Sister Muriel Bodin, CDP, entered eternal life on October 17, 2018 in San Antonio, Texas, at the age of 94. Born to Willie Bodin and Leah Vincent in Erath, Louisiana, on August 1, 1924, Sister Muriel was given the baptismal name, Lily Mae. She entered the novitiate of the Sisters of Divine Providence on June 21, 1946, and professed first vows on June 22, 1947.

Sister Muriel dedicated 52 years of her life to educating others. She was an elementary school teacher in 10 schools throughout Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Louisiana; a junior high teacher in five schools in Texas and Louisiana, and later served as director of religious education in two Louisiana parishes, one in Iota and one in Erath.

FUNERAL SERVICES

The Rosary for Sister Muriel will be Sunday, October 21, at 4:30 p.m. and the Wake at 6:30 p.m. A Mass of Resurrection will be Monday, October 22 at 11:00 a.m. All services will be in Annunciation Chapel at Our Lady of the Lake Convent Center.