Mrs. Laura Belle Collier Hand, 84, of Nacogdoches passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2013, at Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Hand was born July 19, 1929, in Nacogdoches to parents Alton Terrell Collier and Tommie Inez Walker Collier. She was a 1947 graduate of Nacogdoches High School and also attended Massey Business School. She retired from a longtime successful career as a customer services supervisor for Southwestern Bell Telephone.
She was a charter member of Nacogdoches Congregational Methodist Church. Mrs. Hand was a member of Nacogdoches Chapter #428 Order of the Eastern Star, having served as Worthy Matron. She was an active member of the Altrusa Club, Telephone Pioneer Club, and Business & Professional Women’s Club.
Her survivors include sons, Jack Hand Jr. and wife Paula of Nacogdoches, Jerry Allen Hand and wife Patti of Woden, and John Collier Hand and wife Eva of Hudson; grandchildren, John Hull of Austin, Emily Morris of Austin, Tammy Hand of Hawkins, Jenny Hand of Woden, Wesley Collier Hand and wife Jennifer of Nacogdoches, and Rachael Starr Hand of Hudson; great-grandsons, Kaden Walker Hand and Kase Ryan Hand of Woden; and sisters, Lois Marie Carlson and JoAnn Whitehead, both of Nacogdoches.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Jack Hand Sr., on November 6, 2009; and her brothers, Cecil Ensley Collier, Homer Raiford Collier, Lenox Revone Collier, and Buford Alton Collier.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday, November 15, 2013, at Cason Monk-Metcalf Sunset Chapel, located at 5400 North Street in Nacogdoches, with Rev. Bob Whitehead officiating. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction of Cason Monk-Metcalf Funeral Directors. Online memories and condolences may be offered at www.CasonMonk-Metcalf.com.
