Barbre Fields Trigg Stokes passed away peacefully on the 5th of November 2025 at the age of 85. She was born in Alexandria, Louisiana to Thelma Denton Fields and Ermon Fields.
A Celebration of Life for Barbre will be 1:00 P.M. Friday, November 14, 2025, at Kilpatrick Funeral Home Chapel in Ruston, LA. Officiating the service will be Rob Shadoin. Interment will follow at Kilpatrick Memorial Gardens, 1270 Hwy 544, Ruston, LA under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Homes of Ruston, LA.
Barbre was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Billie Jean Boyd and Joy Derrick; daughter, Teri Marie Stark. She is survived by son John Herbert (Jay) Trigg, Jr., granddaughters Elizabeth Everett and Sarah Stokes, grandson Leroy (Lee) Stark, nephew Rob Shadoin, son-in-laws Joel Stark and Chris Stokes, and five great-grandchildren.
She graduated high school in Shreveport and later moved to Ruston. Barbre was secretary at First Baptist Church before enrolling in Louisiana Tech University. At Louisiana Tech University she earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Education and began her teaching career at Ruston High School. At Ruston High she taught senior English for several years before moving to the counseling office. She was a favorite whether in the classroom or the counseling office. She was always gracious and had a heart for the students. She was a trusted confidant for friends and students in that what needed to stay private stayed private. She had the ability to make people feel heard and she encouraged them.
In 1998, she married Charles Stokes and moved with him to Houston, Texas. She briefly taught in Houston but retired when they moved to Calgary, Alberta for Charles’ work assignment. Returning to Houston she enjoyed caring for the house, reading and keeping up with the grandchildren.
Barbre was loved by all who knew her. She was a woman of Christian faith and touched many people along the way. She will be missed.
Memorial donations may be sent to the Parkinson’s Foundation, 1359 Broadway, Suite 1509, New York, NY 10018 in memory of Barbre.
