Marie Beard Dessell

Marie Beard Dessell, age 100, of Independence, Louisiana, passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, at Belle Maison Nursing Home in Hammond. She was born on Thursday, January 8, 1920, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to Wilson A. Sr. and Roberta Devall Beard. Marie enjoyed life and loved quilting, sewing, arts and crafts, ceramics, crocheting, tatting and cooking, but she especially loved spending time with her family. 

Marie is survived by her daughters, Brenda Wages and her husband Johnny and Roberta Cox and her husband Jackie, her son, Allen Dessell Jr. and his wife Sandi, her grandchildren, David Penny and his wife Marcia, Donna Sherman, Jack Cox, Jr. and his wife Jessica, Kellie Ash and her husband Kerry, Dawn Porter and her husband Ken, Brenda Kay Wages and Joe Dessell, 13 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren, also many nieces, nephews and close friends. 

Marie was preceded in death by her parents, Wilson A. Sr. and Roberta Devall Beard, her husband, Allen J. Dessell, Sr. and her brothers, Wilson Beard,Jr. and AC Beard. 

Services will be private. 

Marie's guest book can be viewed on www.harrymckneely.com. 

 

 

 

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