Bettie Jean Weinmunson

Bettye Jean Sparks Weinmunson was born on July 23, 1933 and entered Heaven’s gates on August 7, 2020. She was preceded in death by her parents, Julius and Annie Sparks; her husbands, Joseph Weinmunson and Anthony (“Tony”) Virgadamo; her siblings Nettie Mae Brooks and Clifford Sparks; grandchildren Louis Bayhi III and Teresa Gamundi; and brother-in-law Charles Brooks. She was loving mother to Jewell V. Bayhi (Louis), Toni V. Evers (Steve), Pattie V. Sims (Joe) and Cathy V. Allain (Wayne); grandmother to 9 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister-in-law, Jo Ann Sparks as well as her close family of many nieces, nephews and cousins. She was born in Shreveport and as a young girl moved to New Orleans – the city that she loved! Bettye was a devoted wife and mother, a nurse, a French Quarter shop owner and a professional roller skater. She enjoyed music and dancing, traveling, dining out and spending time with her family. She received the St. Louis Medallion from the Archdiocese of New Orleans. She will be missed by all who knew her. The family would like to extend special thanks to Notre Dame Hospice and Bettye’s other caregivers, Dee Dee and Gwen. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the visitation which will be held on Wednesday, August 12, 2020, at St. Edward The Confessor Church, 4921 W. Metairie Ave., Metairie, Louisiana 70001 from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. A funeral Mass will be held at 12:00 p.m. with interment to follow immediately thereafter in Garden of Memories Cemetery, 4900 Airline Drive, Metairie, Louisiana 70001. To offer condolences please visit www.gardenofmemoriesmetairie.com. In lieu of flowers donations are preferred to the LA Lions Camp, 292 L. Beauford Dr., Anacoco, Louisiana 71403, www.lionscamp.org, or St. Tammany Project Christmas, P.O. Box 4043, Slidell, Louisiana 70459.

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