Thelma Jo Anderson Flanigan, 72, of Orange, passed from this life on Sunday, February 15, 2015 at Christus Hospital – St. Elizabeth in Beaumont. Born on September 9, 1942 in Orange, Texas to her parents, Jesse Anderson and Mazie Helene (Cole) Anderson. She was a lifelong resident of Orange, she was and homemaker and she was of the Baptist faith. Thelma enjoyed going to the casino, playing bingo and she took care of many members of her family. Thelma was a good cook, her family will fondly remember her Roast, Gumbo and her Coleslaw. She was loved by many and will be missed. Thelma is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Warren Lloyd Flanigan; her brothers, Bobby Gene Anderson, L. J. Anderson and Floyd Lee Anderson. Those who will most cherish her memory are her daughters, Paula Stanley and husband, Greg of Orange and Melissa Kirksey and husband, Sam of Orange; her son, Allen Flanigan and wife, Kathy of Orange; her sister, Viva Lee Spurlock of Orange; her brother, Daniel Anderson and wife, Brenda of Orange; her special friend and caretaker, Debbie Schlicher of Orange; six grandchildren, Drew Flanigan and wife, Meagen, Troy Flanigan, Katy Flanigan, Corey Stanley and wife, Stephanie, Leisha Johnson and husband, Nicholas and Amber Wilkerson and husband, Dwayne; her four great grandchildren, Taylor Johnson, Jase Johnson, Easton Stanley and Karson Stanley. Services to remember and honor Thelma’s life will be at 2:00 P.M. Friday, February 20, 2015 in the Chapel of Dorman Funeral Home in Orange with Reverend W. W. ” Bill ” Smith, officiating. Rites of Committal and Interment will follow services where she will be laid to rest next to her husband at Jett Cemetery in Orange. A gathering of Thelma’s family and friends will be from 5:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. Thursday at the funeral home. Thelma’s family wishes to thank the ICU staff at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. For those who desire memorial donations, please make a donation in memory of Thelma to the American Cancer Society, 755 South 11th Street, Suite 212, Beaumont, Texas 77701-3723, www.cancer.org.
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