Lela Mae Murray "Teet" Dalme

Lela Mae Murray “Teet” (Little Mother) Dalme joined her loved ones in Heaven Saturday, July 15, 2017.  Services will be held Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at 2:00 P.M. at Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home Chapel in Natchitoches, Louisiana with Rev. George Pookkattu officiating.  The family will receive friends in the Chapel Monday July 17, 2017 from 5:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. with a Rosary at 6:30 P.M. and on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 from noon until service time. Lela, 89 years old was born to Dewey and Elsie Murray August 14, 1927.  She married the love of her life Richard B. (R.B.) Dalme December 24, 1946.  Of their marriage she gave birth to their five beloved children.  She was a loving and devoted mother and grandmother.  She was very proud of her family and always put them first. She touched so many lives with her nurturing spirit. Through the years she helped raise and loved so many other children.   She loved to cook and prepare meals for family and friends on holidays and any other time.  She loved to dance especially with R.B.  They would waltz across the floor like they were on a cloud.  She will be truly missed by her family and friends. Lela is survived by her five children, Richard B. Dalme, Jr. (wife Beverly), Gilda Parker (husband Jessie), Archie Dalme (wife Peggy), Herbert Dalme (wife Martha) and Anita Dove (husband Rick).  Sisters:  Lavada Tanner, Dorothy Martin, Betty Davenport, Billie Pittman, Jo Anne Smith, Lucy Murphy, Patricia Edmonson, Mary Guin and Elizabeth Guice.  Brothers:  William “Dubie” VanHook and Walter VanHook.  She is also survived by:  14 Grandchildren, 37 Great Grandchildren and 1 Great Great Grandchild and a host of nieces, nephews and many friends. She was preceded in death by:  Her husband Richard “R.B.” Dalme, Father Dewey Murray, Mother Elsie Wilson, Sisters:  Katherine McKenzie, Helen Jones, Elsie Tyler, Bertha Edwards.  Brothers:  Harry VanHook, Curtis Murray, Homer Murray, John D. Murray, A.M. Murray, Tony Murray and Ray Murray. Pallbearers will be James Parker, Richard Lynn Dove, Richard Dalme III, Randy Dalme, Adam Dalme and Drake Harrington.  Honorary Pallbearers will be Clay Johnson, Jeff Tynes, Keith Warford, Branton Warford, her Great Grandsons and her many nephews. The Family would like to thank Dr. Mary Long, Dr. Chris Ingram, Dr. Michelle Mayeaux, Dr. Warren Botnick, Dr. Dharam Gurwara and the Nurses and other staff of the Natchitoches Regional Medical Center and the Louisiana Extended Care Hospital of Natchitoches.