Oakdale-Celebration of Life services honoring Walter Edward McDaniel, 90, will be held at 11 o'clock a.m. on Friday, April 12, 2024, at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Oakdale. Rev. Fr. Vijaya Peddoju will officiate. Walter will be laid to rest at Oak Hill Cemetery in Oakdale immediately following his services.

Walter's family will receive friends and visitors at Ardoin/Allen Parish Funeral Home of Oakdale on Thursday, April 11, 2024, from 3-8 o'clock p.m. Walter's services will resume at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Oakdale on Friday morning, April 12, 2024, at 10:30 a.m.  All of Walter's arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Ardoin/Allen Parish Funeral Home of Oakdale.

Walter, affectionately called Edward by all who knew him, was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He was a faithful and devoted husband to his wife, Connie Dean Manuel McDaniel until her passing in 2022. He worked hard all his life to provide for his family. He worked at the paper-mill in Elizabeth for 25 years as well as drove a school bus for Allen Parish School Board for 40 years. He was a great mechanic and was able to help many people with their vehicles. Edward loved the outdoors and enjoyed hunting, especially deer hunting.  He loved to go dancing with his wife and spending time with his family. Edward loved Mardi Gras and was able to attend Fat Tuesday in Mamou this year. Edward will be unconditionally loved and forever missed by all who knew him.

Those left to cherish Edward's memory include, one son, Brian K. McDaniel; two daughters, Angela McDaniel Winsko and Tina Marie McDaniel Granger; seven grandchildren, and nine great grandchildren.

Edward is preceded in death by his parents, John, and Elberta Willis McDaniel; his wife, Connie Dean Manuel McDaniel; three brothers, Rayburn, Johnny, and Alton McDaniel; two sisters, Lillian Monteith Thompson, and Virginia Day; and one great granddaughter, Grace Pennington.

Condolences and words of comfort may be shared with Edward's family at www.ardoinfuneralhome.com or on Facebook at Ardoin/Allen Parish Funeral Homes.