A funeral service for Ranea Carver Tradewell, 51, of Jonesville will be held at 10:00a.m., Saturday, September 16, 2017 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Bro. James Duncan officiating. Interment will follow the service in Restland Cemetery, Waskom. Visitation with family and friends will take place Friday, September 15, 2017 from 6:00p.m. – 8:00p.m., at Downs Funeral Home. Mrs. Tradewell passed away Tuesday, September 12, 2017 in Longview.

Scarlett Ranea Carver Tradewell was born August 11, 1966 in Shreveport, Louisiana to Vernon and Margaret Jones Carver. Ranea was employed by the United States Postal Service for 29 years, serving the residents of Avinger, Karnack, Elysian Fields, and Marshall. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Waskom. In her free time she enjoyed watching her favorite TV show, Law & Order. Ranea loved her family, especially her grandchildren, all of whom she spent as much time with as she could. She had a loving spirit, a warm heart and friendly personality. Ranea will be greatly missed by her family, friends and co-workers.

Surviving Ranea are her mother and stepfather, Margaret and Loyce Moody; father and stepmother, Vernon and Libby Carver; husband, Clifford Tradewell of Jonesville; sons, James Tradewell (Jennifer Hawthorne) of Ore City, and Billy Tradewell of Nesbitt; grandchildren, Alyssa, Abigail, Katie, and Trent Tradewell, Liam and Jailah Hawthorne; sisters, Misty Eakins, Brandy Johnson, Shelly Gonzales, and Tammy Carver; brothers, Tom Carver and Michael Cain. Also surviving Ranea are numerous extended family, friends, and her beloved dog, Ol'Beaux.