Della Louise McLendon

A graveside memorial for Della Louise McLendon will be Friday, July 12, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at Prospect Cemetery, 1401 Prospect Rd, Florien, Louisiana. Officiating the service will be Brother Clinton Alford.

Della was born on October 20, 1934 to Jessie Lee Byrd and Mattie Louise Walker Byrd in Sabine Parish, Louisiana and passed away on July 6, 2024 in Many, Louisiana.

Della owned her own beauty shop in Shreveport, Louisiana. When her husband started to lose his eyesight, she got her welding degree at the technical college in Many, Louisiana so that she could help him work in his shop. She also fostered countless children in her lifetime.

Della is preceded in death by her parents; husband, A.D. McLendon; and son, John McLendon. She is survived by her son, Steve McLendon and wife, Ashley, of Zwolle, Louisiana; daughter, Amanda Bliss and husband, Taylor, of Zwolle, Louisiana; grandchildren, Zane, Alexis, Maya Jane, and numerous step-grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, and friends.

Honoring Della as pallbearers will be Taylor Bliss, Steve McLendon, Zane McLendon, Patrick Meshell, Michael Peveto, and Tejeda “Oz” Rodriguez.