Helen Joyce Newsom Dykes Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Helen Joyce Newsom Dykes of Kentwood, Louisiana, who passed away on March 26, 2023, at the age of 87, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Helen Joyce Newsom Dykes to pay them a last tribute.
She was loved and cherished by many people including: her parents, Ernest Newsom (Babe) and Zora Venable Newsom; her children, Ernest Scott (Sandra) and Tracy Dykes LeBlanc (George); her spouse Rodric; her siblings, Ernest Donald Newsom, Doris Kennon and Elaine Hilburn; her grandchildren, Seth Leblanc (Brooke), Cody Foster, Rodric (Lance), Dykes (Mallory), Nicole LeBlanc (Jhon Odevilas), Ben LeBlanc (Remi), Luke LeBlanc and Scotti Dykes Pennington (Eric); her great grandchildren, Collins Avery, Sam Andrew, Levitt James, Killian Mackenzie, Khloe Grace Maza, Jackson Gabriel Odevilas and Theodore Lawrence Dykes (Teddy); her cousin Edith Caillouet; and her close friend Theresa Nichols.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Richard Murphy Hospice House or Louisiana Baptist Children's Home.
