Betty Lou Manuel

Betty Lou Myers Manuel, 93, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 17, 2024, at 8:21 AM at Sterling Oaks Rehabilitation in Katy, Texas.

Betty Lou was born on July 3, 1931, and spent most of her life in Sulphur, LA. She was one of Jehovah's Witnesses and baptized in 1961. Lou was a homemaker raising five children and enjoyed being home and having friends and family visit, especially her grandchildren. She dearly loved her little dog, Jasmine. She spent time reading her Bible, going to the meetings and out in service, as well as reading the daily newspaper and Reader's Digest. She was really good at solving the puzzles on Wheel of Fortune.

Lou is survived by her daughter, Pam Benoit; 5 grandchildren, Tonya Benoit Pruss (Jim), Chad Nichols, Christy Nichols, Chris O'Quain, and Eric Benoit; step granddaughter, Crystal Griffin; and several great and great great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Myers and Evelyn Hantz Granger; her husband, Harvey Manuel; her sons, Howard Nichols, Johnny Benoit, and Tony Benoit; her daughter, Bonnie Benoit; her granddaughter, Michelle Nichols LeJeune; her great grandson, Dustin Vincent; her step grandson, Brandon Dixon; her sister, Mary Jane Dudoit and husband, Robert E. Dudoit; and her nieces, Debi Fisher and Vicki Chambliss.

The funeral for Betty Lou will be held on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at Johnson and Robison Funeral Home in Sulphur at 11 AM. Burial will follow at Big Woods Cemetery in Edgerly, LA. The family will receive friends from 9 AM until the time of service.