December 31, 1943 - January 3, 2024
Funeral services for Mrs. Ella Mae Inman will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 14, 2024, in the Chapel of Rush Funeral Home, Oakdale, with Reverend Greg Willis officiating.
Interment will follow in Willis Flat Cemetery, Plainview Community, under the direction of Rush Funeral Home, Oakdale.
Mrs. Inman, 80, of Oakdale, entered eternal rest on January 3, 2024, at Harbor Hospice, Lake Charles, LA.
She was a loving mother and grandmother, a lifelong resident of Oakdale, and a member of Gospel Lighthouse Pentecostal Church. Her hobbies included hunting, fishing, playing softball, volleyball, and watching NBA and tennis. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.
Ella considered her greatest accomplishment raising her three boys on her own. She taught the boys that if you work hard, good things will happen. She taught them to stand up for themselves, to never quit or give up, to respect their elders, how to play all sports, and to never forget where they came from. The boys are quick to say "everything good about them is a reflection of their mother."
She is preceded in death by her loving husband, Milton Inman; her parents, Stafford and Tennie (Ashworth) Willis; four brothers, Crawford Willis, Leamul Willis, Clyde Willis, and Jimmy "Fig" Willis; six sisters, Dorothy Willis, Margie Vincent, Laverne Hargrove, Shirley Mae Pickering, Glenell Durant, and Melvie Buxton; and one daughter-in-law, Kelli Townley.
*Kelli Christine (Mallett) Townley
Find A Grave #262951261*
Those left to mourn her loss and cherish her memory include three sons, Thomas Craig Sykes of Oakdale; Terry Wayne Townley of Oakdale, and Robert Frank Townley of Oakdale; four grandchildren, Lydia Shea Townley of Lake Charles, Joshua Frank Townley (Jessie) of Arnaudville, Tommy Lee Sykes of Sulphur, and Timothy Wayne Townley (Allie) of Oakdale; and three great grandchildren, Adliene Townley, Luca Frank Townley, and Katherine Townley.
A time of visitation will be held in the Chapel of Rush Funeral Home, Oakdale, on Sunday, January 14, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. until time of services.
Pallbearers honored to serve are: Gary Duplechain, Robert Townley, Thomas Sykes, Coby Hargrove, Tommy Lee Sykes, and Gerald Johnson.
www.rushfh.com
December 31, 1943 - January 3, 2024
Funeral services for Mrs. Ella Mae Inman will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 14, 2024, in the Chapel of Rush Funeral Home, Oakdale, with Reverend Greg Willis officiating.
Interment will follow in Willis Flat Cemetery, Plainview Community, under the direction of Rush Funeral Home, Oakdale.
Mrs. Inman, 80, of Oakdale, entered eternal rest on January 3, 2024, at Harbor Hospice, Lake Charles, LA.
She was a loving mother and grandmother, a lifelong resident of Oakdale, and a member of Gospel Lighthouse Pentecostal Church. Her hobbies included hunting, fishing, playing softball, volleyball, and watching NBA and tennis. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.
Ella considered her greatest accomplishment raising her three boys on her own. She taught the boys that if you work hard, good things will happen. She taught them to stand up for themselves, to never quit or give up, to respect their elders, how to play all sports, and to never forget where they came from. The boys are quick to say "everything good about them is a reflection of their mother."
She is preceded in death by her loving husband, Milton Inman; her parents, Stafford and Tennie (Ashworth) Willis; four brothers, Crawford Willis, Leamul Willis, Clyde Willis, and Jimmy "Fig" Willis; six sisters, Dorothy Willis, Margie Vincent, Laverne Hargrove, Shirley Mae Pickering, Glenell Durant, and Melvie Buxton; and one daughter-in-law, Kelli Townley.
*Kelli Christine (Mallett) Townley
Find A Grave #262951261*
Those left to mourn her loss and cherish her memory include three sons, Thomas Craig Sykes of Oakdale; Terry Wayne Townley of Oakdale, and Robert Frank Townley of Oakdale; four grandchildren, Lydia Shea Townley of Lake Charles, Joshua Frank Townley (Jessie) of Arnaudville, Tommy Lee Sykes of Sulphur, and Timothy Wayne Townley (Allie) of Oakdale; and three great grandchildren, Adliene Townley, Luca Frank Townley, and Katherine Townley.
A time of visitation will be held in the Chapel of Rush Funeral Home, Oakdale, on Sunday, January 14, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. until time of services.
Pallbearers honored to serve are: Gary Duplechain, Robert Townley, Thomas Sykes, Coby Hargrove, Tommy Lee Sykes, and Gerald Johnson.
www.rushfh.com
Family Members
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Dorothy Willis Willis
1926–2010
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Crawford Willis Sr
1929–2017
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Leamul Willis
1932–2017
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Melvie Willis Buxton
1933–2007
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Clyde Willis
1935–1981
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Marjorie Willis
1937–1959
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Shirley Mae Willis Pickering
1939–2017
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Laverne Willis Hargrove
1942–2018
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Jimmy W "Fig" Willis
1946–2001
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Glenell Willis Durant
1948–2009
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