Background
Phares, Elaine M. was born on October 9, 1945 in Opelousas, Louisiana, United States. Daughter of Gerald T. and Dorothy Ledoux.
Phares, Elaine M. was born on October 9, 1945 in Opelousas, Louisiana, United States. Daughter of Gerald T. and Dorothy Ledoux.
Diploma, Charity Hospital School Nursing, New Orleans, 1966; Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Northwestern State, Louisiana, 1968; postgraduate, Louisiana State University, since 1988.
Staff nurse, St. Landry Hospital, Opelousas, Louisiana, 1966-1968; staff nurse, Clinton (Louisiana) Infirmary, 1968-1969; Coord., Family Planning, Inc., Clinton, 1969-1970; staff nurse, Villa Feliciana Geriatric Hospital, Jackson, Louisiana, 1970-1977; building supervisor, Villa Feliciana Geriatric Hospital, Jackson, 1979-1981; in-service education instructor, East Louisiana Eastern State Hospital, Jackson, 1977-1979; director nursing, East Louisiana Eastern State Hospital, Jackson, since 1981; inservice educator, Greenwell Springs (Louisiana) Hospital.
Member History Society, Clinton, Louisiana, since 1985, East Feliciana Pilgrimage and Garden Club, Clinton, since 1980. Member American Nurses Association, Louisiana District Nurses' Association, Reserve Officers' Association, American Association Counseling & Development.
Married Donald Howard Phares, August 24, 1968. Children: Angela Marie (deceased), Kathryn Elizabeth (deceased).