Mattye Lou Bishop Orms

Memorial services for Mattye Lou Bishop Orms, 80, of Jefferson, will be held on Friday, July 17, 2015, at 3 P.M. at Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home Chapel in Gilmer. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Gilmer. Born on May 14, 1935, in Gilmer, Texas, she died on Tuesday, July 14, 2015. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ. She is survived by her husband of sixty-one years, B.J. Orms of Jefferson; three sons, Vernon Orms of Gladewater; Joey Orms and wife, Patty, of Jefferson; and Jimmy Orms and wife, Shelly, of Jefferson; fourteen grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; two brothers, Billy Bishop and wife, Joan, of Maine and Timmy Bishop of Gladewater; five sisters, Vernell Bishop of Big Sandy; Jo Beth Bishop of Big Sandy; Bennita Merrell and husband, George, of Big Sandy; Twyla Madden of Gladewater; and Becky Edwards and husband, Jim, of Glenwood, Iowa; several nieces, nephews, and many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Vernon and Gladys Bishop; sisters, Gwendalyn Thompson, Saundra Newton, and Stacy Bishop; and brother, Ricky Bishop. Honorary pallbearers will be Vernon Orms, Jimmy Orms, Dallas Orms, Ashley Keller Orms, Joey Orms, Briscoe Orms, and Gary Dacus. Online condolences may be left at grubbsloydfh.com