Ella Rhodes

A funeral service for Ella O'Bannon Rhodes will be held at 3:00 pm on Saturday, October 1, 2016 at Provencal Baptist Church in Provencal, LA with Rev Paul Grace officiating. Interment will follow at Provencal Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm on Friday, September 30, 2016 at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home and from 1:00 pm until service time Saturday at Provencal Baptist Church. Ella Rhodes, 86, of Provencal, LA, died September 28, 2016, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born October 23, 1929 in Provencal, LA to Randall and Agnes O'Bannon. For over 30 years, Ella and her late husband, Elvis, owned and operated a cafe in Provencal where you could get the best hamburger in the parish. They were known for helping those in need throughout the community. Ella loved to talk and never met a stranger. She was straightforward and was never shy about speaking her mind. She is preceded in death by her parents, Randall and Agnes O'Bannon; her husband, Elvis Rhodes; her brothers, Ruff O'Bannon, Harold O'Bannon, Gordon O'Bannon, Minor O'Bannon, and Lynn O'Bannon; her sisters, Josephine O'Bannon, Velma Howell, Dorothy Haley, and Cora Wyka; and an infant daughter, Joyce Rhodes. She is survived her her daughters, Janice Boswell and husband Buddy, Judy Lindsey and husband Larry, Louise Yopp and husband Randy; one son, Robert Rhodes and wife Karen; her grandchildren, Cecil Boswell Jr., Rodney Boswell, Amy Holman, Jeremy Yopp, Misty Dees, Marcus Rhodes, Larry Lindsey Jr., and Angela Jennings; eleven great grandchildren; and one brother, Willie O'Bannon. Those honored to be pallbearers will be Jeremy Yopp, Dakoda Wyatt, Cecil Boswell, Jr., Rodney Boswell, Larry Lindsey, Jr., Brad Woodel, J. L. Dees, and Marcus Rhodes. The family would like to thank a special friend, Jena Brazil, for her kindness during their mothers illness. Also, a special thanks to Hospice of Natchitoches for their loving care. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Provencal First Baptist Building Fund in memory of Mrs. Ella.