Alice Barbara Windle

Alice Heathcote Windle, 82, of Port Arthur passed away Saturday, February 27, 2016 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. She was born on December 4, 1933 in East Chicago, Indiana to Amelia LaPera Heathcote and Ralph Heathcote. Alice graduated from Thornton Fractional High School in Calumet City, IL in 1952 and from Northern Illinois State Teachers College in June 1956. Following graduation she taught Home Economics at Malta, Illinois High School. Alice was very active in her community as chairman of Community Chest in Wayne, MI, PTA St. Mary grade school, Chelsea, MI and she and her husband were organizers and leader couple of Christian Family Movement in Chelsea, MI, leaders for Marriage Encounter for Engaged Couples, and discussion leaders for Renew Program. She was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church and had been a choir member since 1972. Over the years she had been employed by Woolco Department Store, librarian with Big Hill Petroleum Reserve, Gem Appliance, Parker Do-It Store and a clerk at Atlantic Shippers of Texas. Alice was a member of the Senior Volunteer Program, ACTS Ladies Retreat, Kitchen Chairman for Community Retirement Home and Membership and 1st Vice President of the Texas Artists Museum. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 5, 2016 at St. Peter's Catholic Church with Reverend J.C. Coon officiating. Burial will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Park. A visitation for family and friends will be Friday evening at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. with a vigil service to begin at 6:00 p.m. Alice was preceded in death by her husband, Bill J. Windle. She is survived by three sons, Ralph Windle and wife, Karen of Houston, TX, Bill Windle and wife, Linda of Nederland, TX. and Danny Windle of Houston, two daughters, Barbara Nichols and husband, Seth of Port Neches, TX., and Beth Rea and husband, Mark of Aurora, CO, sister-in-law, Laura Heathcote of Manchester, MO, and nine grandchildren, Kayla Windle, Tyler Windle, Darrell Nichols, Erica Nichols, Macy Nichols, Danielle Nichols, Jessica Windle, Brianna Rea, and Alyssia Rea.