Mrs. Blades was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd R. Blades; daughter, Patricia “Pat” Blades; parents, Altie and Edmond Marchand; brother, Weldom “Buddy” Marchand; sister and brother-in-law, Birdie M. and Robert “Bobby” Wintz and her sister-in-law, Mary Blanche Marchand.
She is survived by her daughter, Madonna Robinson (Rudy); brother, Merlin “Van” Marchand; two grandchildren, Jade Robinson (Johnanne) and Monica Amond (Kevin); four great-grandchildren, Raylin Hall (Will), Randil Stelly (Chris), Makenna Amond and Kaden Amond; one great-great grandchild, Everett Hall; sister-in-law, Rose Marchand and numerous other family members.
A memorial service will be at 5:00pm Thursday, January 3, 2018 at Greenoaks Funeral Home-9595 Florida Blvd Baton Rouge, LA 70815 with visitation from 2:00pm to service time at the funeral home.