Beatrice Duce

Beatrice Duce, 78, of Kountze, passed away peacefully on the sixtieth anniversary of her and Paul's marriage, Wednesday, June 14, 2023. She was born on November 23, 1944, in Beaumont, to Eiliene Carter Sharp and David Turner Sharp.
Bea, as she was known to her friends and family spent most of her life in Kountze. After graduating from Kountze High School, she attended Beauty College. Over her life she cut and curled hair for the ladies of Kountze. Besides her work she enjoyed spending time with her friends, family and numerous nieces and nephews. She and Paul traveled extensively throughout the United States. Her passion was crocheting. All her family and friends have a crocheted treasure to remember her by. Most recently she enjoyed keeping up with family and friends after she mastered Facebook. She also enjoyed puzzles and coloring apps.
Survivors include her husband, Paul Duce; nieces and nephews, Tommie Jean Brace and her husband, Robert, of Gulfport, Mississippi; Cathy Perry and her husband, Chuck, of Springfield, Tennessee; David Anderson and his wife, Sheri, of El Campo; Shannon Sharp and his wife, Lea, of Santa Fe; Bambi Sharp and her husband, Roger Banks, of Friendswood; Chase Sharp and his wife, Tracy, of Dickinson; Donnece Foster and her husband, Dave, of Jasper; Nicole Foster of Jasper; brother-in-law, Jerry Duce and his wife, Mona, of Kountze; sisters-in-law, Evelyn Sharp of Hitchcock and Mary Alice Duce of Jasper. She is preceded in death by her parents; siblings, Jerry Sharp and Arrie Jean Anderson; niece, Anita Chitwood; and nephew, Jason Sharp.
A gathering of Mrs. Duce's family and friends will begin at 1:00 p.m., with her funeral service at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 17, 2023, at Broussard's, 530 West Monroe Street, Kountze, with her interment to follow at Old Hardin Cemetery, Kountze.