Loreta Faye Heath

Loreta Faye Caldwell Heath HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS. –Loreta “Skeet” Heath, 81, passed away July 2, 2015, at Conroe Regional Medical Center in Conroe, Texas following a short illness. Skeet was born on July 23, 1933 in the family home in Lasara, Texas. She was preceded in death by her husband Dalton, sister Lorene, brother Wade, and her parents William and Alta Caldwell. Skeet is survived by her children, daughter Pamela (Bill) Holloway of Huntsville, Texas; sons Dalton “Skip” (Suzette) Heath of Huntsville and Bryan (Angela) of Denver, North Carolina; four granddaughters Tammie Cruise of Tomball, Texas, Brooke Fiedler of The Woodlands, Texas, Christina Haley of Wilmington, North Carolina, and Sarah Heath of Huntsville; grandsons Heath Holloway of Tomball and Trey Heath of Huntsville; two great-granddaughters and four great-grandsons. Skeet is also survived by sisters Jean Malloy of LaVernia, Texas, and Ann Brackhahn of Raymondville, Texas. Skeet was raised in the Lasara and Raymondville areas, graduating from Raymondville High School. She and Dalton raised their young family in Raymondville before moving to San Benito, Texas in 1964, where they resided from 1964 to 1999. They subsequently moved to Huntsville, Texas to spend their retirement years. Over the last several years, Skeet resided at the Carriage Inn in Huntsville where she enjoyed many wonderful friends. Skeet was truly one of a kind. Most that knew Skeet will have their memories of her marked with an exclamation point. She had a mischievous sense of humor, tender heart and buoyant spirit. She loved children, cats, flowers, art, and the Texas Longhorns. Christmas was her favorite time of year, and she started baking cookies in November for the holidays. She loved her family more than all else, delighting in her children and being “Mimi” to all of her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Visitation will be held on Sunday July 5, from 4pm to 6pm at Sam Houston Memorial Funeral Home in Huntsville, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 11am Monday, July 6, 2015, at the Sam Houston Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, immediately followed by graveside service and burial at Farris Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Sam Houston Memorial Funeral Home. Memorial condolences may be made to the family at www.shmfh.com.

Loreta Faye Heath

July 23, 1933 - July 2, 2015