Claudia met the love of her life Charles "Pat", married in 1962. She was a stay at home wife who enjoyed cooking and taking care of their children. She spent her days with her husband as they fished, shrimped, and danced the night away to French music. She took pleasure in gardening and tending to her plants. Her grandchildren were her pride and joy.
Left to cherish her memory are her daughters, Janet Meistrell (Randy), Barbara Bourge (Carlton), Jamie Menard; "adopted daughter", Kayla Boudreaux; two sisters, Helen Domingue and Mary Delosey; four grandchildren Jessica, Dustin, Joannie and Dwayne; and seven great grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Charles "Pat" Spell; son, Jeffery Spell; daughter, Janice Reed; her parents, Jules and Philoman Doucet; and numerous brothers and sisters.
Funeral Services will be held at 2pm, Thursday, January 17, 2019 in Hixson-Sulphur Memorial Funeral Home. Deacon Patrick LaPoint will officiate. Burial will follow at Big Woods Cemetery in Edgerly. Visitation will be 3 - 9pm, Wednesday and resume Thursday 8am - 2pm. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.hixsonfuneralhomes.com.