Elton-Funeral service for Rhonda Britnell, age 42, will be held on Thursday, January 5, 2012 at 11am in Indian Bible Church of Elton. Rev. Glen Ducharme and Rev. John Cernek will officiate. Burial will follow in St. Peter's Cemetery of Elton under the direction of Ardoin Funeral Home.
Visitation will be held at Ardoin Funeral Home of Elton on Wednesday, January 4, 2012 from 3-9pm with a singing service being held at 7pm. Visitation will continue on Thursday, January 5, 2012 at the Indian Bible Church from 9am until time of service.
Rhonda was an Elton High School graduate as well as a graduate of McNeese University with a degree in General Studies. She loved children and worked as a teacher's aide at the Little Indian School on the Coushatta Reservation. She enjoyed quilting and her pet dogs. She was a loving wife of 19 years. Her family and friends were very special to her-she especially enjoyed her time with her nieces and nephews. She will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Survivors include her husband, Doug Britnell of Elton; one brother, Jerreth Robinson and wife, Bridget of Elton; one sister, Phyllis Nichols and husband, Raymond of Elton; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Rhonda is preceded in death by her parents, Nettie Mae and Derriel Robinson.