She was born Dec. 18, 1970.
Survivors include her mother, Debra J. Cortez and stepfather, Clifton Charles Cortez Jr.; a sister, Carolyn M. Henry; three half-sisters, Jacqueline A. Cortez, Laura J. Cortez and Courtney M. Henry; half-brother, Casey Henry; stepmother, Karen W. Henry; paternal grandmother, Mauryne B. Henry; maternal grandparents, Carolyn S. Jolly and B. Robert Jolly; and her former husband.
She was preceded in death by her father and her paternal grandfather.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Louisiana SPCA or to Word of Life Family Church, Patterson.


