Amelia Louise-Kamel Procell

A funeral mass for Amelia Louise Rose (Kamel) Procell, age 79, will be held Friday, February 14, 2014 at 11:00 AM at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception with Bishop Joseph Strickland officiating. Burial will follow the funeral at Rose Hill cemetery, under the direction of Stewart Family Funeral Home. Amelia went to the Lord on Tuesday, February 11, 2014. Amelia was born in Tyler on January 10th 1935 to the late Namie and Emily Kamel. Amelia grew up in Tyler, and was a graduate of Tyler High and Tyler Junior College. She did several things during her life: managed Kamel’s Variety Store for 10 years, and then worked at Tyler Bank and Trust until she started a family. Amelia was a member and past vice president of Cedars of Lebanon, belonged to Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority and did volunteer work for the crisis center. She will be remembered as a woman who loved her family and friends. Amelia is survived by her 3 kids, Paul Procell and wife Ethel of Arlington, Yvonne Marie Procell of Dallas and Denise Procell Hallmark and husband Shane of Spring; sisters, Yvonne Kamel of Tyler and Yvette Kamel of San Antonio; grandchildren, Anthony and Lily Procell and Jimmy and John Hallmark. Amelia is preceded in death by Jimmie Martin Procell, Brothers Monsignor Raphael Kamel, Raymond Kamel, and Anthony Kamel and by her sister, Sister Genevieve Kamel. Pallbearers will be Johnny Johnson, Shane Hallmark, Mark Johnson, Joseph Martel, Rodney Kamel, George NeJame, Michael Martel, A.J. Kamel and David Kamel. Honorary Pallbearers will be John T. Saleh, Dr. Joe Prud’ Homme, Tony Johnson, Anthony Procell, Steve Kamel, and Joseph Murad Visitation will be Thursday, February 13, 2014 from 6:00 to 7:00 PM at Stewart Family Funeral Home, 7525 Old Jacksonville Hwy., Tyler, 75703. The rosary will be recited by Father Justin Braun, beginning at 7:00 PM at Stewart Family Funeral Home. The family graciously acknowledges gratitude and appreciation each expression of love and sympathy extended during this time of bereavement. Memorials in memory of Amelia Kamel Procell may be made to Cathedral of Immaculate Conception, 423 S. Broadway Ave., Tyler, 75701, Tyler Catholic School Foundation (The Monsignor Raphael Kamel Scholarship Fund) PO Box 131175, Tyler, 75713, Cedars of Lebanon, 5800 New Copeland Rd., Tyler, 75703, the Hospice of East Texas Foundation, 4111 University Blvd., Tyler, 75701 or a charity of your choice. For more information or to express condolences, visit www.stewartfamilyfuneral.com

Amelia Louise-Kamel Procell

January 10, 1935 - February 11, 2014