Donna Speaks - The Jena Times

Obituaries

January 10, 2024

Donna Speaks

Donna Marie Speaks, 58, of Jena, passed away on Saturday, December 30, 2023, at Our Lady of Lourdes, Lafayette, LA.

She was born January 21, 1965. Services were held at 2 p.m., Monday, January 1, 2024, in the Heard Cemetery, Manifest, LA, with Bro. Curtis Smith officiating, under the direction of Magnolia Funeral Home, Alexandria, LA.

She was preceded in death by her daddy, Buster Ford; mother, Sue Ford; and brother, Chris Ford.

Those left to cherish her memory include her husband, Sidney Speaks; brother, Danny Ford; nephew, Dillon Ford (Crystal); niece, Charis Ford; nephew, Devin Ford; uncle, David Eubanks; aunt, Evelyn McEntyre; cousins, Kristie Poole (Bobby) and Mike Eubanks (Brandi); her babies, Bryar Ford and Lainey Ford; her fur-baby, Odie; and a host of special nieces, nephews and friends.

Pallbearers were Dillon Ford, Devin Ford, Bradley Eubanks, Brayden Eubanks, Dalton Hearon and Austin Eubanks.

Honorary pallbearers were Danny Ford, Bryar Ford, Drake Eubanks and Jonah Eubanks.

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