Graveside services for Donnie Ruth Shirley, 83, of Many, LA, will be held on Saturday, March 21, 2020 at 1:00 PM at Florien Cemetery with Pastor Jim Manning officiating.

Donnie Ruth Shirley was born on Tuesday, October 27, 1936 in DeRidder, LA. She passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at Rapides Regional Medical Center in Alexandria, LA. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Nathan Sandifer; Effie Mae (Bailey) Sandifer; husband, Edwin Duhon; sisters, Doris Duke and Iris Calloway; and her brothers, Joseph Nathan Sandifer and Bobby Sandifer.

She is survived by her son, Charles Duhon and wife Stephanie of Many, LA; brother, Billy Sandifer and wife Ruth of Moss Bluff, LA; grandchildren, Michael Duhon and wife Jennifer of Peoria, IL and Melannie Ford and husband Shayne of Florien, LA; great grandchildren: Shayla Duhon, Caleb Duhon, Isaac Duhon, Wyatt Ford and Morgan Ford; along with a host of nieces, nephews and friends.