Obituary of Julia Mayes Denison Vanlangendonck

Funeral services for Julia Mayes Denison Vanlangendonck, age 70, of Kelly, will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday, June 1, 2015 from the chapel of Riser Funeral Home in Columbia with Bro. Joe Aguillard officiating. Interment will follow at Roberts Cemetery in Kelly. Visitation will be Sunday from 4:00 PM until 9:00 PM at the funeral home. Julia was born December 20, 1944 to the union of Herman "Red" and Audie Roberts Mayes in Olla and she passed from this life on May 30, 2015 at her residence in Kelly. She was a mail carrier for 30 years. She also sold Avon for 31 years and was known fondly as the Avon lady. She attended Kelly Baptist Church. She loved to read. She also loved plants in the summertime and quilting in the wintertime. She was passionate about her friends and family. She was preceded in death her parents; the father of her children: Bernard Denison; sister-in-law: Betty Mayes. She is survived by two daughters: Denise Denison and longtime companion Martin Cavazos of Marion; Wanda Westbrooks and her husband Eddie of Kelly; four brothers: John Mayes, Gary Mayes, and Roy Mayes, all of Grayson, and Jim Mayes of Los Angeles; two sisters: Aline Norwood of Alexandria and Vivian Foster of Kelly; five grandchildren: Marcus Esters, Holley Esters, Mallory Westbrooks, Canyon Westbrooks, and Kody Ramsey; a host of beloved nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be nephews. Honorary Pallbearers will be Canyon Westbrooks, Marcus Esters, Chris Labell, and Kody Ramsey.