Judy L Cardino

COUSHATTA, LA - A funeral service celebrating the life of Judy Slaughter Cardino, 69, will be held at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at Kilpatrick's Rose-Neath Coushatta chapel. Interment will follow in Bethany Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM, Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at the funeral home. Judy was born on February 25, 1949 in Natchitoches Parish to Henry "P. E." and Pearl Dickson Blanchard and passed away July 15, 2018 in Natchitoches Parish. She was a retired truck driver. She attended Bethany Church and Union Hall Baptist Church. She enjoyed making floral arrangements, loving her pets but most of all, loving her family. Judy was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Cleveland "Hucky" Cardino, Jr.; brothers, Glen and Perk Blanchard; sister, Bertha "Janette" Adams and brother-in-law, Hershell; and brothers-in-law, Freddy Perot and Thomas Holman. Left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Sandra Ates; grandchildren, Chelsea Ates and fiance', James Giddings, Douglas Ates, Judy Sabrina Ates and fiance', Randy "Patty Pooh" Demery; brother, Charles Blanchard and wife, Susan; sisters, Eletha "June" Koppie and Elizabeth "Liz" Perot; and many other beloved nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Honoring Judy as pallbearers will be Corey Layfield, Dillan Adams, Christopher Adams, Dustin Layfield, Roosevelt "Big G" Wilson, Raymond "Paint" Bradley, and Randle "Rambo" Perot. The family would like to give a special thanks to family and friends for their love and support during this difficult time.