ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: ALLEN, MILDRED TERRAL 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: Honaker Funeral Home, Slidell, La.

Died: Sunday, June 15, 2014

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ALLEN, MILDRED TERRAL 
May 2, 1928  -  June 15, 2014

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Mildred Terral Allen, a retired Registered Nurse, passed away on June 15, 2014.

She graduated from Charity Hospital School of Nursing in1949 and then attended 
LSU School of Medicine for one year while working full time at Charity 
Hospital. Before retiring in 1991, she spent over 30 years working with alcohol 
and drug abusers. Most of the years were spent at Southeast Louisiana Hospital 
in Mandeville, except for 6 years that she opened and managed the Outpatient 
Substance Abuse Clinic in Slidell for the Department of Health and Hospitals. 
Included in her many years of nursing was 3 years as Nursing Supervisor of the 
Radiology Department at Charity Hospital, which treated cancer and related 
diseases, instructor of Surgical Technicians at Baptist Hospital, and in 1965, 
opening and managing the Guest House Nursing Home in Slidell.

Mrs. Allen was a native and lifelong resident of Slidell. She was 86 years of 
age.

She is survived by her husband of 22 years, Warren G. Allen. She is survived by 
her daughters Renee D. Radabaugh and husband Ron of Delray Beach Florida and 
Renita S. Woods and husband Eddie of Vicksburg, Mississippi, and stepdaughter 
Elizabeth Allen and partner Cynthia Rangel. She is also survived by 5 
grandchildren: Nicholas Laporte and wife Bess of Elizabethtown, Kentucky; 
Tiffany Laporte Rawson and husband David of Slidell, Destiny E. Woods of 
Vicksburg, Mississippi, Francesca Radabaugh, Dakotah Radabaugh of Delray Beach, 
Florida. She is also survived by 4 great-grandchildren: Beckett Shane Rawson, 
Leah Nicole Laporte, David Alexander Laporte, and Easton James Rawson. She is 
also survived by her sister Yvonne Parks, sister in law Vicki Terral, brother 
James McBride, and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her parents: Rene Emile Terral, Sr. and Carol Lee 
Henley McBride; 4 sisters: Jeanne ÒTinyÓ Parker, Ruby Joyce Taylor, Donna Leah 
Gauley, Patricia Ann Ward; two brothers; Rene ÒBubbyÓ Emile Terral, Jr. and 
William McBride.

Mrs. Allen was a member of the Slidell High 50 year club since 1996 and chair-
woman since 2007.

Pallbearers will be Nicholas Laporte, Dakotah Radabaugh, David Rawson, Wally 
Parker, Rene ÒBoogÓ Terral, III, and Jim McBride.

Honorary Pallbearer is Beckett Rawson.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend the services. Services at Honaker 
Funeral Home, 1751 Gause Blvd. West (in Forest Lawn Cemetery), Slidell, LA on 
Friday, June 20, 2014 at 1:00 P.M.

Entombment will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Visitation on Friday, June 20, 2014 at 11:00 A.M. until funeral time.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions in memory of Mildred T. 
Allen be made toNational Foundation for Cancer Research or the charity of your 
choice.

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