on December 26, 1944 in Vinton, Louisiana. Ethel was a lifelong resident of Vinton,
growing up on the family’s rice farm. She was also a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic
Church. She retired from the Calcasieu Parish School Board in 2004 where she
worked at Vinton Elementary.
She enjoyed spending time with her daughters and grandchildren, getting pedicures,
watching movies, listening to music, attending Mass, and going out for dinner. She
was a loving daughter, wife, mother, and grandmother and spent many years caring for
her own mom with the most attentive and gentle care.
Those left to cherish her memory are her daughters; Millette DeVille (Sammy) of Alvin,
Texas, Roxanna Maciel (Mike) of Sugar Land, Texas, Shannon Patin (Troy) of Sulphur,
Louisiana; grandchildren, McKenzie Deville (Pamela), Laken Patin, Michael Maciel
(Judi), Caitlen Johnson (Devin), Ally Maciel (Corey Nobilo), Colben Patin, Mason
Deville and Marc Maciel; sister, Bonnie Hudson (Bill); brother, Harold Mathews; many
nieces, nephews, sisters-in-law and friends.
She is preceded in death by her loving husband of over 45 years, Cleo Coulter Jr; her
parents, Sarazon Paul Mathews and Zula Marie (Kinney) Mathews; siblings, Kenneth
Mathews, Calvin Mathews, Charles Mathews, and Woodrow Mathews.
A Visitation and Rosary will be held at Hixson Funeral Home of Vinton on Saturday,
June 19, 2021 beginning at 9:00 am with a Rosary beginning at 10:00 a.m. and Eulogy beginning at 11:00 am.
A Memorial Mass at St. Joseph Catholic Church will begin at 1:00 pm on Saturday, June 19, 2021 with Father Carlos Garcia officiating. Ethel will be entombed privately in a cremation niche at
Mimosa Pines Cemetery in Carlyss, Louisiana where she will be rejoined once more
with our father, Cleo Coulter Jr.
Our mom, Ethel, was helped greatly in her last days by the incredible team at Margaret
Cullen Marshall Hospice Care Center (Houston Hospice), a non-profit organization
providing end-of-life care in Houston, Texas. If you would like to donate a "Tribute gift"
to Houston Hospice in Ethel's honor, please find the details about giving
here: https://www.houstonhospice.org/donate/
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.hixsonvinton.com for the Coulter family.
