Billie Jean Loftin Bennett's Obituary
Billie Jean Loftin Bennett, 73, passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2015, in Mandeville, LA. Billie was born on Saturday, March 8, 1941, in Bannister, LA to Drew and Myrtle Loftin.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Javan Joseph Bennett, whom she married on December 6th, 1968, her parents, and one grandson, Javan Charles Simpson.
She is survived by one brother, Joseph A.D. Loftin; three sisters, Neita Faye Hawthorne, Joan Butler, and Joy Lindsay; one son, Micheal Patterson; three daughters, Sharon Patterson Simpson, Jeanne Patterson Desormeaux, and Michelle Bennett Bernard; eleven grandchildren, Victoria Patterson, Steven Patterson, Sheila DeVillier, Ashley Simpson, Amber Simpson, Justin Patterson, Jean Marie Bernard, Ali Bernard, Jacob Bernard, Zachary Bernard, and Ryan Bernard; and four great-grandchildren.
Visitation and Funeral services will be held at Labby Memorial Funeral Home of DeRidder, LA on Saturday, March 7, 2014; beginning at 9AM until the service at 2PM. Burial will follow at Barentine Cemetery in Longville, LA.
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