Lou Alice Lowe, 76, of Orange died Tuesday, May 24, 2011, at Vidor Nursing and Rehab.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 27, 2011 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel. Officiating will be Reverend Joseph P. Daleo of St. Mary Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange.
Visitation will be from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Thursday with a Rosary recited at 7:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.
Born in Orange on August 10, 1934, Lou was the daughter of Vernon E. Peery and Olamph Nezat Peery. She worked at West Orange CISD for about 25 years. Lou enjoyed bowling, casinos, socializing, and family outings and get-togethers. She was a loving mother and grandmother.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James Howard Lowe; and sons, Michael Anthony Lowe and Howard Wayne Lowe.
Lou is survived by her children, James Vernon Lowe, Phyllis Lowe, David Lowe, Steve Lowe and wife, Petra all of Orange, and Timothy Phillips and wife, Pearl of Kirbyville; 4 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; brothers, George Peery and wife, Dot, William Dub Peery, and Joe Peery; and sister, Charlotte Cormier and husband, Ray.
Serving as Pallbearers will be Joshua Lowe, Laine Cerny, Phillip Todora, Tim Phillips, Sr., Tim Phillips, Jr., and Mark Swallow.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial donations may be made to the O.C.A.R.C, 905 West Park, Orange, Texas, 409-886-1363.