Bettye HEBERT

Bettye Hyland, 77, of Bridge City died November 14, 2005, at Hospice Care Center in Houston. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, November 17, 2005, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Dr. Tim Griffin, pastor of First Christian Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Mrs. Hyland was born in Pt. Arthur, Texas and was a lifelong resident of Bridge City. She was the first employee of Bridge City Bank and worked there for 27 years. She was a member of the First Christian Church where she sang in the choir. Preceded in death by her father, Allen T. Hebert, Sr., she is survived by her husband, George W. Hyland; mother, Thelma Hebert; sons and daughters-in-law, George and Julie Hyland of South Padre Island and Michael and Trudi Hyland of Deer Park; brother and sister-in-law, Tommy and Ange Hebert of Beaumont; grandchildren, Sean Hyland, Amanda Hyland, Brent Shaw, Matt Kleifgen and Jessica Kovalsky; and great-grandchild, Antares Porter. Members of the family will serve as pallbearers. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the choir at the First Christian Church. 504 N. 5th Street Orange, TX 77630 (409)886-4445 claybarfuneralhome.com