Madge B.L. Kollatt

COVINGTON, La. — Services for Madge Beatrice Leblanc Kollatt, age 81, of Covington, La., and formerly of Hot Springs, Ark., will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 7, 2022, in the Bailey & Foster chapel in Palestine, Texas. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow in Roselawn Park. Arrangements have been entrusted to Bailey & Foster Funeral Home.

Madge Beatrice Leblanc was born Oct. 4, 1940, to Charles Cecil and Beatrice Rome Leblanc, and raised in Garyville, La. She passed away on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Frank R. Kollatt Jr., sister, Sybil Newcomb, and brothers, Carl Leblanc, Heman Leblanc and Adrian Leblanc.

Madge and Frank had three children, Frank Robert Kollatt III (Tonya), Derrick Kollatt, and Tiffany Kollatt Stewart (Darryl). Madge leaves behind eight grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

She graduated from Meadows Draughn College in New Orleans, and was married to Frank on Sept. 2, 1961. Madge lived in multiple places, as she was a military wife. She enjoyed working for the captain of the Navy in various states and overseas.

She obtained her amateur ham radio license (KA5RSH), although she didn’t get on air much, she was proud of her license. When Frank passed away, she assumed his amateur radio license call sign (W5BPT).

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the American Cancer Society, in honor of Madge Beatrice Leblanc Kollatt.

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