Mrs. Willie Mel Hinson Quaidy's Obituary
Funeral services for Mrs. Willie Mel Hinson Quaidy, 85, will be held at 10:00 AM., Wednesday, August 17, 2011, at Labby Memorial Funeral Home in DeRidder, LA, with Rev. Lindsey Burns officiating. Burial will follow in Hinson Cemetery, Knight Community, under the direction of Labby Memorial Funeral Home in DeRidder. Mrs. Quaidy passed away Saturday, August 13, 2011, DeRidder, LA.
Visitation will begin Tuesday, August 16, 2011, 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM at Labby Memorial Funeral Home, DeRidder, LA.
Mrs. Quaidy was born July 14, 1926, in DeRidder, LA, to Ernestine Wilcox Hinson and William Patrick Hinson of the Knight Community.
Survivors include her son, James Alan Quaidy of DeRidder, LA; one sister, June Hinson Stephens of Cottonwood, LA and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Andrew Johnson Quaidy and one daughter, Patsy Quaidy Cowan.
She was a native and lifelong resident of DeRidder, LA. She was an LPN at Beauregard Memorial Hospital for 25 years; state inspector of nursing homes and a member of First Baptist Church in DeRidder, LA. She was also a member of Post 3619 VFW Auxiliary and Post 27 American Legion Auxiliary.
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