Maggie L. Ramirez

July 24, 1952 - January 31, 2015

Maggie (Stewart) (Fontenot) Ramirez was born July 24, 1952 in Shreveport, La to the late Monroe Stewart and Octavia Rideaux (Stewart) (Johnson). The Lord called her home on Jan. 31, 2015 at 5:30 P.M. Maggie worked at Moss Regional Hospital for numerous years as a dietary assistant and later worked as a custodian for Calcasieu Parish Schools. Maggie enjoyed hand-crafting rosaries for the homeless, church members, and family members. She loved baking and cooking. She was an avid reader and viewer of spiritual books and movies. She leaves to cherish her memories two sons, Stacy (Kenya) Stewart, Bennie (Nichole) Ramirez Jr. of Lake Charles and Iowa; two daughters, Alonda (Fontenot) Stuvland and husband Brad of Moorhead, MN and Jennie Ramirez of Iowa; two step-daughters, Lawana Jackson and Kimberly Jackson; nine grandchildren, Ashleigh, Eli, Keiona, Maliyah , Kyra, Savanna, Kami, Insiya and Ziyon; four sisters, Virginia (Curley) Frank, Evelina (Raymond) Johnson, Susan Stewart of Lake Charles and Carolyn (Julian) Bell of Dayton Ohio; one brother, Peter (Jayme) Stewart of Lake Charles; aunt, Lucy (Rideaux) Lofton; fourteen nieces and nephews, Otis Smith, Minnie Smith, Tracy James, Tyrone, Tammie (Cedrick) Lafleur, Shawnett (Garrick) Joubert, Raymond (Danett) Johnson, James (Corrina) White, Jr., Jeremy (Erin) Bell, David (Justine) Tutson, Mashanta, McKenzie and DeKeinen Stewart and Quentin Coleman; twenty two great nieces and nephews. She was proceeded in death by her husband, Bennie Ramirez, Sr.; mother, Octavia Johnson; sister, Betty Stewart; five uncles and one aunt, Hurd, John, Steve, Eli, James Rideaux and Elvira (Spikes) Rideaux and step- son, Todd Ramirez. A Mass of Christian burial will be Saturday, February 7, 2015 at 11 a.m. in St. Raphael Catholic Church with Father Bennie Wego officiating. Burial will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery under the direction of Johnson & Brown Funeral Home. Visitation is Friday in Johnson & Brown Funeral Home from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m., with a rosary at 6 p.m. and will continue Saturday in the funeral home from 8 a.m. until 10:30 a.m.