Gradie M. Middleton

Gradie Mitcham Middleton, age 83, of Flora, LA, passed away Monday, November 22, 2010, at Willis-Knighton Pierremont Medical Center in Shreveport, LA. Arrangements are being handled by Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches, LA where the family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until 9:00 pm on Tuesday, November 23, 2010. The funeral service will be held at Harmony Baptist Church in Provencal at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, November 24, 2010 with Rev. Randy Olliff officiating. Interment will be at Roberts Cemetery in Provencal, LA. Mrs. Gradie was a very loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. She was a member of the Harmony Baptist Church for 24 years, where she taught Sunday school and sang in the choir. She thoroughly enjoyed quilting, crocheting, and sewing. She also enjoyed working in her flower garden and was a member of the Eastern Star. Mrs. Gradie was truly a great lady, and will be dearly missed by her family and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elton Ralph Middleton, Sr.; her parents, Joseph Edgar Mitcham and Margaret Sparks Mitcham; one son, Elton Ralph Middleton, Jr.; three sisters, Verla Landrum, Bessie Mitcham, and Dorothy Tynes; and two brothers, Lloyd Mitcham and Sherman Mitcham. She is survived by her sons, Richard Middleton of Stonewall, LA and Phil Rodriguez, Sr.; six grandchildren, Phil Rodriguez, Jr., Amy Burk, Robert John Middleton, Ross Middleton, Rustin Middleton, and Daniel Head; and five great grandchildren.