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The Celebration of Life for Mrs. Rosie Lee Sibley, 87, of Orange, were held Wednesday at the Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church. Dr. John H. Smith is the pastor. The Rev. R. L. Bishop, pastor of the Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church of Beaumont, officiated.

She died Tuesday, July 3, at her residence. A native of Many, LA, she resided in Orange since 1968. She was a Dietician, retired from Lamar University. Her church home was the Rising Star Missionary Baptist Church, the Rev. Valley Johnson is pastor.

She is survived by her sons, Willis Sibley and wife Cassandra of Orange, John Sibley of Knoxville, TN, William Sibley, Jr. and wife Shirley of Dallas, James Sibley and wife Bobbie of Montgomery, TX, and Waymon Sibley and wife Jackie of Lake Charles; daughters, Minister Matalyn Gay, and husband Rev. Jack of Beaumont, and Rev. Margaret Finnie and husband Charles of Carson, CA; sisters, Carrie Lee Jones of Oakridge, OR and Gloria Jean Jones and husband Andrew of Los Angeles; 30 grandchildren, 43 great grandchildren, and 10 great-great grandchildren.