Letha Juanita McCreery

Letha Juanita McCreery, 84, of Silsbee, died Monday, October 5, 2020. She was born on August 17, 1936, in Village Mills, to Bertie Lucille Tanton Dowden and R.T. Dowden.

Survivors include her husband, Ray McCreery of Silsbee; children, Sheryl Nesloney and her husband, Rick, of Beaumont; Belinda Kirkland and her husband, David, of Shepherd; Tom Simon of Beaumont; and Tim Simon and his wife, Celeste, of San Antonio; grandchildren, Kim Nesloney of Magnolia; Callie Soileau and her husband, John, of Beaumont; Ashly Kirkland of Houston; Brandon Kirkland of Shepherd; Levi Simon of Beaumont; Chance Simon; and Harper Simon, both of San Antonio; stepchildren, Judi Thompson and her husband, Marty, of Lumberton; Cindi Pickard and her husband, Jerry, of Rosevine; and Anita Rice and her husband, Jeff, of Lumberton; numerous stepgrandchildren and stepgreat-grandchildren; and brother, R.T. Dowden, Jr., of Spurger.

Letha is preceded in death by her parents, R.T. Dowden and Bertie Tanton Dowden Overstreet; husband, Alfred Simon; and brother, Howard Dowden.

A gathering of Mrs. McCreery’s family and friends will begin 10:00 a.m., with her funeral service at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 10, 2020, at Broussard’s, 490 Cemetery Road, Silsbee. Interment to follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park, Groves.

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