Lori Ann Adams Childers

A resident of Gonzales and native of Chalmette, she passed away from complications due to ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) at 3:20 am on Monday, October 8, 2012, at Our Lady of the Lake surrounded by her loved ones. She was 51 and a retired Ascension Parish School bus driver having served 20 years. Visiting will be at Ourso Funeral Home, Gonzales on Wednesday, October 10 from 5 pm to 9 pm. Visiting will resume on Thursday at St. Mark Catholic Church, Gonzales from 8:30 am until Mass of Christian Burial at 11 am. Entombment to follow in Hope Haven Cemetery, Gonzales. She is survived by her husband, Johnny Childers; daughter and son in law, Twina Mincks and Shayne; son, Aaron Adams, Jr.; mother, Margaret Sanchez; brothers, Robert "Kookie" Bell and Russell Bell; sister, Sherie Bell; grandsons, Cole, Abel, and Blair Mincks; grandmother, Telvina "Duce" LeBourgeois Dupuy; adopted daughter, Bonnie Dupre and husband Jay; step daughters, Maureen and Katherine Childers; step sisters, Mona and Ernie Bercegay, Monica and Gary Boudreaux, and Tammy and Jimmy Charbonnet; Joyce Ann Bell; and her loving dog, Beau. She was preceded in death by her father, Robert "Bobby" Bell; grandfathers, Clement Dupuy and John Bell; step father, Virgen "V.J." Sanchez; grandmother, Mary Bell; and a step sister Darla Landry. Pallbearers will be Robert Bell, Jr. (Godchild), John Brady (caregiver), Timothy, Childers, and Donny Childers (brothers in law), and Gilbert Ramirez. Donations may be made in her name to the ALS Association of Louisiana, P.O. Box 66825, Baton Rouge, LA 70896-6825. The family would like to express thanks to Lori's caregiver John Brady, her nurse, Angela at OLOL, and to the rest of her family and friends for their support. Please visit www.oursofh.com to offer your condolences to the family.