Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....TELANO, NELWYN LAVERNE August 17, 2009
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News Star World - August 21, 2009
NELWYN LAVERNE TELANO
Mulhearn Funeral Home

West Monroe, LA

Funeral services for Mrs. Nelwyn LaVerne Telano, 82, of West Monroe will be 
held at 11:00 AM Saturday, August 22, 2009 in Faith Chapel Pentecostal Church 
1962 New Natchitoches Road, West Monroe, LA with Rev. Roy Telano and Rev. Dale 
Bostic officiating. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, 
Monroe, LA.

Mrs. LaVerne Telano was raised in the oil fields of East Texas. The Smith 
family lived there in New London until the historic gas explosion in the local 
high school that took the lives of an older brother and two older sisters. 
This tragedy affected hundreds of families. In those days gas had no scent, so 
an unpleasant odor was added to natural gas that allows for the detection of 
gas leaks to prevent future tragedy. Her devastated family moved to Louisiana 
where she later met and fell in love with her sweetheart, Chris Telano. They 
remained sweethearts for 64 years.

LaVerne's life can be summed up in two words; family and church. Her greatest 
indulgence was to travel, and she and Chris rarely took a vacation that the 
children and grandchildren weren't invited to go along. She was only content 
when she had traveled to all 50 states and her plate collection from each one 
is still a treasure to her family. Her sons and daughters, son-in-laws and 
daughter-in-laws, and every grandchild has known the joy of rising early and 
not stopping until late to see and experience all the beauty of God's creation 
at every vacation location. Photo albums filled with pictures of these 
treasured times will help sustain her family for years to come, including 
those of her riding a horse on a Colorado mountain trail at the age of 74. She 
was not to be out-done by kids and grandkids. When vacation was over, you 
could still get a Kool-aid popsicle and enjoy the backyard pool she had built 
for her family and the church youth.

Only her love for God and His church surpassed her love for family. She and 
Chris read the Bible through many times. They visited the sick every Sunday 
afternoon and had church members in their home for a meal as often as 
possible. In exchange for your meal you would probably be expected to enjoy a 
game of Chinese Checkers or Uno!

Her favorite service was Sunday School. She faithfully studied her lesson and 
looked forward to the teaching of the Word of God. Then she went home and put 
the Word she was taught into practice.

Mrs. Telano is preceded in death by her parents, Lovett Bud and Ruthie Mae 
Smith, brother, Abner Smith, sisters, Willine Smith and Maxie Mae Smith, and 
great grandchild, Gabriel Marlin.

She is survived by her husband, Christopher "Abe" Telano, Sr.; children, Chris 
A. "Sonny" Telano, Jr. and wife Sue, Roy A. Telano and wife Shelia, Rita 
Telano Bostic and husband Dale, and Wanda Telano Waldrop and husband Tommy; 
nine grandchildren, Carl Telano, Dana Telano Marlin and husband John, Kari 
Telano Marlin and husband Joel, Anthony Telano and wife Chasity, Roshel Telano 
Kelley and husband Stuart, Natalie Bostic, Nathan Bostic and wife Jami, Jeremy 
Waldrop and wife Heather, and Jessica Waldrop Hogan and husband Micah; fifteen 
great grandchildren; three brothers, Bobby Smith, Harvey Paul Smith, and J.D. 
Smith; three sisters, Yvone DeMoss, Verdi Lee Burgess, and Weba Moody; and 
numerous nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be Carl Telano, Anthony Telano, Jeremy Waldrop, Nathan 
Bostic, J.D. Smith, and Tommy Waldrop.

Honorary pallbearers will be Harvey Smith, Jerry Powell, and Ted Telano.

Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM Friday at Faith Chapel 
Pentecostal Church, West Monroe.

Laverne enjoyed and appreciated all the many expressions of love from friends 
and family during her recent illness. Also, the family would like to express 
their appreciation to Premier Hospice for their concern and excellent care.



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Nelwyn LaVerne Telano
6/25/1927 - 8/17/2009 

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