A funeral service honoring the life of Doraline "Punkin" Willis will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, October 11, 2019 at Rose-Neath Funeral Home Southside Chapel, 2500 Southside Drive, Shreveport, Louisiana. The service will be officiated by pastor Troy Parker. A visitation with the family will be held prior to the service starting at noon at the funeral home. Interment will follow service in Centuries Memorial Park.
Doraline "Punkin" Willis was born January 16, 1946 in New Orleans, Louisiana to parents August and Dora Gisclair and passed away peacefully Friday, October 4, 2019 in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Punkin was a member of the Church at Red River and a former member of Temple Baptist Church in Shreveport.
She was preceded in death by her parents and two sisters, Augustine Varney and Vivian Creppel.
Punkin is survived by her loving husband of 46 years, Frank L. Willis of Shreveport; son, Allan Willis and wife, Lorea of Summerville, SC; daughter, Michelle Fages and husband, Brandon of New Iberia; brothers, August Gisclair, Jr. and wife, Lilly, and Michael Gisclair and wife, Yosette; and seven grandchildren, Abigal, Brielle, Chelsea and Elijah Fages and Landon, Piper and Cade Willis.
The family would like to suggest that any memorials be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, www.stjude.org.