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Willie Jo Amen, 91, of Bridge City, passed away January 23, at Oakwood Manor Nursing Home in Vidor.

Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 29, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Mr. Barry Jones of 9th and Elm Church of Christ in Orange. Entombment will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves. There will be no visitation.

Born in Cleburne, Sept. 16, 1923, she was the daughter of Willie Ray Crawford and Rose Ella Dickerson Ray. Mrs. Amen was a member of 9th and Elm Church of Christ. The family would like to acknowledge, with grateful appreciation the love and care provided to Mrs. Amen by the staff of Oakwood Manor Nursing Home.

She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, George Arthur Amen and daughter, Sharon Ray.

She is survived by her daughter, Sheala Vice; daughter and son-in-law, Sandra and Joel Fowler, all of Bridge City; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren and brother, Bud Ray of Pearsal.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to 9th and Elm Church of Christ, 501 9th Street, Orange, Texas, 77630.