Betty Lou Tallant Comeaux

Betty Lou Tallant Comeaux, 87, of Bridge City, passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 14, 2017 at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves, TX with Rev. Damon Bickham of First Baptist Church in Deweyville officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. A visitation will be from 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Betty was born in Orangefield, Texas on December 25, 1929, she was the daughter of Lawrence and Orelia Roy. Betty's greatest passion in life was dancing the Cajun 2-step and Jitterbug. She never missed a dance with her favorite dance partner, John Comeaux. She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, James Tallant and John Comeaux; her sisters, Ruby Harrington, Rosemary Sandifer, Ruth Wolfe, Geneva Spurlock; and brothers, Henry Roy and Rufus Roy. She is survived by her sister, Shirley Cormier Benoit of Dallas; sons, John Tallant and wife Gwen of Bridge City, David Tallant and wife Mary of Orangefield; daughters, Barbara Britnell and husband Barry of Mauriceville, Betty Thompson and husband Phillip of Orange; grandchildren, Aaron, Angie, Eben, Jeremy, James, William, Kayleigh, Christina and Katharine; great-grandchildren, Bree, David, Brooklyn and Bryce; and former sister-in-law, Theresa Swift. The family would like to express sincere thanks to the staffs of Gentiva Hospice and the Meadows Nursing Home. A very special thanks to nurse, Deboranique Tims.