HILMA O’QUIN SLOCUM

Jan. 29, 1922 - Feb. 10, 2017
Funeral services for Hilma O’Quin Slocum were held Wednesday, February 15, 2017 in the chapel of Hixson-Ducote Funeral Home. Bro. Steve Brown officiated. Burial followed in the Griffin Hills Cemetery in Lone Pine.
Slocum, 95 of Lone Pine, passed away on Friday, February 10, 2017 at the Bayou Vista Community Care Center in Bunkie.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Reginald R. Slocum; her son, Gary R. Slocum; her parents, John L. and Florence Guillaumin O’Quin; brothers, Marshall O’Quin and John A. O’Quin; and a sister, Hazel O. Johnson.
Survivors include her daughters, Sherry S. Smith and husband Benard of Belzoni, Mississippi, and Marilyn Litton and husband C.R. “Butch” of Lone Pine; one brother, Winston O’Quin of Lone Pine; a very special niece, Betty Slocum Ray, of Cheneyville; eight grandchildren which includes her granddaughters, Nelwyn Slocum, Haley Chapman, Lana Doherty, and Lynsee Litton; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were her grandsons; J.B. Smith, III, Baine Smith, Carson Smith, Reggie Slocum, Keith Ray and Luke Litton. Honorary pallbearers included: Parker Wood, Brennan Prejean, John Garrett Doherty, Garran Prejean, Bentley Carroll Slocum, Brock Slocum, Luke Litton, R.C. Slocum, M.B. Slocum, Daniel Slocum, Branch Wall, Jr., Roy Linzay, Jr., Kirk Johnson, Paul O’Quin, Devon O’Quin, Maxie Creel, Titus Creel, Bobby Beall and Thomas Beall
Hixson-Ducote Funeral Home of Bunkie was in charge of arrangements.