Funeral services for Bessie May Jarrette Dykes, 91, of Monroe, LA will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, December 11, 2014 in the chapel of Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe. Rev. Jimmie P. Sims and Rev. Tommy McMurray will officiate. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home.Mrs. Dykes was born February 17, 1923 in Richland Parish and passed away December 6, 2014 in Monroe, LA. She was preceded in death by her husband Samuel Elmo Dykes. Mrs. Dykes was a member of Abundant Life Church.Mrs. Dykes is survived by her sisters, Aline Lanham, Geneva Holloway and Patsy Antley and Mary Alice Cole; brother, Joe Pat Jarrette, numerous nieces and nephews.Pallbearers will be Mark Antley, Scott Antley, Huey Richardson, Paul Lanham and Julius Romenique.Visitation will be held Wednesday, December 10, 2014 from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm at Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe.