She was a native of Lafayette, La., and lived in Sulphur for 53 years.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Donn A. Baham, Sr.; her son, Donn A. Baham, Jr.; her parents, James Baker Hartsell and Annie Toussel Hartsell; her brother, William (Billy) Hartsell; her sisters, Cornelia (Neely) Hartsell Douglas and Libby Hartsell Clanton.
She was survived by a brother, Thomas Hartsell; a son, David Baham and his wife Tracey Hilbun Baham; a daughter, Donna Boudreaux and her husband Perry W. Boudreaux; eight grandchildren, Julie Friedersdorff Petry, Amanda Friedersdorff Davis, Stephanie Friedersdorff, Steven Guillory, Elizabeth Friedersdorff, Anne Baham, Donn Baham III, and Tracy Baham; five great grandchildren, Jase Davis, Lawrence Petry, Taylor Davis, Luke Petry and Francesca Friedersdorff; a nephew, James Lee Canton and family; and her lifelong friends, Alice Webb and L. Glynn Broussard.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, December 26, 2011,in Big Woods Cemetery, in Edgerly, LA.