Gail Hanchey Bearden
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Mrs. Gail Hanchey Bearden passed away on Friday, May 27, 2022, at Willis Knighton Pierremont after a brief illness. A visitation will be held from 10 am until 11 am on Tuesday, May 31, at First Baptist Shreveport, services will be held at 11 am at First Baptist Frost Chapel. A graveside services will begin at 3 pm at Springhill City Cemetery, Springhill, Louisiana. Officiating will be Ronney Joe Webb of First Baptist Shreveport.
Gail was born February 26, 1937, to Robert and Lerlind Hanchey in Kinder. She was a member of First Baptist Shreveport, Daughters of the American Revolution, Daughters of the Confederacy, a Licensed Louisiana Funeral Director, Licensed Louisiana Real Estate Agent, Louisiana Education Association, Webster Parish Education Association, Louisiana Administrators of Education Association, and State President of the Louisiana Arthritis Foundation. She served as an educator for 38 1/2 years as an education professional, outstanding administrator in Webster Parish, where she served as the long-time principal at Browning Elementary School. She was a teacher in both Webster and Claiborne Parish Schools, before serving as principal. She served as the President of the Webster Parish Teacher organization for 7 years. She spent 17 years as a Sunday School teacher.
Mrs. Bearden was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Lerlind Hanchey, husband Collie S. Bearden and brother-in-law Thomas Dennis.
She is survived by her daughter, Leisa Roseman Haynes, (Roger) of Shreveport, grandson, John Robert Tarrant of Shreveport, sisters Dr. Lilyan Lerlind Hanchey of Shreveport, and Bobbye Hanchey Dennis of Little Rock, Arkansas, nephews, Robert E. Dennis, (Jane), and James T. Dennis, (Susan), of Little Rock, Arkansas, great nieces Lindsey Harrison, (Ryan), of Washington, DC, Sidney Dennis, of Memphis, Tennessee, great-nephew Thomas Dennis of Dallas, Texas and Pearson Dennis, Little Rock, Arkansas, nephew by marriage, Ronnie Bearden of Midland, Texas and a number of very close cousins and many wonderful friends.
Pallbearers will be James Dennis, John Robert Tarrant, Daniel Pevy, Roger Haynes, Gary Elliott, and Shannon Elliott. Honorary Pallbearers will be Robert Dennis, Ben Hanchey, Jimmy Hanchey, Herman Tyler, and Tim Hanson.
The family request that memorials be made in lieu of flowers to First Baptist Church of Shreveport, the Louisiana Baptist Children's Home, or charity of the donor's choice. The family would like to express their sincere appreciation to the staffs of Village Healthcare at the Glen, Encompass Rehab, Willis Knighton Pierremont and Post-Acute Medical Specialty Hospital Pierremont.