Dianne Marie Wells Green (Baby Dee)

Dianne Marie Wells Green (Baby Dee) departed this life at the age of 69 on Sunday, September 8, 2019, at 9:34 p.m. Daughter of the late Wilma J. Wells Senior and Clenesta Mae Reeder. Dianne was baptized in the Catholic Church and attended Johnson Lockett Elementary School, Samuel L. Green Middle School, George Washington Carver Senior High School and graduated from Walter L. Cohen Senior High School. She then attended the University of New Orleans. She married Erick J.Green Senior and through this union she had five beautiful children: Kirk (Sandra) Green, Doctor Erick (Angela) Green Junior, Zakiya (Dejuan) Porter, Doctor Isabella (Jaren) Magee, and Donell Cousin. Dianne worked as a sales clerk at Krauss Department Store, Folgers Coffee Plant, NASA Michoud Plant, Walmart Department Store, and several nursing homes. Her life-long dream was to be a nurse as she was in love with the medical field and envisioned dedicating her life to help others. Dianne was preceded in death by her father and mother in law, Wilbert and Hazel Green Senior. She was also preceded in death by her two brothers: Anthony (Cynthia) Travis and Patrick (Juanita) Travis; her brother in law, Eric Jones; and sisters-in law, Carolyn (Joseph) Patterson and Hazel (Roy) Gaillard. She leaves to cherish her memories, her husband Erick J. Green Senior, her three sons: Kirk (Sandra) Green, Dr. Erick (Dr. Angela) Green Junior and Donell Cousin, as well as her two daughters: Zakiya (Dejuan) Porter and Doctor Isabella (Jaren) Magee. She has four brothers: Wilma (Janice) Travis, Charles (Gwen) Travis, Alfred (Shelia) Travis and Dwight Travis. She has five sisters: Jill (Ambrose) Esogbue, Joanne (Monroe) Frasier, Elaine (God) Mclaughlin, Sonia (Michael) Smith, and Tori (Jason) Henson. She has two brothers in law: Wilbert (Ann) Green and Levi (Rhonda) Green as well as four sisters-in law: Rosemary (Alvarez) Peters, Lorita Green, Brenda (Ernest) Briscoe Senior and Debra(Eric) Jones. She has eleven grandchildren: Kaylin (Albert) Davis, Chelsey, Ah’Lexis, Da’Jia, Kyra, Doo, Sophie, Little Jay, Lena, X baby and JoJo; two great grandchildren: AJ and Kalli; and 3 Godchildren: Alfred Travis, Donell Cousin and Michelle Smith. She has a life-long friend of forty years, Delories Bell, and a host of other relatives, family and friends. Relatives and friends of the family, also Priest and Parishioners of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church are invited to attend A Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 AM on Saturday, September 21, 2019 at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, 6828 Chef Menteur Hwy. Visitation will be from 8:00 AM until Mass time. Interment: St. Louis #3 Cemetery. Arrangements by D.W. Rhodes Funeral Home.