Sonia “Sunny” Dea LeJeune, 57, of Orange, Texas, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, November 7, 2024, in Orange, Texas. Visitation of family and friends will be held from 5:00 PM-8:00 PM, Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at Dorman Funeral Home. Services to honor and celebrate Sunny’s life will be held at 10:00 AM, Thursday, November 14, 2024, at Dorman Funeral Home; Pastor Ken Rutherford officiating. Sunny will be laid to rest at 2:00 PM, Thursday, November 14, 2024, at Gatte Cemetery.
On Monday, September 18, 1967, Sunny was born to Aluis and Joycia LeJeune, in San Diego, California, and later resided in Orange, Texas. Sunny worked at several nursing homes, in Texas and Louisiana, and was currently employed as a corrections officer, at TDCJ. She was a beloved daughter, treasured sister, and an amazing aunt. Sunny was an extraordinary woman of God, who overcame many adversities in life. Sunny never met a stranger. She shared God’s love with everyone around her.
Sunny’s love for Community Church was profound. She dedicated her life to the ministry. Her hobbies included gardening, trying new recipes, playing games, reading, music, and spending precious time with her family, and friends. Sunny was looking forward to new adventures that awaited her and spreading her wings.
Sunny is preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Aluis J. LeJeune, Sr, and Ruth Gatte LeJeune; maternal grandparents, Richard “Red” and Helen Franklin; aunt and uncle, JD. and Lucy LeJeune; and aunt, Nora Gallier.
Those left to cherish Sunny’s memory are her parents, Aluis and Joycia LeJeune, of Orange, Texas; sister, Giselle “Gigi” LeJeune, of Kemah, Texas, and her daughters, Baylee and Brooklyn Malone; brother and sister-in-law, Chris and Sonya LeJeune, of Orange, Texas, and their children Jaxon, Joseph, Brock, Bryce, Aubree LeJeune and Briana, Casey, and Jacob Wiggins; and numerous members of extended family, and friends.
Honoring Sunny as Pallbearers are Chris LeJeune, Ryan Murray, Sam Manuel, Jaxon LeJeune, Russell LeJeune, and Emily Manuel.
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