Millie Harper

Millie Ruth Harper, 80, of Port Neches, died Thursday, June 27, 2019. She was born September 29, 1938, in Minder, Louisiana, to Edith Louise Wilson Little and Millard Erwin Little.

She enjoyed the outdoors, especially to go hunting and camping. Millie was also an excellent cake decorator. She will be remembered as a wonderful wife, mother, mother-in-love, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Most of all, she was a beautiful example of a Christian woman. She loved her Lord.

Survivors include her husband, Emmett Eugene Harper, of Port Neches; son, Ricky Dale Harper and his wife, Josie, of Nederland; grandchildren, Brandon Harper and his wife, Lisa D.; Shawn Harper; Shayna Harper and her fiancé, Pete Roche; Makaley Halliburton and her husband, Dillan; Halasi Harper and her fiancé, Colton Matt; Joshua Sanders and his wife, Felicia; John Paul Sanders and his wife, Brittney; and Johnika Seals and her husband, Louis; great-grandchildren, Logan; Cason; Gavin; Cohen; Jayden; Jillian; Jordan; Zachary; Alex; Hayden; Grayson; Valerie; and James; sisters, Melouise Hutchinson and Jeannine Little Zacek and her husband, Louis; daughter-in-law, Lisa M. Harper and her fiance, Gary King; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Edith and Millard Little; and sons, Michael Eugene Harper and Mark Wayne Harper.

A gathering of Mrs. Harper’s family and friends will begin at 1:00 p.m., with her funeral service at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, June 30, 2019, at Hillcrest Baptist Church, 3324 Park Drive, Nederland. A family committal will follow at Memory Gardens of Jefferson County, Nederland, under the direction of Broussard’s, 505 North 12th Street, Nederland.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Benevolence Fund, Hillcrest Baptist Church, 3324 Park Drive, Nederland, Texas 77627.