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Lena Harmason Obituary
Funeral service for Lena Harmason of Bordelonville will begin at 11:00 am on Monday, October 7, 2024, at Escude Funeral Home in Mansura with Reverend Shirley Stelly officiating. Burial will follow at St. James Baptist Cemetery in Bordelonville.
Lena Harmason, age 82, passed away on September 30, 2024, at the Colonial Nursing Home in Marksville.
Those left to cherish her memory are her nieces and nephews, Iris Harmason, Emelda Henderson, Gretchen Francisco, Athena Miller, Letonia Benjamin, Leonard Benjamin, Jessie Harmason, Jr., and Jeffrey Benjamin; and a host of other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, James Nelson Harmason & Ida Ballard Harmason; siblings, Mary Harmason Benjamin, Jessie Harmason, Sr., Dan Harmason, Amos Harmason, Caeser Harmason, and Silas Harmason.
Visitation will begin at 9:00 am until 11:00 am on Monday, October 7, 2024, at Escude Funeral Home in Mansura.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Escude Funeral Home (318-964-2324) 6608 Porterie St. Mansura, LA 71350.
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