Berdly “Beryl Dell” Grant Ragas, 70, a resident of Algiers and a native of Gretna passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2016 at 11:53 a.m. at the Ochsner Medical Center, West Bank.
Viewing will be held on Friday, Nov. 11 from 12 noon until Memorial Tribute Services at 7 p.m. at the St. Stephen Missionary Baptist Church in New Orleans.
Viewing will resume on Sat., Nov. 12 at the Regular Baptist Church in Gretna from 8 a.m. until the beginning of the Fraternal Order of the Eastern Star services at 11 a.m. A Celebration of the life of Beryl Dell Grant Ragas Service will be held at 12 noon with Rev. Dr. T A Hodge serving as Officiant. Berdly will be laid to rest in the McDonoghville Cemetery in Gretna with her husband, the late Henry Robert Ragas following funeral services.
Survivors include her son, Duane Ragas of Denton, TX; her daughter, Mrs. Lamone (Beryl Ragas) Covington of Algiers; five grandchildren, three great grand-children; four brothers, Herman Grant of Franklin, Donald Grant and Ronald Grant both of Algiers and Erikston Grant of Oakland, CA; three sisters, Helen G. Griffin of Algiers, Mrs. Leon (Betty S) Nelson of Gretna and Rita Young of Antioch, CA; one sister-in-law, one aunt, three brothers-in-law, as well as a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.
Berdly was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, three brothers and a sister.
Jones Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Please visit www.jones-funeral-home.com to send condolences to the family.
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