Loretha O. Paul

Loretha O. Paul obituary, Oakdale, LA

Loretha O. Paul

Loretha Paul Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Rush Funeral Home - Oakdale on Mar. 9, 2023.

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Funeral services for Mrs. Loretha O. Paul will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, March 10, 2023, at Glenmora Baptist Church, Glenmora, with Reverends Fallis Holloway and Greg Willis officiating. Interment will follow in Paul Cemetery, Plainview, under the direction of Rush Funeral Home, Oakdale.
Mrs. Paul, 101, of Glenmora, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at Allen Oaks Nursing and Rehab Center, Oakdale, LA.
Loretha loved attending church and serving the Lord. She enjoyed gardening and working in the yard, fishing, cooking, and visiting the nursing home. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Harvey Paul, Sr.; one son, Harvey Paul, Jr.; her parents, Jim and Adella Odom; six brothers; and two sisters.
Those left to mourn her loss and cherish her memory include one daughter, Patricia Ann Paul of Glenmora; one sister, Lore Johnson of Elizabeth; thirteen grandchildren; twenty-one great grandchildren; and eight great-great grandchildren.
A time of visitation will be held at Glenmora Baptist Church, Glenmora, on Thursday, March 9, 2023, from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Visitation will resume at the church on Friday, March 10, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. until time of services.
Honored to serve as pallbearers are: Danny Dauzat, Michael Dauzat, Mark Dauzat, Josh Dauzat, Kyron Paul, and Justin Dauzat. Honorary pallbearers will be Wynde Dauzat, Hunter Dauzat, and Luther Paul.
Friends may post online messages of condolence for the Paul family by visiting www.rushfh.com
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