Margaret Anzell

Margaret Anzell, 91, of Beaumont, died Saturday, April 17, 2021. She was born on August 31, 1929 in Beaumont to Ina Parish and Milton Toujan.

At the age of nineteen, Margaret traveled with her future sister-in-law, Roberta Defran, to New York City. While living in New York, she resided at a boarding house for nuns and at one point thought of becoming a nun. Thankfully for her six children, that was a fleeting idea. She was introduced to Roberta’s family. This is when she met Ted. They were soon married and settled in New York where they had their first child, Elizabeth. Soon after she moved her new family back to Texas where she raised all six of her children.  

She was a founding member of St. Pius X Catholic Church and was actively involved in the growth of the church. She was lifetime member of the St Pius choir.  Margaret was an active member of the community through programs like The Melody Maids, Saint Pius Ladies, as a CCD teacher, volunteering at Some Other Place, The Happy Steppers and with the adoption of a Kindergarten Class just to name a few.

Survivors include her children, Elizabeth Grayson and her husband, Chip; Mary Margaret Cutshall and her husband, Gary; Katherine Barton and her husband, Tom; Christine Anzell and her husband, Ken Carrell; Ted Anzell; and Juliana Anzell; grandchildren, Christopher Cutshall and his wife, Jessica; Brandon Cutshall and his wife, Chelsea; Nathan Cutshall and his wife, Vanessa; Thomas Barton and his wife, Barbara; Angela Martindale and her husband, Andrew; Joshua Jennings and his wife, Ashley; Justina Beard and her husband, Ryan; and Jude Anzell; great-grandchildren, Caylee, Katie, Payton, Carlie, Natalie, Peyton, Oliver, Lily, Wyatt, Quintin, Layne, Kennedy, Witten, and Knox; sister, Naomi Toujan; and numerous nieces and nephews. 

She was preceded in death by her husband of fifty-two years, Theodore “Ted” Anzell; and her sister, Elaine Hargroder.  

Memorial contributions for Mrs. Anzell may be made to Meals on Wheels, 4590 Concord, Beaumont, Texas 77703.

A gathering of Mrs. Anzell’s family and friends will begin at 5:00 p.m., with a Christian Vigil to be recited at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at Broussard’s, 2000 McFaddin Avenue, Beaumont. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at St. Pius X Catholic Church, 5075 Bigner Road, Beaumont, with her interment to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont.

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