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Polly Ann Decker, 74, longtime resident of Houston, and more recently of Orange, passed away Nov. 9, at her home.

A graveside service will be held at 1:00 pm, Thursday, Nov. 12, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Brother Roosevelt Payne. Visitation will be prior to the service from 10:00-12:00 pm, Thursday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

Born in Atlanta, Tx, Dec. 12, 1940, she was the daughter of Alexander Woodrow Wilson Decker and Blon Dee (Jett) Decker. Polly was a member of First Baptist Church of Orange and was a member of the Bengal Guards. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, James “Bubba” Decker.

She is survived by her sisters, Linda Stone and husband Jackie, whom she lived with and Jane Honeycutt; a special niece and nephew, Mona Malone and husband Dennis and Marty Belcher and wife Vickie; seven other nieces and nephews; lots of great nieces and nephews and several great-great-nieces and nephews whom she loved dearly.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to First Baptist Church Building Fund at 7637 Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Orange, Tx 77632.