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Margaret Addington, 98, of Orange, passed away on July 21, 2017, in Beaumont.Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 25, 2017, at First United Pentecostal Church in Orange.

Officiating will be Pastor Gary Wheeler.

Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange.Visitation will precede the service, starting at 10:00 a.m.Born in DeRidder, Louisiana, on March 27, 1919, she was the daughter of R.E. Donald and Flora (Tilley) Donald.

Margaret was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary at First United Pentecostal Church.

She was active in Sunday school with her husband, Wilburn F. Addington, and was a very active member in her church and was a faithful member of the weekly ladies prayer group.

She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Wilburn Addington; and siblings, Dorothy Byerly, LaVern Gates, Iva Jean Wolsefer, LaRue Donald, LaMar Donald, and Robert Donald, who all affectionately called Margaret “Doll Baby.” She is survived by her daughters, Becky Yelverton and husand, Will, of Orange, TX, and Suzanne Thomas and husband, Glynn, of Sugarland, TX; grandchild, Melissa Yelverton; sisters-in-law, Mrs. Robert Donald, and Mrs. A.L. Sexton; and many nieces and nephews.Serving as pallbearers will be Larry Mayfield, Kendall Pierce, Buddy Lyons, David Huerta, Ed Reed, and Phillip Williams.