Maxine Laurent

Services celebrating the life of Maxine McTyre Laurent will be held at 2 pm Sunday, March 27, 2011 in the chapel of Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home with Brother Frank Yount officiating. Interment will follow at Campti Catholic Cemetery, Campti, LA. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 9 pm on Saturday, March 26, 2011 at Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home. Maxine McTyre Laurent was born April 1, 1936 in Campti, LA. to Mack and Cardelina McTyre. She departed this life on March 23, 2011. She was married on July 23, 1953 to Alex A. Laurent, Sr. Over the years she was employed at Shop-A-Lott and the Natchitoches Parish School Board. She was preceded in death by her parents Mack and Cardelia McTyre; her brother, Joe McTyre, and her husband of 39 years Alex A. Laurent, Sr. Mrs. Laurent was survived by her daughters, Sherry Singleton and her husband Mark of Rush Spring OK, Mary Platt and her husband Jerry of State Line MS, Judy Gray and her husband Manual of Walker, LA, and Michelle Rolen and her husband John of Natchitoches; her sons, Robert Laurent and his wife Dorothy of Natchitoches, Alex Laurent, Jr. and his wife Lisa of Natchitoches and Michael Laurent of Pineville, LA; and her brother, James Paul McTyre and his wife Irene. She was blessed with 16 grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Those honored to serve as pallbearers include Bill Jones, Ryan Laurent, Brad Laurent, Travis Gray, Kevin Gray and Vincent Gray. Honorary pallbearers will be Clayton Williamson and Trent McTyre. Mrs. Laurent was a loving and caring mother and grandmother. She always had a smile on her face and she loved taking care of her numerous plants.