Sharon LaCaze

Shreveport, LA - Sharon Carraway Hutchinson LaCaze, 80, passed away on March 17, 2021 at her home following a brief battle with cancer. A funeral service celebrating her life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 20, 2021 at the chapel at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2500 Southside Drive, Shreveport, Louisiana. Burial will follow at Centuries Memorial Park on Mansfield Road. Family friend and music evangelist Price Harris will officiate the services, assisted by Pastor Bryan Grisham. The family will receive visitors at Rose-Neath Southside from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Friday, March 19, 2021. Sharon was born on August 12, 1940 in Jonesville, Louisiana and grew up in Jena, Louisiana. She was a graduate of Jena High School. She began a career at South Central Bell in 1965, where she had a distinguished 25-year tenure. Many remember her impact at South Central Bell, where she excelled in management and was a valued leader in the Business Service Center. In 1987, Sharon represented the company on the cover of the Louisiana Telephone Directory, with a circulation of over three million Louisianans. Following her retirement from South Central Bell - BellSouth in 1991, Sharon launched a successful second career in residential real estate. She was passionate about helping families find a place to call home. In the 1990s, Sharon was appointed to the Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board by Mayor Hazel Beard. She retired from real estate in 2015. Sharon was a faithful member of Calvary Baptist Church for over 40 years and worshipped at Summer Grove Baptist Church for the past 10 years. Sharon loved her time singing in the choir and especially enjoyed singing duets with her late husband, Tom. It was a joy for her children to see their parents sitting side by side for many years in the choir loft, worshipping the Lord together. For Sharon, family was paramount. She supported her children and grandchildren in every endeavor, from doctor's appointments, sporting events and college graduations to helping them find their homes. Her family looks back on many holidays spent at their "Mimi's" and cherished her consistency as a prayer warrior whenever someone was in need. Later in life, Sharon enjoyed traveling with her husband, Darrell, and grandchildren. Sharon was predeceased by parents, Josie Lee Fopay and Archie Bracy Carraway; sister, Rosa Lee Wyser and husband, Rev. William R.Wyser, Jr., brother, Archie Gayle Carraway; her husband of 30 years, Thomas Hutchinson, Jr.; and son-in-law Michael Johnston Penn. She is survived by her husband of 19 years, Darrell Wayne LaCaze; sons, Douglas Randle Collette and wife, Patti, Russell Shawn Collette and wife, Candace; daughter, Jodi Penn Rives and husband, Claude; stepsons, Richard Alan Hutchinson and wife, Helen, and Patrick LaCaze; grandchildren, First Lieutenant (USMC) Christopher Ryan Collette and wife, Dayana, Matthew Randle Collette, John Carraway Collette, Dustin Collette Shoemaker and husband, Mitchell, Connor Elizabeth Collette, Justin Michael Penn, Taylor Anne McCutcheon, Sarah Bracy Penn, Nathan Thomas Walker and wife, Katy, Robin Hutchinson Lindsay and husband, Brian, Richard Brian Hutchinson, and wife, Amy; 14 great-grandchildren; and sister-in-law, Jean Reeves Carraway. In lieu of flowers, the family encourages memorial contributions to Price Harris Ministries, 438 Mars Drive, Shreveport, Louisiana 71106 or in support of cancer research to Feist-Weiller Cancer Center, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, Louisiana 71104.