Obituary of Arlene Faye Bleam

Arlene Faye Bleam, 78, passed away on Thursday, September 5, 2013. She is preceded in death by her parents, Clarence and Clara Ruwe; daughter, Jennifer Metz; sister, Anna Mae Buller. Arlene is survived by her loving husband of 58 years, Ken Bleam; daughter Karen Swiggard and husband, Scott; son-in-law, Sonny Metz; sister, Dorothy Lee Foreman and husband, B.J.; grandchildren, David and Paula Metz, Lauren, Nicole, Hanna, Justin and Jenna Swiggard; and a host of other family and friends. Arlene enjoyed the outdoors and loved to go camping and traveling all over the country with Ken. She was a skilled quilter and looked forward to making quilts for all her family and her many church friends. Arlene was a wonderful cook and enjoyed cooking for her family. She loved being a “Grandma” and cherished spending time with her grandchildren. Arlene had a very strong faith and enjoyed going to and being a part of her church. She will be greatly missed by all that knew and loved her. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Arlene’s honor to the American Cancer Society at www.cancer.org. A visitation and funeral service for Arlene will be held on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 18220 Upper Day Road, Houston, Texas 77058 with Pastor Al Scholz officiating. The visitation will begin at 9:00 am and the service will follow at 10:00 am. Interment will follow at Forest Park East Cemetery in Webster, Texas.