Helen Keller Waters

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Helen Keller Waters Madison Parish, LA

From Delhomme Funeral Home Lafayette, LA January 8, 2008

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 in the Delhomme Chapel of the Flowers for Helen Keller Waters, 83, who passed away Monday, January 7, 2008 at Cornerstone South. Brother Lance Bennett, Minister of Riverside Church of Christ will officiate the services and will be assisted by Brother Danny Hebert, Outreach Minister. Interment will take place in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens in Lafayette.

Helen, the daughter of Richard Littleton Keller and the former Vera Crawford, was a native of Vicksburg, MS and a resident of Lafayette. She loved her church and was a faithful member all her life. She also loved to sing and sang with the Soundwaves for many years. Helen was a caring and devoted nurse, loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She will be sadly missed by all who were blessed to know her.

Survivors include two daughters, Janet N. Norwood and husband, James R. of Lafayette, LA, and Elaine W. Johnson and husband, Leon of Natchitoches, LA; her son, Kenneth D. Waters and wife, Judy of Ville Platte, LA; daughter-in-law, Melanie Waters; grandchildren, James, Jason Justin, Jeremy, and Jon Norwood, Dean, Kendon, and Darla Johnson, Molly Fouts, David, Doug and Michael Waters, Ashley Barfield; and 20 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by the father of her children, Duane Waters; son, Donald L. Waters; her parents; and grandson, Eric Waters.

The family requests visiting hours be observed on Tuesday from 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm and on Wednesday from 8:00 am until the time of service.

Pallbearers will be Michael Waters, David Waters, Doug Waters, James Norwood, Justin Norwood, Jason Norwood, Jeremy Norwood, and Jon Norwood. Honorary pallbearers will be Dean Johnson, Molly Fouts, Kendon Johnson, Ashley Barfield, and Darla Johnson. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made to Alzheimer's Research Fund, 1236 Ginger Crescent, Virginia Beach, VA 23453 or the charity of your choice.

Personal condolences may be sent to the Waters family at www.delhommefuneralhome.com. Delhomme Funeral Home, 1011 Bertrand Drive, Lafayette is in charge of funeral arrangements.