Lena Mae Howell O'Bannon South's Obituary
Funeral services for Lena Mae Howell O’Bannon South will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 3, 2019 in the Provencal United Pentecostal Church with Rev’s Paul Grace and Buddy Boswell officiating. Burial will follow in the Friendship Cemetery in Provencal under the direction of Labby Memorial Funeral Home of Leesville.
Visitation will be Wednesday, July 3, from 10:00 a.m. until service time in the church.
Lena was born on November 9, 1944 in New Roads, LA to her parents, Thomas Edward and Audrey Mae McIlwain Howell. She passed away on Sunday, June 30, 2019 in West Monroe, LA.
She was a loving Mother and Grandmother, not to just her own children, but to many children through the years. She was loved by everyone she met and she was a friend to all.
She was preceded in death by her Parents; One Son: Earl O’Bannon; Her Siblings: Carrol William Howell, and Joy Lee Howell Thomasee.
She is survived by her children: Jerry & Candy O’Bannon of Provencal, Bruce & Sarah Jan O’Bannon of Provencal, Glen & Melissa O’Bannon of Hagewood, and Jeanette & Scott Jiles of West Monroe; One Brother: Byron Howell of Phillipines; Sister: Jean Coffman of Shreveport; Niece/Sister: Vera Howell Brandenburg of Eagle Lake, TX; 15 Grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren and One on the way.
The family would like to extend a special thanks to Louisiana Hospice of Monroe, LA.
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