Lester Regis Duthile

March 8, 1938 - December 1, 2020

Lester Regis Duthile March 8, 1938 - December 1, 2020 Services for Lester Regis Duthile will be held at 12:00 PM on Friday, December 4, 2020, at Bethel Baptist Church Family Life Center, in Colfax with Bro. Carl Gulde officiating. Interment will follow in Colfax Cemetery under the direction of Kramer of Colfax. Visitation will be held from 10:00 AM until the time of service on Friday, December 4, 2020, at the Bethel Baptist Church Family Life Center. Lester Regis Duthile, of Colfax, Louisiana, 82, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at Rapides Regional Medical Center. Lester served his country in the United States Navy. He retired from Dresser Industries after working for 40 years as an electrician and welder. He was an avid fisherman and loved spending time outdoors with family and friends. Lester was a fun, loving, and faithful husband as well as a devoted father to his girls. Ever the repairman, people from all over came to him for repairs of everything from washing machines to automobiles. He is preceded in death by his parents Andrew Duthile and Mincie Bryant Duthile; a sister, Lucille Fuller, and his granddaughter, Danielle Nicole Stricklin. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Linda Ivey Duthile; brother-in law, Ray Fuller; daughters, Sonya Futrell (Sonny), Renee Stricklin (Robert), Charlotte Duthile, and Tonia Murrell (Philip); grandchildren, Kristin Futrell, Zachary Futrell (Joyce), Aryiana Futrell, Travis Stricklin (Brenna), Ember Carpenter, and Caleb Murrell; great-grandchildren, Alyssa Futrell, Paislee Futrell, Rylee Cedus, Braylee Cedus, and a host of family and friends. Pallbearers honored to serve will be Sonny Futrell, Zachary Futrell, Philip Murrell, Danny Fuller, Travis Stricklin, and Don Weatherford. Honorary Pallbearers will be Robert Stricklin, Garland Brossette, Caleb Murrell, and Ember Carpenter. The family would like to thank everyone for the prayers, and concern during this difficult time. To extend online notes of condolence to the Duthile Family, please visit www.KramerFunerals.com.