LAWTELL – Graveside services will be held PRIVATELY for Mrs. Martha Lou Ames Guillory, 73, who passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2020 in Montgomery, TX. Interment will be Holy Family Catholic Cemetery in Lawtell, LA. Mrs. Guillory was a devoted member of Refuge Temple Ministries (First Lady to Pastor Jimmie Guillory). Mrs. Guillory’s memories are being cherished by: her husband, Jimmie Guillory; her children, Janessa Vanegas, James Guillory Sr., Mary Janet Ducre, Jameika Harrison and Jeanette Suell; her grandchildren, Armond Vanegas, Chasity Hargrove, Heidi Vanegas, Chad Ducre Jr, James Guillory Jr, Vicente Vanegas, Chloe Ducre, Chance Ducre, Chase Ducre and Savannah Harrison; her brothers and sister, John Albert Ames, Charles Ames and Grace Citizen; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends.

She is preceded in death by: her mother, Mary Rose Colligan and her father, Henry Ames; two sisters, Hazel Ames and Augustine Ames; and three brothers, Tony Ames, Bruce Ames and Mitchell Ames.

Words of condolences may be expressed at fordandjosephfh.com.

Ford and Joseph Funeral Home, 907 N. Market St., Opelousas, LA, (337) 942-6750, is in charge of arrangements.