Dorothy Self, 85, of Hemphill, died Monday, June 6, 2011, at Lufkin Memorial Hospital.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, June 9, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend George Kidangen of St. Helen Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City.
Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Wednesday, with a Rosary recited at 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home in Orange.
Born on September 22, 1925, Dorothy was the daughter of Elvey Delahoussaye and Olive Picard Delahoussaye. Dorothy was a loving mother and an excellent caregiver. She enjoyed reading, fishing, dancing, playing cards and SkipBo. She also enjoyed vacationing in Branson, Missouri and cooking, especially gumbo.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Clifton Delahoussaye, Calvin Delahoussaye; and daughter, Dianne Gail Dronet.
Dorothy is survived by her husband of 40 years, William Self; daughters, Gloria Stearns and Linda Bray of Orange; daughter and son-in-law, Peggy and Laurie Miller, Jr. of Orange; son, Larson Hebert of Irving; daughter and son-in-law, Susan and William Skinner of Hemphill; son, Mark Hebert of Bridge City; step-daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Harvey Adair of Athens; and step-son and daughter-in-law, David and Ann Randazzo of Mason.
She is also survived by her good friends, Kathy Clark, Leatrice Sonnier; 13 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and one sister and brother-in-law, Betty and Earl Duhon.
Serving as Pallbearers will be James Dronet, Rodney Miller, Clifford Bray, Tony Bray, Ryan Menard and Randall Delahoussaye.