Kinder-Funeral services for Curtis "Chief" Lloyd Sylestine, 67, will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at Ardoin/Allen Parish Funeral Home of Kinder. Rev. Don Barrett will officiate. Burial will follow at St. Peter's cemetery in Elton under the direction of Ardoin/Allen Parish Funeral Home.
The family will receive visitors at Ardoin/Allen Parish Funeral Home on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 from 5-9 p.m. Visitation will resume on Wednesday morning from 8 a.m. until time of service.
Curtis, affectionately known as "Chief" was a loving son, husband, father, Owa, brother, uncle and friend to all. He was a  devoted husband to his wife, Patsy, for forty-two years. Curtis loved participating in pow-wows, as well as watching his children and grandchildren dance and compete. Curtis was a member of the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana and of the Bobcat Clan. He dearly adored his family and absolutely loved spending time with them. HE LOVED LSU FOOTBALL! Curtis loved to cook and his family says he made the best chili. He worked very hard to provide for his family as a Supervisor at the Coushatta Mower Shop. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, being outdoors and nature. In his early years, Curtis was well-known for his position on his highschool football team as #61 where he played as linebacker & was awarded All-District Player with other distinctive recognitions. Curtis will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.
Those left to cherish Curtis' memory include his wife, Patsy Sylestine of Elton; mother, Wanda Sylestine of Springville, AL; one son, Russell K. Sylestine of Elton; three daughters, Naomi Hebert and husband, Shane, of Elton, Kristy Sylestine of Crowley, and Vannessa Gonsalves and husband, Steven, of Kinder; two brothers, Jason Sylestine and wife, Michelle, of Chelsea, AL and Howard Sylestine and wife, Elana, of Harpersville, AL; two sisters, Reta Rich of Springville, AL and Rhonda Burridge and husband, Scott, of Chelsea, AL; and sixteen grandchildren.
Curtis is preceded in death by his mother, Emmy Abbott Sylestine; father, Lloyd Jimmerson Sylestine; and one brother, Don Eric Sylestine.
The family would like to express their appreciation to Tribal Chairman & Council members of the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana. Flowers may be sent to the family by calling Buds and Blossoms in Kinder at (337) 738-2837.