Nov. 8, 1947 – Sept. 8, 2019
NATCHEZ— A memorial service for Beverly Heslin McKnight Barraza, 71, who died Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019, will be 1 p.m. Thursday at St. Mary Basilica in Natchez with the Rev. Mark Shoffner officiating.
Visitation will be from noon until service time at the church.
Ms. Barraza was born Nov. 8, 1947, in New Orleans, the daughter of Henry William Heslin and Antoinette Borello Heslin.
She was a 1966 graduate of Holy Name of Jesus Mercy Academy in New Orleans and attended Louisiana State University where she was a member of Delta Zeta Sorority.
Ms. Barraza was preceded in death by her parents.
Survivors include one son, Barrett McKnight and wife, Lisa Burns McKnight; two grandchildren, Thomas Barrett McKnight and Caroline Risher McKnight, all of Natchez; Tullis Beekman McKnight of Clinton, Louisiana; one brother, Henry William “Bill” Heslin Jr. and wife, Mary, of Monroe, Louisiana; one sister-in-law, Jean Hoxie Ponder of Choudrant, Louisiana; two nieces, Debbie Gilly and husband, Tony, of Monroe, and Patricia Williams and husband, John, of Covington, Louisiana; and one nephew, Henry William “Billy” Heslin III and wife, Brandi, of New Orleans.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Alzheimer’s Association (www.alz.org) or to a charity of choice.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at lairdfh.com.