Sammie Jean May

Sammie Jean May, 69, of DeRidder, LA, passed from this life on Wednesday, January 25, 2017.

Those left to cherish her memory are her son, Marcus Epperson of Houston, TX; daughter, Shaulonda Yevette Jackson of DeRidder, LA; dad, Willie Norman, Sr. of DeRidder, LA; brothers, Robert Norman of Baton Rouge, LA and Willie Norman, Jr. of Atlanta, GA; sisters, Dr. Victoria Dixon of Arlington, VA and Cynthia Taylor of DeRidder, LA; grandchild, Kevin Quinton, Jr. of DeRidder, LA; aunt, Alberta Williams Clemons of Baton Rouge, LA; uncle, Walter Beard of Oakdale, LA.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 2, 2017 at 11:00 am at St. Joseph Catholic Church in DeRidder, LA.  Father Jude Brunnert will officiate.  Pallbearers will be James Dixon, Guy Miller, Sr., Robert Norman, Derrick Taylor, Sam Taylor, Jr. and Huey Washington.  Honorary Pallbearers will be Leon Freeman, Michael Guntz, Arnold Howard, Willie Norman, Jr., Issac Thomas, Oliver Williams and Class of 1965.  Burial will follow at Beauregard Cemetery.