Dorothy H. Wilson

BOSSIER CITY, LA - Dorothy was born August 1, 1920 to Fred James and Lorena Gares Hebert in Vivian, LA, the only daughter between two brothers, Fred J. Hebert, Jr. and Glenn L. Hebert. She was welcomed to her Heavenly home, at the age of 94, on December 30, 2014. Funeral services will be at Waller Baptist Church, Bossier City, on Monday, January 5, 2015 at 1:00PM. Officiating will be Rev. Casey Hough, with Rev. Lane Moore and Rev. David Dietzel assisting. Interment will follow at Forest Park St. Vincent Cemetery, Shreveport. Pallbearers will be Bruce Latshaw, Gary Wise, Mark Wise, Terry Pipes, Roger Johnson, Bill Hensley, Greg Hennigan and Paul Clark. Visitation will be at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City on Sunday, January 4, 2015 from 3:00-5:00PM. The Wilson family would like to express their heartfelt gratitude to Frances Bourgeois, a devoted friend and caregiver, and other dear friends for their continual kindnesses. She was preceded in death by her parents and brothers; her beloved husband, Kirby Dean Wilson; her only son, Archie Ray Wilson and oldest grandson Michael Ray Wilson. Survivors include twin daughters Carol Latshaw and husband Bruce of Carrollton, TX; Nancy Wise and husband Gary of Huntsville, TX. She was blessed with six grandchildren: Kelly Jackson, Robin Hennigan, Amy Janice, John Mark Wise, Cindy Johnson and Holly Latshaw; eleven great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews and a multitude of friends. Through 67 years of marriage she was a devoted wife and mother; committed to her Lord, her husband and her family. When Kirby returned from WWII, they built a home on Waller Street where they raised a loving family, and she resided the rest of her life. She was a "gracious lady", always considerate of her husband and others first. Together, they faced difficulty and loss - the sudden death of their son, then their first grandson, caring for aged parents in their home - yet never wavering in their dependence on God to carry them through. Dorothy worked as school secretary at Rusheon Jr. High School for 23 years. After retirement, she volunteered as a 'pink-lady' with the Bossier Medical Center Guild for 20 years. She so loved Waller Baptist Church, where she was a charter member and actively served for 65 years. With a joyful attitude, she never missed an opportunity to express her gratitude to God for each new day, and to encourage others in their faith. Though limited by confinement to a wheelchair the past six years, God sent her a ripe harvest to tend-and she was faithful. Memorials may be made to Waller Baptist Church of Bossier City.