Gene Dial

A celebration of life service for Mr. Gene Dial will be at 10:30 am Saturday, April 25, 2015 at Belmont Baptist Church in Belmont, LA with Dr. Calvin Phelps and Rev. David Allen officiating. Interment will follow at Belmont Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 8 pm on Friday, April 24, 2015 at Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home of Natchitoches and again on the day of the service from 10 am until service time at Belmont Baptist Church. Gene, 72 years of age, passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at his residence in Bossier City with his family by his side. He was born February 6, 1943 to Frances Sue Remy Dial and Eugene S. Dial in Sallisaw, OK. He retired as Senior Regional Vice President of Sabine State Bank with 47 years of experience in the banking industry. He was a graduate of the University Of Oklahoma School Of Banking and proudly served his country in the United States Navy. He was a true servant to so many people in the Northwest Louisiana area, either helping them get their start in life with a job or a loan. He always saw the good in everyone he met and would always do everything in his power to be of help to them. A true family man, his love and devotion to his family was the most important thing with the exception of his faith in God. He will truly be missed but affectionately remembered by his family and friends. His memory will be cherished by his wife, Sherry C. Dial of Bossier City; his mother, Frances Sue Dial of Shreveport; his children, Wayne Dial and his wife Laura, Jeff Dial, Sharon Lindsay, Jana Freeman and her partner Amanda Brosset, and Holly Clarke and her husband Kipper; his siblings, Tommy Dial and his wife Yvonne, Kathleene Weir and her husband Mark, Sherry Bohannon and her husband George, and Linda Dial. He was blessed with 10 grandchildren, Daniel Dial, Ethan Dial, Madison Brosset-Freeman, Audrey Clarke, Grace Anne Clarke, Tyler Robert Clarke, Benjamin Wayne Clark, Stephen Marendino, Lauren Lindsay, and Codie Lindsay; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Eugene S. Dial. Those honored to serve as pallbearers include: Bob Hollingsworth, Steve Waters, Randall Myers, Randall Myers, Jr., Kevin McBride, and Jim Cole. Honorary pallbearers will be Daniel Dial, Ethan Dial, and the Board of Directors of Sabine State Bank. In lieu of floral tributes, the family requests donations are made to the Belmont Cemetery Fund.