Sheila LeAnn (Daigle) Dunlap

Sheila LeAnn Daigle Dunlap, age 60, of North Bend, Oregon died peacefully at Oregon Health Sciences University Medical Center in Portland, Oregon on September 19, 2024, following a long illness.

LeAnn was born on October 14, 1963 in Bolivar, Tennessee to Betty Daigle Hastings and the late Rev George Andrew Daigle. She was a 1981 graduate of Henry County High School, and briefly attended Austin Pea State University.

LeAnn married her high school sweetheart, Freddie “Fred” Thomas Dunlap after high school who survives, and was a supportive military wife as Fred was assigned to military posts in Kentucky, Texas, Germany, and Oklahoma. Her chronic illness required a medical reassignment and the family moved to Fort Sam Houston, Texas. LeAnn continued her battles with her illness, and worked for the Department of the Army in a clerical role for a while. Fred retired from the military in 1996.

The family moved to Oregon and LeAnn took on the added role of a police officer’s spouse as Fred was hired as an Oregon State Trooper. They moved to the Coos Bay Area and her strong and undying support was the catalyst in his continued success as a Trooper.

LeAnn deeply loved her friends and family; she was a devoted mother and a grandmother. She loved teaching her grandson to read, and taught him a love of the planets and stars. She was wholly involved in his daily lessons during pandemic school closures.

LeAnn loved the Lord; she loved music and sang and played keyboard and piano when she was able. She attended Shoreline Community Church in North Bend. She volunteered and had been a member of the hospital auxiliary at Bay Area Hospital in Coos Bay.

LeAnn loved reading, flowers, her yard swing and working in her yard. She enjoyed baking, canning and cooking as well as crocheting and needlework, and doted on the family pets.

LeAnn’s positive attitude and her determination concerning her illness did not go unnoticed. She faced each new challenge with fierce determination and offered support to others sharing the same illnesses. She endured multiple surgeries and countless medical procedures, but always took time to teach nursing and medical students about her condition.

She is survived by her mother, Betty Daigle Hastings of Paris, Tennessee; her husband, Freddie “Fred” Thomas Dunlap of North Bend, Oregon; her daughter, April Candace Dunlap of Castle Rock, Colorado; and her grandson, Steven Ryan Thomas Dunlap of North Bend, Oregon.

LeAnn was preceded in death by her father, Rev George Andrew Daigle; her brother, Edward “Eddie” Paul Daigle; and her sister, Tamela “Tammy” Darlene White.

Visitation and funeral service will be held at Ridgeway Funeral Home in Paris, Tennessee.

Local arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131.

A celebration of life in Coos Bay will be announced and held at a later date. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at www.coosbayareafunerals.com

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