Susan Jeanette Yousefian

Susan Jeanette Wagner Yousefian, 63, went home to be with the Lord on December 31, 2023.As a lifelong Christian always faithful to the Lord, she has gone on to her heavenly home.

Susan was born July 22, 1960 to Claiborne and Jeanette Wagner in Port Arthur, TX and was the youngest of three siblings; one brother (John) and sister(Vicki). She was raised in Port Arthur, TX and finished high school at Thomas Jefferson High School. Susan studied at Lamar University in Beaumont, TX and in 1986 graduated with a Bachelor Science in Secondary Education specializing in Mathematics and Computer Science. She taught in various school districts in the Southeast Texas area ending with teaching at Lumberton ISD from which she retired in 2008.

She was very active in her church community being involved in Missionettes, singing, prayer groups, game days, church events, bible studies and many others. She was raised in First Assembly of God in Port Arthur, TX and most recently was attending Magnolia Assembly of God in Port Neches, TX. She made many lifelong friends and connections in the church community.

While Susan was at Lamar, she met a handsome young man also studying there. She and Ali Yousefian were married on November 20, 1981. Alex and Andrew were added to their family in 1985 and 1989 respectively. They were life partners who raised two children and had many wonderful years together.

She is preceded in death by her parents Claiborne and Jeanette Wagner.

Those left to cherish her memory are husband Ali Yousefian, children Alex (Mahnoush) Yousefian and Andrew Yousefian, brother John (Lesa) Wagner, sister Vicki (Arthur) Fisher, Ali’s siblings, Adel, Bozorg, and Hamid, and cousins, aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews and many loved ones.

Visitation will be on Wednesday, January 10, 2024 from 10:00 AM till 11:00 AM at Clayton Thompson Funeral Home in Groves. Service to honor Susan’s life will be at 11:00 AM Wednesday in the Thompson Memorial Chapel with Rev. Robert Montgomery officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Bluff Memorial Park.