Susan Manena

Susan Bernard Scott Manena, of Lake Charles, died Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022 at St. Patrick Hospital.

She was born in Opelousas. After graduating from A.M. Barbe High School in 1973, she struck out on her own living first in Texas and then in Arizona for many years. She eventually returned to Lake Charles to be closer to family. She attended the Vineyard Church of Lake Charles.

She is survived by her husband, Michael Manena; sisters, Alice Letlow of Arcadia, Betty Sarver of Lake Charles, Rosie Warner of Longville, Ann Wilds of Conroe, Texas, and Sophary Frazer of Aiken, S.C..

She was preceded in death by her only child, Michael Kelly Shields; mother, Betty Warren Bernard; one brother; and former husband, James Robert Scott.

Funeral services were held Sunday, Sept. 18, at Hixson Funeral Home in Lake Charles, with Pastor George Rodrequez officiating. Cremation was entrusted to Hixson Funeral Home.

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