Ethyl “Polly” Warner died in West Monroe, Louisiana, on Monday, October 26, 2020 at the age of 82. She was born in Rayville, Louisiana on June 6, 1938. After traveling by bus, in 1956, at the age of 18, Ethyl left her birth place of Rayville, to seek out job opportunities in the New Orleans area. Upon securing work, she decided to make her home there for over 60 years, last residing in Marrero. Ethyl was a supervisor of imports and exports with Sealand, and retired in 1993. She was a longtime Saints fan, and loved to have gatherings with family and friends, and loved her furry family members. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Willis E. Warner, James E. Warner, and Robert L. Warner; sisters, Shirley Martinez, Jane Warner Johns, Lillie Mae Carter; her parents, Willie E. and Zelma Wells Warner; and her adoptive mother, Lorein S. “Mickey” Cheron.
Ethyl is survived by her sister-in-law, Mable Warner; brother-in-law, Al Martinez; nieces, Carrie Koebel Call, Darlene Warner Howard and husband, Scott, Felicia Johns, Natalie Calk, Melissa Fletcher and husband, Brian; nephews, Robert Warner and wife, Tammy, James Warner and wife, Pearlee, Raymond G. Campbell, Jr.; step-nieces; Marrero family, David and Linda Pruitt, and many other friends.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral service in the Chapel at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home (in Metairie Cemetery), 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. in New Orleans, on Friday, November 6, 2020 at 1:00PM. A visitation will be held at the funeral home beginning at 11:00AM. Interment will follow in Metairie Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Ethyl’s memory to the S.P.C.A., DAG House, and / or PAWS.
To view and sign the guest book, please visit www.lakelawnmetairie.com
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