Erma Lee Balque, 81, passed away on Friday, March 3, 2017. She was a native of Port Arthur, TX and was a member of Historic Israel Chapel AME Church.

Funeral service will be Saturday, at 11:00 A.M. at Historic Israel Chapel. Rev. Theo Mays officiating. Visitation will begin at 9:00 A.M. Interment will follow at Live Oak Memorial Park. Service entrusted to Hannah Funeral Home, Inc.