Adel Nash Cryer's Obituary
The outpouring of love during the recent passing of our mother and support has been comforting, which speaks highly of our supportive and loving community. In order to accommodate the community’s wishes to participate in our mother’s Celebration of Life, the family is requesting everyone wear a mask at all times. The request is being made out of an abundance of concern for everyone’s health and safety.
BECAUSE OF THE COVID PANDEMIC, THE FAMILY REQUESTS ANYONE WISHING TO ATTEND VISITATION OR THE SERVICE, TO PLEASE WEAR A MASK, ADHERING TO CDC GUIDELINES AT ALL TIMES.
Masks and hand sanitizer are being made available by the family at the Funeral Home.
Thank you, The Family of Adel Cryer
Adel, age 90, of Rosepine, LA, went to be in the arms of her Heavenly Father on July 18, 2020, after a lengthy illness.
Visitation will be Wednesday, July 22, 5:00-9:00 p.m. at Labby Memorial Funeral Home, DeRidder, LA. Funeral services at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, July 23, 2020 in the Funeral Home Chapel. Brother Dennis Bjornberg, New Life Evangelism Center, Natchitoches, LA, officiating. Interment will immediately follow in Rosepine Cemetery. Adel was a devoted and faithful member of Rosepine First United Pentecostal Church.
Daughter of Charlie Washington and Emma Katherine (Perkins) Nash, Adel was born in Leesville, LA on February 2, 1930. Adel was the last surviving member of the Nash family, having been displaced from what is now the current Rifle Range at Ft. Polk Joint Readiness Training Center. She is preceded in death by her father, Charlie Washington Nash; mother, Emma Katherine (Perkins) Nash; Wid Cryer, loving husband of 40 years; son and daughter-in law, David Larry Cryer, Sr. and wife, Brenda Jean (Brumbelow) Cryer; granddaughter Jenny Del (Whitehead) Baker, 6 sisters and 5 brothers.
Survivors include daughter Betty Marie Leger of Rosepine, LA; two sons, James Edward (Tammie) Cryer of Leesville, LA and Billy Luzon Cryer of Leesville, LA; daughter-in-law Luauna (Easley-Lavender) Cryer of Rosepine, LA; and lifetime friend, Charles Martin Snyder of Leesville, LA. Other survivors included 11 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren and 9 great-great grandchildren, many cherished and loving nieces, great nieces, nephews and great nephews and a host of friends.
Adel and Wid owned and operated Tiger Den Restaurant in Belton, TX until their retirement in 1982 when they returned to their place of birth. Both drove buses for the Vernon Parish School District. Adel was also a licensed Reflexologist for many years until permanently retiring in 2015. Always active, Adel loved to garden and cook. Many loving memories will be had by everyone she welcomed into her home for her chicken and dumplings. Adel’s caring and loving nature will be missed by each life she touched while humbly serving in the community.
The family wishes to acknowledge with deep appreciation the many expressions of love, concern and kindness shown to them during this hour of bereavement. May God Bless and Keep Each of You!
Pallbearers: Grandsons, Michael Cryer and David Cryer, Jr.; great grandson, Brendon Cryer; Great Nephews, Dicky Fetting, Justin Hinkel, Dylan Hinkel.
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