Benny Everett Fredieu

Funeral services for Benny Everett Fredieu, 73, will be held on Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2500 Southside Dr., Shreveport, Louisiana. Burial will follow at Hargis Cemetery in Montgomery, Louisiana. A visitation will be held Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at the funeral home from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Officiating the service will be Rev. Joey Ketchum and Rev. Dennis Aaron. Benny left this world on Saturday, September 18, 2021 at his home in Stonewall after a long fight with cancer. He was married to his high school sweetheart for 54 years. There are so many reasons that we love and admire our daddy. He loved his family immensely. He was so talented, smart and witty. He was a perfectionist at everything he set out to do. He could build anything and that included one of his favorite places, "The Country Place." He loved being on his tractor, growing his gardens with his brother, being outdoors and hunting and fishing. He loved all of his grandchildren. His family time meant more to him than anything. He loved family gatherings and taking trips. He dedicated 32 years to the Shreveport Fire Department and retired as a District Fire Chief. He expected hard work the same way in which he performed every shift. He was loyal and fair to everyone he supervised. Benny also served in the Army and in the war in Vietnam. He has fought the good fight, finished the course and kept his faith. II Timothy 4:7 Benny was born on May 24, 1948 to Lawrence and Dora Mae Fredieu in Aloha, Louisiana. He is preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Charles Fredieu, James Fredieu, Melvin Fredieu and David Fredieu. Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Barbara Jean Fredieu; children, Dawn Michelle Davidson, Michael Todd Fredieu and wife, Laura, and Misty DeAnna Roe; grandchildren, Kristen Davidson Smith and husband, Andrew, Chase Davidson, Lauren Fredieu, Jordan Eaton, Morgan Carroll and fiancé, James Hughes, and Taylor Beavers; great-grandchild, Reed Smith; sisters, Dolly Thompson, Creola Linzay and husband Clyde, Kathy Myatt and husband, Kenny; and brother, Robert Fredieu and wife, Susie. Honoring Benny as pallbearers will be Bo Roberts, Bubba Dunn, Mark Guastella, Mike Mackey, Ronnie Jordan, Sonny Bickham, Mike Echols, and Michael Echols. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Marvin Young, Vaughn Jordan and Barry Lewis. The family would like to express special thanks to Dr. Prakash Peddi, and his nursing staff, Willis-Knighton Cancer Treatment Center, Dr. John D. Reeves, Dr. Durci, Dr. Wen Liu and St. Joseph Hospice. The family suggests memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.