Lucile Katherine Orleans

Lucile Katherine Jones Orleans was born in 1939 in Beaumont, Texas. After battling illnesses for several years, Lucile, aged 76, went home to the Lord on Sunday, May 26, 2015. Lucile was raised in Port Arthur, Texas, the daughter of J.H. Kirby Jones and Helen Moore Jones. She attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Port Arthur. She was involved in many school activities but especially enjoyed being a member of the Red Hussar Drum and Bugle Corp. While in Port Arthur she also enjoyed participating as a Princess in CavOILcade during her high school years, she then graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1957. She began her university studies in elementary education at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. While at SMU, she pledged Kappa Alpha Theta and made many friends there while being involved in many clubs and activities. She received her Bachelor of Arts in elementary education in 1961 from SMU. She began her 40 year teaching career in Port Arthur before settling in the Houston area where she raised her two children, John and Katherine, and shared her life with the love of her life, Judge Fred Orleans, who predeceased her. She devoted her life to teaching and always strived to stay current in the education field. She received a certificate in educational administration, as well as, completed graduate studies at Houston Baptist University and Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas. She was actively involved in the community in many organizations including the PTA, the Garden Club, the Junior Service League, and PEO. She was an Episcopalian most of her life and was previously active in her church, St. John the Divine in Houston and was a member of the Daughters of the King. She will always be remembered for her intelligence, her big personality and her faith in God. Lucile is preceded in death by her husband, Fred Orleans; and parents, J.H. Kirby and Helen Jones. She is survived by her devoted children, John Orleans and Katherine Kurima and her husband Robert; and grandchildren, Olivia, Claire and Nicholas Kurima. In lieu of customary remembrances, the family asks a donation be made to the Interfaith of the Woodlands or to a Meals on Wheels chapter of one’s choosing.

Lucile Katherine Orleans

May 24, 2015