Dinah Richard

JENNINGS

A Celebration of Life for Mrs. Dinah Stagg Richard, 76, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 1, 2020 in the First Baptist Church with Rev. Skip Dean officiating.

Memorial visitation will be at the church from 12:00 p.m. on Saturday until time of the celebration.

Mrs. Richard passed away at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, January 28, 2020 in Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette.

She was a lifelong resident of Jennings, retired pre-school teacher and member of the First Baptist Church.   She was someone who enjoyed arts and crafts, painting, music, attending plays, going bike riding, swimming, seasonal decorating, entertaining at her house, going on picnics and going out to eat.  She especially loved spending time with her friends, children and grandchildren.

She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Olan “Flip” Richard of Jennings; daughters, Vanessa (Scottie) Lopez, Valerie (Mike) Guidry all of Jennings, Angela (Josh) Guidry of Lake Charles; one son, Vance (Linda) Richard of Broussard; one sister, Ginger (Skip) Dean of West Monroe; one brother, Richard (Susan) Henry Stagg of Monroe; and her ten grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Preston and Priscilla Gravelle Stagg.