Lou Ellen Parish (Montpelier)

Graveside services for Lou Ellen Parish, 72 of Jonesville, LA will be held at Woodlawn Cemetery, Jena on Friday, October 21, 2011 at 11 AM with Bro. James Carson and Bro. Jack Colclasure officiating under the direction of Young's Funeral Home in Jonesville. Lou Parish was born on December 10, 1938 in Jonesville,La and passed away Monday, October 17, 2011 at Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospital in Alexandria. She graduated in 1960 from the Alexandria Beauty School. She and her sister, Glendon, opened Two Sisters Beauty Salon in 1963 where she continued to work until her passing. Her love was her Grandchildren. She also enjoyed traveling, working with her flowers in her yard and Antique shopping. Lou attended the First Baptist Church of Jonesville. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Dewey Parish, Jr.; her parents, Louis Newt Montpelier and Loberta Emma Montpelier; and one brother, Gerald Montpelier. Survivors include her two daughters, Michelle Coody and husband, Jeff, of Pineville, and Felicia Mullen and husband, David, of Baton Rouge; one son, Curtis D. Parish and wife, Elizabeth, of Jonesville; two sisters, Sherron Harris and husband, Bobby, of Jonesville, and Glendon White of Gulfport, Ms.; two brothers, Hinson Montpelier and wife, Joyce of Jonesville, and Larry Montpelier of Vicksburg; two grandsons, Nicholas Parish of Fort Sill, OK., and Paul Parish of Jonesville; four granddaughters, Lindsay Mullen, Katherine Mullen, Mary Mullen and Sarah Mullen all of Baton Rouge; three brother-in-laws, George Parish and wife, Jimmie of Radford, VA., James "Tuffy" Parish and wife, Ginger of Jonesville, and Richard "Petey" Parish and wife, Tonda, of Tampa, FL. Pallbearers will be Nicholas Parish, Paul Parish, Jimbo Pardue, Arnie Pardue, Burton McDaniel, Dwayne Harris, Larry Montpelier Jr. and James Parish Honorary Pallbearers will be Mike Brown, David Parish, Terry Lee Bacon, Justin Solomon, Robert Lee Swayze, Ronnie Swayze and Tyler Coody. A special thanks to Dr. Karsan, Dr. McCoy, Dr. Morrison, Dr. Bennett and the ICU Physicians. A heart felt appreciation to the wonderful ICU Nursing Staff. The family will receive friends at Young's Funeral Home in Jonesville from 5 PM to 9 PM Thursday, October 20, 2011 and from 9 AM to 10:30 AM on Friday, October 21,2011.

Lou Ellen Parish (Montpelier)

December 10, 1938 - October 17, 2011