Louise Gagnard age 89 of Alexandria, originally of Marksville

Funeral services for Louise Gagnard of Alexandria, originally of Marksville, will be held Friday, November 4, 2016, at 11:00 am at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home in Marksville, with Reverend Dan O’Connor officiating. Visitation will be observed from 5:00 to 8:00 pm Thursday, November 3, 2016, with the rosary recited at 6:30, and then from 9:00 am Friday until time of service. Burial will be in St. Joseph Mausoleum #1.

Mrs. Gagnard, 89, died Tuesday, November 1, 2016, at Matthews Memorial Health Care Center in Alexandria. She was valedictorian of her graduating class at Marksville High School in 1945, and salutatorian of her class at Southwestern Louisiana Institute in Lafayette (now USL). She was the secretary at Huddle Elementary School in Alexandria for over 20 years. She was a devout Catholic and volunteered as a Pink Lady at Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospital and was a Reach to Recovery volunteer for the Cancer Society for many years. She was an avid reader and enjoyed sewing, gardening and especially hummingbirds.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Mark A. Gagnard; her parents, Albert and Aline Gremillion of Marksville; and her sister, Kathleen Gremillion of Marksville.

She is survived by her three daughters, Laura G. Callico (Paul) of Woodworth, LA; Alice G. Kendrick (Kevin) of Dallas, TX; and Marie Gagnard of Lafayette, LA; her son, Bruce M. Gagnard (Amy) of Woodworth, LA; and her two grandchildren, Jay Kendrick and Sara Kendrick of Dallas, TX. She is also survived by her sister, Eleanor Gremillion of Marksville, LA.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a donation to the American Cancer Society.