Glenda Dell Hansford Epperson

Published 12:00 am Thursday, March 1, 2012

Dec. 6, 1941 – Feb. 28, 2012

FERRIDAY — Glenda Dell Hansford Epperson, 70, of Baker, La., left this home on earth to spend eternity with our Lord and Savior and meet her loved ones in heaven Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012, at her residence.

Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today at Oak Grove Church Cemetery, U.S. Highway 4 near Winnsboro, with the Rev. Troy Terrell of Mansfield, La., officiating.

Burial will follow under the direction of Comer Funeral Home in Ferriday.

A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date at First Methodist Church of Baker.

Mrs. Epperson was born Dec. 6, 1941, the daughter of Homer James and Maurene Hansford.

Glenda grew up on Lake St. John in Ferriday and was very active in basketball and was a member of the Ferriday High School basketball team. She was married 49 years to Buddy whom she met in high school. She and Buddy spent their years in Baker and was a very active member of the First United Methodist Church.

Glenda was a loving child of God and worked diligently involving her church and the Community Café of Baker, where she worried, prayed and helped to feed, clothe and house the needy children of God. She was a loving and giving person who placed the needs of others before her own. She loved everyone. “Mama, we will see you again!”

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, James S. “Buddy” Epperson; one sister, Mary Louise Hansford Morehead; and her precious little great-niece, Brittney Angelica “Angel” Martinez.

Survivors include three daughters, Sharon Badeaux and husband, John, Wendy Epperson and Michelle Jester and husband, Larry; three grandchildren who she loved so much, Evan Epperson, J.I. Jester and Lexi Jester; two sisters, Judy Polk and husband, James, of Mansfield, La., and Dianne Wyles of Fayetteville, Ark.; one brother, Billy Ray Hansford of Vidalia; one very special friend, Martha Terrell Rice of Franklinton, Tenn.; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be Randy Morehead, Marvin Morehead, Troy B. Ezell, John Paul Morehead, Andy Schrilla, Johnny Whitehead and Scottie N. Meadows Ezell.

Honorary pallbearers will be John Badeaux, Larry Jester, Evan H. Epperson and J.I. Jester.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Community Café and First Methodist Church, both in Baker.

Online condolences may be sent to www.comerfh.com.