Mattie Carolyn Forsythe, age 84, of Lumberton, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 in Beaumont, Texas. Services to honor Mattie will be held privately by the family at a later date. 

Mattie was born on Tuesday, April 5, 1938 in Des Moines, Iowa to parents Rufus Duchesne and Mattie East. She relocated to Orange, Texas in 1950 and worked at Hospital Staffing as an RN for 30 years. Mattie was also a member of First Baptist Church in Orange, Texas for many years. She is preceded in death by her parents Rufus Duchesne and Mattie East and her sister Gwen Clark of Orange, Texas.

Those left to cherish Mattie's memory are her daughter, Chardell Harris and husband Russell Harris of Lumberton, Texas; son, Fred A. Forsythe and wife Martha Forsythe of Sabine Pass, Texas; grandson Dan Shaw of Conroe, Texas; granddaughters Mandy Forsythe of Beaumont, Texas, Regina Forsythe of Sabine Pass, Texas and Grandson Sam Forsythe of Sabine Pass, Texas; her niece and nephews Amber Cloud, Adam Cloud, and Jason Cloud of Orange, Texas.

Arrangements for Mattie were made under the care of Dorman Funeral Home.