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Shirley Beaubouef Obituary
With sadness in their hearts, the family of Shirley Mae Mitchell Beaubouef announce that on Friday, September 12, 2025 she passed away peacefully in her home. A celebration of life is being held on September 19, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. at Kilpatrick’s Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 9891 Texas Hwy, Many, Louisiana.
Shirley was born in Fairbanks, Alaska on June 22, 1957 to Bill and Bonnie Mitchell. She attended school in Midwest City, Oklahoma and was part of the graduating class of 1975.
While raising 3 girls as a single mom in Oklahoma, she was offered a job in Texas. It was there that she met her husband of 38 years, Ledale Beaubouef. They were married on February 14, 1987. They enjoyed life in Texas before moving back to Ledale’s home state of Louisiana. It was here that they continued to raise their girls and settled into the new place that they both now called home.
During her years in Louisiana, Shirley worked at Negreet School, subbing, helping out at basketball games, fundraisers, and ran their trophy shop. She enjoyed playing Bunco with the many friends she made along the way. What she loved most though were her husband, girls, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She will be dearly missed by friends and family.
Shirley is preceded in death by her parents, Bill and Bonnie Mitchell; sister, Linda Mitchell; and her mother-in-law, Maxine Rowell. She is survived by her husband, Donnis “Ledale” Beaubouef and daughters, Brandi Duncan of Shreveport, Louisiana; Amy McCallon and husband, Floyd, of Kinder, Louisiana, Melissa Blair of Yukon, Oklahoma, Brandy Smith and husband, Corey, of Minden, Louisiana, and Jessica McMickin of Fort Polk, Louisiana. She also leaves behind 14 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren along with her best friend, Fran Elliot.
Honoring Shirley as pallbearers will be Floyd McCallon, William Stiles, Wesley McMickin, Johnny Werner, Cameron Lee, Landon Battise, Corey Smith, and Jesse Spears.
Services and care were provided to the family by Kilpatrick’s Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Many, Louisiana.
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