Honorary pallbearers are Roger Quinn, Cody Soape, Johnny Soape, Cainan Terry, Trent Terry, Kendin Hampton, Darian Pence, Wilder Rogillio, and Kason Monceaux.

 

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