Larae Ogden

Larae Ogden obituary, Van, TX

Larae Ogden

Larae Ogden Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Hilliard Funeral Home, Fairway Crematory & Memorial Gardens - Van on Dec. 23, 2025.
Services for Larae Ogden will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, December 29, 2025, at Hilliard Funeral Home. She will be laid to rest at Millwood Cemetery in Lavon, Texas.
Larae Gwen Ogden was born May 8, 1968, in Garland, Texas. She had been a resident of Grand Saline for six years, formerly living in Wylie. She loved playing Yahtzee, listening to old country music, and doing puzzles. Above all, she loved her family and enjoyed looking at family photos. Larae had a radiant presence, bringing joy each day of her life and lighting up every room she entered.
Larae passed away at the age of57 on December 20, 2025, in Grand Saline. She was preceded in death by her parents, Cranston Ray Ogden and Joyce Laveta Miller and her sister, Cecelia Annette Clark.
Survivors include her sisters and brothers-in-law, Karen & Jeff Allen of Grand Saline and Lajuana & Paul McCracken of Midlothian; niece, Amber Kundmueller and husband, David; nephew, Marlon Brandon Clark; great-niece, Alyssa Villegas and husband, Emanuel; great-great-nephew, Dean Villegas; great-great-niece, Daisy Villegas; and many aunts, uncles, and cousins who loved and miss her dearly.

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