In Loving Memory
Bonnie Swanson
10/4/1931 — 10/21/2016
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A Life Remembered
Obituary
Bonnie Swanson
Bonnie Swanson, 85, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on October 22, 2016.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, October 27, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Cody Hogden, of Orangefield Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange.
Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City.
Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on October 4, 1931, she was the daughter of Percy LaGrappe and Eunice (Tauzin) LaGrappe. Bonnie enjoyed doing arts and crafts, including painting and crocheting. She loved baking and making cookies for the elderly during the holidays. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her loving husband of 61 years, Ernest G. Swanson; and her siblings, Greta and Joe LaGrappe.
Bonnie is survived by her daughter, Janet Katherine Foreman and husband Jerry, of Orange; grandchildren, Christopher K. Hunt, of Bridge City, Brooke Hurley Soape and husband Jerry, of Orange; Bryan Hurley and wife Rachel, of Montgomery, and Julie and Rob Ditusa, of Norman, OK; great-grandchildren, Holly Hunt, Maddox Hurley, Sadie Soape, Leah Schaper, and Tyler Shaper.
Bonnie Swanson, 85, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on October 22, 2016.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, October 27, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Cody Hogden, of Orangefield Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange.
Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City.
Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on October 4, 1931, she was the daughter of Percy LaGrappe and Eunice (Tauzin) LaGrappe. Bonnie enjoyed doing arts and crafts, including painting and crocheting. She loved baking and making cookies for the elderly during the holidays. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her loving husband of 61 years, Ernest G. Swanson; and her siblings, Greta and Joe LaGrappe.
Bonnie is survived by her daughter, Janet Katherine Foreman and husband Jerry, of Orange; grandchildren, Christopher K. Hunt, of Bridge City, Brooke Hurley Soape and husband Jerry, of Orange; Bryan Hurley and wife Rachel, of Montgomery, and Julie and Rob Ditusa, of Norman, OK; great-grandchildren, Holly Hunt, Maddox Hurley, Sadie Soape, Leah Schaper, and Tyler Shaper.
Service Details
Gatherings in remembrance
Visitation
Wednesday, October 26, 2016 · 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Claybar Funeral Home - Bridge City, 800 Highland Drive, Bridge City, 77611
Funeral Service
Thursday, October 27, 2016 · 10:30 AM
Claybar Funeral Home - Bridge City, 800 Highland Drive, Bridge City, 77611
Burial
Thursday, October 27, 2016 · 12:00 PM
Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, 4560 Texas 87, Orange, 77630
In Memory
Moments to treasure
Messages of Love
From family and friends
Claybar Funeral Home
October 26, 2016
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Linda Parker Koonce
October 25, 2016
Janet, I'm very sorry to learn of the death of your Mother. I pray that God will bless and comfort you as you mourn. I ask God to Grant rest eternal to his servant Bonnie, and let light perpetual shine upon her. Sincerely, Linda Parker Koonce
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