Pearl Doiron

Born in Hamburg, Arkansas, Mrs. Doiron grew up in Ruston, Louisiana, where she graduated from Louisiana Tech with a degree in Business Education. She did graduate work at the University of Arkansas and at LSU. She was a retired teacher, having taught in Livingston, Jeff Davis, and Calcasieu parishes. She had lived in the Maplewood area since 1946 and was an active member of the Maplewood United Methodist Church and the Retired Teacher's Association. Her most recent job was at Lacassine High School where she taught business courses for thirteen years, and was also head of FBLA, and the yearbook sponsor. She loved teaching and instilled the same excellence in others that she demanded of herself. In her leisure time, she enjoyed playing bridge, baking, and was a talented seamstress. She was known in her family as the “Jello Queen”. She had a beautiful smile, a quick wit, and a wonderful sense of humor that will be missed by all who knew and loved her.

Survivors include her loving husband of 69 years, Alvin J. Doiron of Sulphur; daughters, Betty Waldron and husband, Jim of San Antonio, Texas, Dianne Deason and husband, Ronnie of Sulphur, and Nancy Doiron of Westlake; grandchildren, Brad Deason of Baltimore, Maryland, Lori Reynolds of Fort Worth, Texas, Amy Waldron of San Antonio, Texas; step-grandchildren, James Waldron of Austin, Texas, and Matt Waldron of San Antonio, Texas; great-grandchildren, Julia, Holden, and Brooklyn, all of San Antonio, Texas, Landon and Sadie of Fort Worth, Texas, and Cleo of Austin, Texas. She is preceded in death by her beloved sister, Gladys Drake.

Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, November 12, in Hixson-Sulphur Memorial Funeral Home. The Rev. Doug Cain will officiate. A private family burial will follow at Prien Memorial Park Cemetery in Lake Charles. Visitation is from 4-8 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. until the time of service Saturday in the funeral home. The family requests that memorial donations be made to the Methodist Children's Home of Southwest Louisiana, the Alzheimer's Association, or the charity of one's choice. The family would like to thank the many caregivers who cared for Pearl through the years, with a special thank you to Ann Moss and Evelyn Hardin.