Barbara Faye (Brown) Deville, age 92 of the Nebo Community, Louisiana, was received into Heaven on Tuesday, May 13, 2025.

Sister Barbara was born to the union of Derius Brown and Edith Marie (Parker) Brown on Friday, February 24, 1933, in Jena, Louisiana. She was the eldest of three children.

Ms. Deville was a lifetime member of Shady Grove United Pentecostal Church and secretary of the Ladies Auxiliary for many years. Anyone who knew her knew she was a prayer warrior and a servant to her Lord and Savior. She was also one of the wittiest people you've ever met and was that way right up until her time of going to her Heavenly Home.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Walter Emile "Coon" Deville, her sister, Shirley Collins, and her brother, Gordon Brown. Those left to love and miss her are two sons, Roger Deville, and Tony Deville both of the Nebo Community, two daughters, Donna Kaye Walker (William), of Jena, and Tamara Deville, of Las Vegas, Nevada, nine grandchildren, seventeen great grandchildren, host of nieces, nephews and other family.

The family will receive friends at the Shady Grove United Pentecostal Church of the Sharptown Community, south of Jena, on Thursday, May 15, 2025, at 5:00 PM-8:00 PM, and again on Friday morning from 9:00 AM until time of service.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, May 16, 2025, at the Shady Grove United Pentecostal Church with Rev. Curtis Thornton, Rev. Larry Chapman, and Bro. Tracy Howard officiating.

Those honored to serve Ms. Barbara and her family as pallbearers will be Cale Deville, Cason Deville, Jansen Howard, Brady Howard, Memphis Huffman, and Brooks McCoy. Honorary pallbearers are Dennis Deville, Darrell Collins, Ronnie Collins, Shaun Deville, Buddy Dupius, Tommy Gibson, Harvey Floyes, and Donnie Richardson.

Ms. Barbara will be laid to rest next to her husband in the Woodland Cemetery in Jena, Louisiana under the directions of Kinner & Stevens Funeral Home of Jena.