1934
Edna Mae
2015
Edna Mae Mcdaniel Savant
August 7, 1934 — July 12, 2015
Edna Mae McDaniel Savant, widow of Joseph C. Savant, born August 7, 1934, in Tate Cove, Louisiana (near Ville Platte), died at home on July 12, 2015, in Kaplan, Louisiana. She graduated from Sacred Heart Catholic School in 1952. She was a master seamstress, quilter, and gardener having learned as a child from her mother and sisters. She was a member of the Acadiana Quilters Guild and the Cajun Quilters Guild. The climax of her quilt art creativity came in 2007 at the St. Martinville Quilts on the Teche Show when her “Peace Makers Tree of Life” quilt won Best in Show. Edna Mae will be remembered for her love, generosity, creative landscapes, and beautiful quilts made with love and given away freely to comfort and benefit others including charities and NICU babies.
Edna Mae was a loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, grand and great grandmother. She leaves behind her “gifts from God”, Steven Savant and his wife, Kathy Bertrand; Tony Savant and his wife, Connie Savoy, and their children: Nina and her son, Braxton; Kyle and his wife, Kelly; and Cade and his wife, Liz, and their daughter, Aubrey; Tim Savant and his wife, Cathy Broussard, and their children: Josh, and his wife, Katy, and their children, Reagan, Tate, Ty, and Ellie; and Bart, and his wife, Abby, and their son, Collin; Jody Savant and his children: Aaron, and his wife, Patricia, and their daughter, Emily; Kira, and her husband, Chad Broussard, and their children, Ireney and Prestyn; Seth and Matt; Melanie and her husband, Roland Landry, and their daughter, Raeni and her husband, Chris Petry, and their children, Ava and Carter; and Roland’s children: Chantina Stelly and her son Coy, Rory Landry, and their children, and Seth Perrin; Anne and her husband, Allen Baudoin, and her children: Scott Malhiet and his wife, Gretchen; and Rachel Malhiet. Her family will continue to honor her legacy in this life, in a loving and generous way.
Serving as pallbearers are the grandsons: Josh, Kyle, Bart, Aaron, Seth, Cade, and Matt Savant and Scott Malhiet. Honorary pallbearers are the sons: Steven, Tony, Timmy, and Jody Savant. Readings at the Mass of Christian Burial will be daughter Anne Savant Malhiet Baudoin and daughter-in-law Katherine Bertrand Savant.
Edna Mae will join her family who predeceased her in this life, including her mother, Mary Edna Smith McDaniel; her father, John McDaniel; her brother, George McDaniel and his wife, Hazel; her sisters, Regina and her husband, Larry Lemoine, and Elizabeth (Betty) McDaniel Harwell; and her loving husband, Joseph C. “J.C.” Savant.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to your favorite charity, in her memory.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Kaplan, 300 N. Eleazar Avenue, on Monday, July 13, 2015 from 12 p.m. until 10 p.m. with a rosary being prayed at 7 p.m.; Tuesday, July 14, 2015 from 8 a.m. until services.
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Edna Mae Mcdaniel Savant, please visit our flower store.
Guestbook
Visits: 0
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors