A Celebration of Life for Nancy Elizabeth Felice, 98, of Choudrant, LA will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, March 12, 2026, at Kilpatrick Funeral Home Chapel in Ruston, LA. Rev. Jon Tellifero will officiate the service. Interment will follow in Beulah Cemetery in Calhoun, LA under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Homes in Ruston, LA.
A Visitation for family and friends will be prior to the service beginning at 12:00 noon until service time at Kilpatrick Funeral Home Chapel in Ruston, LA.
Nancy Elizabeth Felice passed on to a glorious homecoming on Friday, March 6, 2026. Better known to many as Babe, Elizabeth, Liz, or Mammaw. Our wonderful matriarch lived a life that was filled with love, full of the normal daily tasks and highlighted by fun and adventure. Everything she did was executed with conscientious devotion to family and friends.
Born to Connie and Ida Ruth Walters on December 8, 1927, at home in Calhoun, Louisiana, she was the 5th of 8 brothers and sisters. Born and raised in Calhoun, she was a graduate of Calhoun High School.
Elizabeth enjoyed life whether she was at home with her family or traveling the globe with her husbands and with her sister and best friend, Annette. She found joy in the everyday – riding her lawnmower and enjoying the sunshine – and in the adventures – seeing the Great Wall of China and cruising the Caribbean.
A talented artist, she blessed many with her paintings in watercolor and acrylics. She had an eye for nature and painted many of the beauties seen even right outside her window. A family heirloom of a portrait of her mother hung in her home and shows a cherished love from a daughter.
She was a longtime member of Beulah Community Church where she served as the pianist for many years while also volunteering as the church’s Treasurer and Holiday Basket Organizer. Her faith helped to lead her family.
Better known as Liz on the golf course, she took up golfing later in life and enjoyed many sunny days on the course with her friends and family. She was active in playing at Pine Hills and Calvert Crossing until 2020 and was a member of the Ladies Golf Associations.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, James B. Smith; second husband, Frank Felice; grandson James Gregory Smith, brothers Leander, Gilbert, Layton, Hilton, and Ray; sister Mittie; and daughter-in-law Sandra Smith.
Nothing meant more to her than her family, and she cherished every moment with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
She is survived by her sister Annette Coker; her four sons, Gary (Glenda), Randy (Lisa Clair), Charles (Linda), and Steven; step-daughter Linda Foto (Gary). Along with 12 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren.
The family wishes to recognize and thank the following caregivers: Joyce, Lori and Linda, as well as the staff of Caring Hands Hospice, with special thanks to Nurse, Peyton.
Pallbearers are Charles Smith, Corey Smith, Tyler Smith, Zach Smith, Keith Walters, and John Marshall Knighten.
Honorary Pallbearers are James Gary Smith Jr., Roy Turner, Jimmy Pitts, Larry Parker, and George Addicott.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Beulah Community Church, 487 Beulah Church Road, Calhoun, LA 71225.
