ST. MARY PARISH, LA. Obituary for: HAYNES, DALENA GAIL Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. Tue, 2015-03-03, StMaryNow.com Died: Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015 ======================================================================= Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.shtml ======================================================================= HAYNES, DALENA GAIL ========== A photo is available for this file. Please go to http://usgwarchives.net/la/stmary/obits/dateobits/2015/sm1502.htm and click on the name of interest. ========== Dalena Gail Haynes, 47, of Leola, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, in Leola. She was born October 28, 1967 in Hot Springs, Arkansas, to the late Terry and Nancy Haynes. Dalena attended Morgan City High School in Morgan City, Louisiana, graduating in 1985. She went on to earn a bachelor of arts in 1997 from Nicholls State University, and was also awarded a full scholarship to the University of Moncton, Moncton, New Brunswick for further French studies. She worked as an engineering tech for Aerojet in Camden, Arkansas, for the past five years. Dalena enjoyed working on her farm and tending to her animals. She had numerous awards, was bilingual, an artist and a published author. Dalena is survived by her sister, Christy Bradley, brother Brian Haynes, and nephew Collin Haynes, all of Hot Springs ,and a longtime friend and partner, Sidney Trahan. Visitation will be Tuesday 5-7 p.m. The funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, at Caruth-Hale Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor John McCallum officiating. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to DAR. ===================