Mrs. Angela M Granger

Mrs. Granger, a Ville Platte native, has resided in Vinton for 60 years. She retired from Calcasieu Parish School Board after 15 years of service as an aide. She has been an active member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, serving on the bereavement committee and the Catholic Daughters.

She enjoyed quilting with The Country Cousins and she had passion for food—cooking and feeding her loved ones. Angela loved baking and sharing her sweets. She took joy in playing a good game of Canasta. She cherished her family and friends.

She had a deep love for the Lord. Her church family was very dear to her heart. Angela had a true servant’s heart and will be remembered for always caring for others and tending to their needs. She has sponsored a child, Leenard, for over 10 years with Food for the Poor and has worked with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal in New York feeding the homeless.

Survivors include her daughter, Monica Stinson and husband Donny of Vinton; sisters, Jo Beth Richard and Loretta LeBrun and her husband Jackie of Vinton; grandchildren, Donovan Stinson and wife Summer, Amy Bickham and husband Brennan, Andy Granger, Dylan O’Quain and Caleb Granger; great-grandchildren, Keelynd Stinson, Myles Bickham, Kynslee Stinson, Keller Stinson, Brady Bickham, Kasen Stinson and Alyana Granger; daughter-in-law, Angela Brown Granger; and son-in-law, Wade O’Quain.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Berdenia Gautreaux O’Connor, who passed away when Angela was three years old; her grandmother, Trudy O’Connor, who raised Angela from the ages of three to eight years old; parents, Noemi and Gilbert O’Connor; husband, Herman Lee Granger Sr.; sons, Herman Lee Granger Jr. and Sanders Granger; daughter, Terri O’Quain; brothers, Jimmy O’Connor and Dirk O’Connor; and brother-in-law, Wayne Richard.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday, Nov. 1, at 10 a.m. in St. Joseph Catholic Church of Vinton. The Rev. Carlos Garcia will officiate. Burial will follow in Niblett’s Bluff Cemetery. Pallbearers will be members of the Vinton Knights of Columbus Council 6103. Visitation will be in held in Hixson Funeral Home of Vinton on Friday, 4—8 p.m. with a recitation of the Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet at 6 p.m. Visitation will resume in the funeral home Saturday 8—9:45 a.m.

Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.hixsonfuneralhomes.com. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to St. Joseph Catholic Church of Vinton in memory of Angela Granger.