Betty Jean McLaughlin Rawls

A funeral service for Betty Jean McLaughlin Rawls, 81, will be held on Thursday, October 30, 2025, at 11:30 a.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2201 Airline Drive, Bossier City, Louisiana. Burial will follow at Rose-Neath Cemetery in Bossier City. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. until the time of service. Officiating will be John Warner.

Betty was born on February 19, 1944, to Raymond McLaughlin and Lucille McLaughlin Benbow in Pineville, Louisiana, and passed away on Thursday, October 23, 2025, in Arlington, Texas.

Betty Rawls was a woman of strength, wisdom, and heart. A graduate of Dry Prong School, she carried her intelligence and financial savvy into every chapter of her life. She was the proud owner of D’s All-In-One store in Plain Dealing, Louisiana, where her sharp mind and entrepreneurial spirit made a lasting impact on her community.

Betty was first married to Carroll D. Stephens, and later to Jerry Will Rawls, with whom she shared a life filled with love and resilience. She found joy in simple pleasures, fishing, browsing flea markets, shopping, spending time at the boats, and traveling. Her laughter, determination, and generous spirit made her unforgettable to all who knew her.

Her memory will live on in the hearts of those she loved and those who loved her. She will be deeply missed and forever remembered.

Betty was preceded in death by her parents, Raymond McLaughlin and Lucille McLaughlin Benbow, and her brother, James McLaughlin.

Left to cherish her memory are her siblings, Elbert McLaughlin and his wife, Leona; Eloise Tingle; Samuel McLaughlin; and Thomas McLaughlin.

She is also lovingly remembered by her daughters, Rachel Johnson and her husband, Michael, along with their children, Amanda Johnson and her children, Brooklynn Anderson and Mason Roe, and Chad Johnson and his wife, Adela.

Her daughter Felisa Howie and her husband, Paul, also survive her, along with their children, Kole Howie and his wife, Melody; Gracie Davis and her husband, Joel; and Victoria Ganey and her husband, Dean.

Honoring Betty as pallbearers will be Chad Johnson, Kole Howie, Paul Howie, Joel Davis, Dean Ganey, and Stanley Hall.