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Elsie Switzer Obituary

Elsie Mae Switzer, 96, of Orange passed away Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014 at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Elsie was born on June 7, 1917 in Starks, La. and was an active member of the former Park Avenue United Methodist Church, and at her death, an active member of Faith united Methodist Church. A celebration of her life will be held Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. A private interment service will follow. Visitation will be Saturday afternoon from 4-7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Faith United Methodist Church, 8608 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Orange, TX 77632.

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Published by The Beaumont Enterprise on Feb. 8, 2014.

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Cindy Lyles

February 12, 2014

Aunt Elsie was my husband's Great Aunt and we both loved her. We weren't home when Betty called and just got her message yesterday evening. We were so sad to learn she passed away. It was like we still had part of Grandma Mary around while she was still here. She was pretty amazing, she lived by herself & still cooked for herself everyday. We were looking forward to our trip to Arkansas together, don't know why we didn't think about doing it sooner! We will miss seeing and visiting with Aunt Elsie. She had a sense of humor and she was a good Christian woman.

February 8, 2014

I remember the time Ms. Elsie was upset because Annual Conference did not open with “And Are We Yet Alive” as it usually did. I suggested that she go tell the bishop about it. I think she did because the next session….. we were all singing “And Are We Yet Alive”. Ms. Elsie is still alive in so many ways. A beautiful woman. Ruby Nelson, pastor St. Paul's United Methodist Church-Beaumont

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