Dena Phillips Henry, born Aug. 16, 1962, in Lake Charles, La., passed away after a lengthy illness in Covington on Dec. 3, 2022, at the age of 60.
She is survived by her husband, Robert Henry; children, Melissa Roddy Burleigh, Kristie Roddy; grandsons, Gavin and Gunner Burleigh, Jeromey and Henry Fontenot, and Cutter Wolfe; brother, James (Janet) Phillips; sisters, Carol Fruge, Nancy Johnson, and Renee (Glen) Dupre, Nickie (Dane) Duhon. She is preceded in death by her mother, Eva Phillips Guidry; father, Larry Phillips; stepfather, Noush Guidry; mother and father-in-law, Orford and Lucille Breaux; grandmother, Shirley Benoit; and brother, Paul Phillips.
Funeral services will be in Johnson & Brown Funeral Home of Iowa on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022 at 10 a.m. with Pastor Lloyd Carroll officiating. Burial will follow in Benoit Cemetery under the direction of Johnson & Brown Funeral Home of Iowa. Visitation will begin in the funeral home on Thursday from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m., and will resume Friday from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m.
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