Violet Lorie Yvonne Savant Miller Ardoin, 82, of Westlake, died Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020 in a Jonesboro nursing center.
She was born May 24, 1938 in Fenton and was a longtime resident of Westlake. She worked for the Calcasieu Parish School Board for 25 years, as the cafeteria worker for Westwood Elementary School and LaGrange Junior High, and as the cafeteria manager for S. P. Arnett in Westlake. She was a member of St. John Bosco Catholic Church and the Cajun French Music Association.
She is survived by her daughters, Lynn Newman and husband Dennis of Lake Charles, Violet “Kitty” Lamberth and husband Randy of Ragley, and Rebecca Conner and husband Gary of Conroe, Texas; brothers, Victor Savant of Elton and Anthony Savant of Kinder; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her first husband and father of her children, William Ray Miller; second husband, Milton J. Ardoin; parents, Octave and Lillie Savant; and two sisters.
Her funeral service was held Friday, Dec. 4, at St. John Bosco Catholic Church under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home. Father Jenesh Joseph officiated. Private burial was in Westlake Memorial Cemetery.
