Kelle' Hankton Parrales

Kelle’ attended Mary D. Coghill Elementary, St. Mary’s Academy, and McDonough 35 High School. After graduating from McDonough 35 in 1995, she went on to obtain a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Tulane University in May of 1999. She enjoyed a very successful career as a chemical engineer in Norco and Geismar, LA with Shell Chemical Company.

Kelle’ accepted Christ as her personal Lord and Savior at an early age. Her love for the Lord shined bright throughout her Christian Life.

Kelle’ married Rommel Parrales on November 6, 2010.

On April 6, 2025, Kelle’ answered a higher calling from heaven. When God said her fight was over and her battle was won, she left this earthly tabernacle looking towards heaven rejoicing.

Kelle’ is preceded in death by her father, Joseph Hankton Jr., paternal grandparents, Joseph Sr. and Irma Hankton, and her maternal grandmother, Wilhelmina Peterson.

She leaves to cherish her memory her loving husband, Rommel Parrales, her mother, Ollie Hankton, big sister, Kimberlyn Lear (Winston Lear Jr.), little brother, Brandon Hankton, nieces, N’Dia and Bailey Lear, stepsons, Rommel Parrales Jr. and Jonathan Parrales, step-granddaughters, Leighton and Leigha Parrales, and a host of other relatives and friends.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend a funeral service on Friday, April 18, 2025, at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. New Orleans, LA 70124. Visitation will be held from 10 AM – 12 PM with a service to begin at 12 PM. Interment will follow at All Saints Mausoleum.