She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, daughter, grandmother, and great grandmother. She loved crocheting, painting, fishing and most of all to dance and also a member of the Baton Rouge Bridge Club. Everyone will remember Ms. Bernice with her sharp wit, her laughter, storytelling and her gift of love; to be loved, to love and to forgive.
She and her husband, Edward were members of the Faith Presbyterian Church. Ms. Bernice retired in 1988 from the State as a Payroll Accountant.
She is survived by her husband Edward of 70 years; four children, Elaine C. Spiess of Boise, ID, Eileen Spiess Stark and her husband Carl of Baton Rouge, David E. Spiess and his wife Sandra Spiess of Greenwell Springs and Ernest C. Spiess of Hendersonville, TN; grandchildren, Melanie C. and Kevin Moats of Boise, ID, Jennifer C (Ginger) Rogers of Boise, ID, Emily and Barrett Gettig of Lake Isabella, CA, Joshua and Davina Causey of Brookshire, TX, Daniel and Shannon Ball of Baton Rouge, LA, Megan Ball and Justin Neel of Houston, TX, James and Sara Mungall of Denham Springs, LA, Ian and Emilly Mungall of Prairieville, LA, Matthew and Elizabeth Bambarger of Asheville, NC, Brittany B. and Phillip LaVergne of Greenwell Springs, Dustin and Joy Spiess of Central, Hannah Spiess of Central, Jacob and Sichel Spiess of Johnson City, TN, Matthew and Amanda Spiess of Nashville, TN, Adam and Krystal Spiess of Madison, Tn; twenty-two great grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents, John Henry and Alice Marie Houidobre Pedarre; sister, Adele Pedarre Burroughs; brother, Herbert John Pedarre and daughter in law, Lisa Rae Verhein Spiess.
Pallbearers will be grandsons Daniel Ball, Joshua Causey, Jacob Spiess, Dustin Spiess, Matthew Spiess, Adam Spiess, James Mungall and Ian Mungall.
Visitation will be held at Greenoaks Funeral Home, 9595 Florida Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA, on Saturday, January 26, 2019 from 9:30am until funeral service time of 11:00am. Interment will be held at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery, 6213 Groom Rd. Baker, LA at 3:00pm.
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