Dessie Ray Arrant, 91, of Orange, Texas, passed away on January 1, 2018, in Orange.

A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at Bland Cemetery in Orange. Officiating will be Keith Meyers.

Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Monday, January 8, 2018 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

Born in Orange, Texas on July 5, 1926, she was the daughter of Raymond J. Peveto and Annie Gladys (Walles) Peveto Davis. Dessie was member of Old First Orange Baptist Church. Music was a big part of her life, loving to sing and dance any chance she got. She worked at Greyhound for a number of years. Dessie loved the Lord and enjoyed ceramics, her dogs- Pepper and Barney, watching crime shows, working in the yard and tending to her garden. She will be dearly missed by all those who knew and loved her.

She was preceded in death by her parents Raymond Peveto and Gladys Peveto Davis; stepfather, Lewis Rayford Davis; loving husband, Buford Lloyd Arrant; daughter, Deborah Nancine Arrant; and brother Jack Roy Peveto.

She is survived by her daughter, Becky Arrant Merritt of Texarkana, Texas; grandchildren, Shannon Crister, John Lee Merritt, Brian Merritt and Brenda Hughes; many great-grandchildren; devoted cousin, Linda Phillips of Orange, Texas; special cousins, Betty Cooper and Lois Marie Julian of Orange, Texas; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.

Honorary pallbearers will be Russell Wooley and J.P. Finch.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the ASPCA at 2400 Lone Star Drive, Dallas, Texas 75212 and the Humane Society of Southeast Texas at 2050 Spindletop Avenue, Beaumont, Texas 77705.