Lana Mynatt Sandefur Obituary
We are sad to announce that, on September 13, 2025, at the age of 81, Lana Mynatt Sandefur of Oakdale, Louisiana, born in Chattanooga, Tennessee passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Lana Mynatt Sandefur to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, T. Ellery Mynatt and Ruth Duncum Mynatt; and her siblings, Roger Mynatt and Joan McEwen. She is survived by: her husband Dr. James Sandefur of Oakdale; her children, James "Jamey" Sandefur, Jr. (Erin) of Denham Springs and Alana Sandefur Karam (Michael) of Creswell, Oregon; her siblings, Tillman Ellery "Ned" Mynatt of Cloudland, Georgia and Dolores Mynatt Reynolds of Englewood, Tennessee; and her grandchildren, Knox Karam, Colton Karam, Carson Karam King, Georgia Karam, Grace Sandefur, Brooke Sandefur and James "Jimbo" Sandefur, III.
To honor Lana's partnership and commitment to Jim's distinguished career in Optometry, gifts may be made in Lana's memory to Southern College of Optometry, where her legacy will benefit future eye doctors through the Mrs. James D. (Lana) Sandefur Memorial Scholarship. The family has chosen to send donations to Mrs. James D. (Lana) Sandefur Memorial ScholarshipDonate Now (https://www.sco.edu).
