Ida Natali Perricone

She lived a life of faith and courage with grace. She loved her time with family especially her birthday crab boils. In the 1960’s they lived in St. Joseph, Missouri where she was involved in numerous community activities.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Michael Perricone; parents, Joseph and Estelle Natali; daughter, Beverly Perricone Atwell; grandson, Bryan Darbonne; siblings, Dorothy LeJeune Raymond Natali and Ruby Herring.

She is survived by her daughter, Charlene Darbonne and husband, Richard; grandchildren, Mike and LaDonna Atwell, Mark and Cypi Atwell all of Lake Charles, Rick and Jessica Darbonne of Seattle WA and Dana Lofton of Brookhaven, MS; sisters, Tillie Lungaro and Helen Walker; sister-in-law, Ola Natali; 10 great grandchildren and 12 great great grandchildren.

Her funeral will be 11:00am, Saturday, March 9, 2013 at Hixson Funeral Home of Lake Charles. Msgr. James Gaddy will officiate. Visitation will be Friday 3:00pm-9:00pm with a rosary at 6:00pm and resume Saturday 8:00am until service time. Interment will be Highland Memory Gardens. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.hixsonfuneralhomes.com.