Dorothy Jean Wages

Funeral services honoring the life of Dorothy Jean Wages will be held on Thursday, August 1, 2024, at 11:00 AM at Castor Baptist Church with Bro. Terry Ward officiating. Burial will follow in Castor Cemetery under the direction of Jeane's Funeral Service. Serving as pallbearers will be Dustin Nash, Chandler Cummings, Colin Cummings, Marcus Smith, Jeff Jones, and Buck Borland.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, from 6:00-8:00 PM at the church.
Dorothy Jean Cummings Wages, 85 of Leesville, Louisiana peacefully passed away from this life on Monday, July 29, 2024.
Dorothy, known as "Dot" by family and friends, was born on March 28, 1939 to Audis and Edna Mae Cruse in LaSalle Parish. She loved to share stories about her childhood and how times had changed throughout her lifetime. She was a graduate of Lasalle High School. After graduating high school Dorothy attended Business College and later went on to work at Fort Polk as a bookkeeper where she retired after 25 years.
Dorothy loved many things but valued her faith in Jesus Christ, family, and her country. She was a beloved wife, sister, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She loved her title as "Mam-Maw" and took every opportunity to tell her grandchildren about Jesus and remind them to say their prayers.
Dorothy married Lawrence (Nick) David Cummings of Thomas, West Virginia on June 17, 1960. They traveled and enjoyed military life for 30 years before settling in Leesville, Louisiana. It was this life that fostered a family full of military service members, all of whom Dorothy was abundantly proud of. Dot and Nick were lovingly married for 39 years.
Dorothy married James (Jim) Wages of Libuse, LA on May 26, 2001. Dorothy and Jim loved to attend church and watch their evening TV shows together. Spending time with their family was always a priority and they hosted holidays and gatherings in their home year after year. Dorothy and Jim were happily married for 17 years.
Dorothy is preceded in death by her parents: Audis and Edna Mae Cruse, sister Elaine Sullivan, brother Bobby Cruse, husband Lawrence Cummings, and husband Jim Wages.
Left to cherish her memory are her sisters; Vonnie Douglas of Olla, Louisiana and Debbie Johnson of Olla, Louisiana, Her 3 children; Dorinda Cummings Smith and husband Mark Smith of Katy, Texas, Laura Cummings Nash and husband Dale Nash of Leesville, Louisiana, and David Wayne Cummings and wife Kasey Cummings of New Orleans, Louisiana. Grandchildren; LaDaina Jones (Jeff), Marcus Smith (Angela), Danelle Nash, Dustin Nash (Kaitlyn), Colin Cummings and Chandler Cummings, along with great-grandchildren; Ryatt, Anniston, Micah, Clara, and Drake.