Mary Ann Zoch

Mary Ann Zoch, 88, of Beaumont passed away peacefully at her home on February 15, 2015. Mary was born February 7, 1927 in Alto, Texas to Clara and James Nelson who preceded her in death. Also, she is preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Alfred Zoch and the husband of her youth, Truby Dillon; sister, Edna Kellum; brother, Paul Nelson and her canine companion, Dudley.

She is survived by her daughters, Martha Zoch and her better half Carl Owen, and Charlotte Zoch. She is also survived by her canine companion, Tizzy Jane.

Mary loved her yard and flowers. She stayed active in her very large yard, mowing weed eating and tending flowers and plants until age 82.

She worked at “The Phone Company” in the 40’s and 50’s. After many years of being a stay-at-home wife and mother, she reentered the workforce in the mid 70’s, working for more than 30 years at Hallmark at Parkdale Mall, retiring at age 82.

We would like to thank her wonderful caregivers and sweet angels, Sarah Keller, Theresa Lewis, Joyce Charlot, Vanessa Savoy, Deidre Scypion and Joycelyn (TooToo) Ramsey for giving our mother the best of care and enabling her to remain in her home. They treated her with dignity and grace until the end. We would also like to thank Harbor Hospice for their wonderful care and attention.

In addition, we would like to thank Donna Jones for her friendship, helping hand and taxi service; Jimmy Peavy for his weekly visits and “mechanical and home repair” services; Fred Heiner, “a male angel”, as Mom called him; Wanda Pitre for her caregiving and taxi services; Susan Cantrell for her caregiving and housekeeping; Brenda Morgan and Ann Hart for being great phone friends and Gary Choate for his mail and trash services.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, February 19, 2015 from 12:00 noon until 2:00 PM with graveside services to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers, please make memorials to the following: American Macular Degeneration Foundation PO Box 515 North Hampton, MA 01061-0515 or www.macular.org, White Matter Disease 224North Second St. Suite 2, DeKalb, IL 60115, 800-728-5483 or www.ULF.org and Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) 1010 N. Glebe Rd. Suite 31 D Arlington, VA 22201, 709-243-1697 or www.sleepfoundation.org.