DOLORES MARIE VINNING SONS
Funeral Mass for Dolores Marie Vinning Sons, resident of Hessmer and formerly of Patterson, will be at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 1, 2022, at St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church in Belledeau with Fr. Kurian Zachariah officiating. Entombment follows in the St. Alphonsus Mausoleum.
Dolores Sons, age 84, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 26, 2022, at her home in Hessmer. She married her husband, Julian “Sonny” Sons in 1965 and moved to Avoyelles Parish in 1979. Dolores worked for and retired from Cleco.
After finishing her work life, she enjoyed sewing and many types of crafts. If you were a friend or family member, chances are you were lucky enough to enjoy homemade gifts made from love or maybe a jar or two of jelly or preserves. Dolores also was a member of the Altar Society, quilting at the Council on Aging, and Crafting Club. She also loved pokeno and gardening.
Those left to cherish her memory are her five children: Frances Sons Rentrop (Kurt), Juliana Sons Synder, Jeffery Mark Sons (Francine), Justin Michael Sons (Donna), Kim Naquin; sister, Barbara Vin-ning; and brother, Melvin Vinning. She is also survived by eight grandchildren: Cody Thompson (Tabitha), Jason Thompson (Aliseha), Caleb Sons, Telizia Rentrop, Martin Sons (Danielle), Dustin Sons (Crystal), Harley Snyder, and Lance O’Nishea; and four great-grandchildren, Arabella Manuel, Lillian Sons, Enola Sons, and Vayda Sons.
Those honored to serve as pallbearers: Cody Thompson, Jason Thompson, Caleb Sons, Martin Sons, Dustin Sons, Harley Snyder, & Telizia Rentrop.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Julian “Sonny” Sons, Jr.; parents, Clarence & LouElla Vinning; her birth mother, Frances Pennison Vinning; son-in-law, Phillip “Phil” Synder; sisters, Sylvia Stansbury (Larry), Jeaneze Frentz (Gary), Ruby Crappell (Roland); and brothers, Clarence Vinning, Jr. and Francis “Rileaux” Vinning (Lindy).
Visitation began at 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at Escude Funeral Home in Mansura with rosary prayer at 6:30 p.m. and will resume at 8:00 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 1, 2022.
The Sons family wish to extend gratitude and heartfelt appreciation to her caretakers at Allegiance Hospice.
Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Escude Funeral Home, (318-964-2324), 6608 Porterie St., Mansura, LA 71350.