Ruby Jeanette Lewis Laird

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Ruby Jeanette Lewis Laird - Madison Parish, Louisiana
November 12, 1942 - January 14, 2021

From Cox Funeral Home Delhi, LA January 16, 2021

Funeral services for Jeanette Laird, 79, of Waverly, LA will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, January 16, 2021 at the Waverly Baptist Church with Bro. Marion Spence officiating.
Visitation will be held on Friday, January 15, 2021 at Waverly Baptist Church from 5-7PM. Interment will be in the Sunflower Cemetery near Baskin, LA under the direction of Cox Funeral Home of Delhi.

Pallbearers will be Dillon Odom, Travis Baker, Mark Scurria, Jon Wright, Randy Morgan, Sonny Morgan and Glenn Terrell.

Ruby Jeanette Lewis Laird was born on November 12th, 1942 in Delhi, Louisiana to Terrell and Ruby Lewis, who precedes her in death.. She married her high school sweetheart John Wesley Laird on August 25, 1962. She was the devoted mother of three children John Victor (Vic) Laird, Sidney Janell ( Jan), and Holly Jean Laird. Jeanette is also survived by a brother, Doug Lewis and wife Tina.

She became a follower of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ at a young age and was a charter member of Waverly Baptist Church.

Jeanette was born to teach. Teaching was her true love after the Lord and her family. She was a graduate of Tallulah High School, Southwestern Louisiana University, and Northeast Louisiana University finishing her education with a Masters Plus Thirty Hours Degree in Education with a special emphasis in Reading.

Camping, traveling, crafting and spending quality time with her 7 grandchildren, Kelley, Jesse, Taylor, Lorrie, Dillon, Karson and Mattie and two great grandchildren Caroline Yiannopoulos and Brooklyn Laird, who all were the things she invested her free time. Her love for her Lord, family, church, work, and students was beyond measure. Her joy came from giving her best effort in everything that she was involved. Excellence and always doing the right thing mattered so very much to her.

She will be remembered and treasured as a devoted wife, loving mother and grandmother, loyal friend, and caring teacher.