Jewel Mae "Judy" Carriere

Jewel Mae “Judy” Conner Carriere of Fannett, Texas, passed away peacefully at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont on Wednesday, July 29, 2015. Judy was born on January 6, 1922, in Huffman, Texas, and graduated from Dayton High School in 1939. On February 22, 1940, she married the love her life, Crawford Carriere, and they lived in Dayton for most of their lives. In Dayton, she was an active member of the First Baptist Church where she served in many capacities. She was also a member of Lakata Club, Priscilla Club, and Stitch and Chatter in Dayton. She held numerous offices in all three of these clubs, and through them, she made lifelong friends. After she moved to Fannett in 1983, she was a member of the First Baptist Church of Fannett, where she was currently the oldest living member of her church. Judy is preceded in death by her husband, Joseph “Crawford” Carriere, Sr.; her son, Joseph Crawford “Joe” Carriere, Jr.; her parents, W.A. “Bill” and Edna (Goodrum) Conner; her sister, Floy Conner Long Humphries; her brother, William “Curtis” Conner; and her mother-in-law and father-in-law, Offord and Martha Carriere. Judy is survived by her daughter, Donna Carriere White and her husband, Tommy; her daughter-in-law, Linda Quick Carriere; her granddaughter, Ginger White Roy and her husband, Sanjit; her granddaughter, Danielle Carriere Johnson and her husband, Daniel; her grandson, Joseph Crawford “Josh” Carriere, III, and his wife, Shanna; her granddaughter, Julie White Aasmyr and her husband, Harry. She is also survived by great grandchildren Maecy Williams, Gia Williams, Geory Williams, Claire Johnson, Emery Johnson, Brandon Carriere, Kaylin Carriere, Benjamin Aasmyr, Timothy Aasmyr, and Lily Aasmyr, She is also survived by her brother, Leard Conner and his wife, Ellen; and numerous nieces and nephews, and great-nieces and great-nephews. She is also survived by long-time faithful friend and caretaker, Maria Grifaldo. Her funeral will be held at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home at 1304 N. Cleveland (Highway 321) in Dayton, Texas. Visitation will be held on Friday, July 31, 2015, from 4:00 to 6:30 pm, followed by a worship and memorial service at 7:00 pm. There will be a private burial where her remains will be laid to rest beside her dear husband at Palms Memorial Park in Dayton, Texas. Pallbearers will be O.A. “Tony” Carriere, Jr.; David Glass; Paul Glass; Darin Long; Ray Matthews; Roy A. Seaberg, Jr.; J.W. Tinkle; and Morgan Tippit. Honorary Pallbearers will be David “Tim” Carriere; Alan Dee Conner; Jonathan “Andy” Conner; William “Bill Curtis” Conner, Jr; Leo Glass; H. Clifford Long, III; Raul Olivas; Dr. Achyutananda Roy; Bruce Sieffert; and Pat White. She wanted to relieve of pallbearer duties but send special thanks and appreciation to her son-in-law, grandsons, and great-grandsons who carried her (sometimes literally) through the last years of her life: Tommy White; Harry Aasmry; Joseph Crawford “Josh” Carriere, III; Daniel Johnson; Sanjit Roy; Benjamin Aasmyr; Timothy Aasmyr; Brandon Carriere; and Geory Williams.