OUITA VERNON McCAA

Ouita Vernon McCaa died peacefully in her home on Monday, March 16, 2026, in Farmers

Branch, Texas. Ouita was born July 9, 1932, in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana to William

P. Vernon, Sr. and Elizabeth A. Vernon. She grew up in West Monroe and Alexandria, Louisiana.

She graduated Bolton High School, Alexandria, in 1950. Ouita attended Louisiana Polytechnic

Institute, (now Louisiana Tech), where she majored in math and was an active member of Phi

Mu Sorority. It was at college that she met her future husband and best friend, James D. "Bud"

McCaa. Ouita and Bud married in June 1955 in her parents' home in Alexandria. They lead a

full, happy life built around their love for each other and their children. She and her family lived

in Shreveport until 1971 when they moved to Farmers Branch. Ouita was active in the education

of both of her children but especially for Susanne for whom she was homeroom mom, carpool

driver, summer camp driver, and deaf educator. Ouita was preceded in death by her husband, her

parents, and her brothers Paul, Jr., Arnold, and Charles. She is survived by her daughter,

Susanne, and by her son, Patrick, and his wife, Christie, and their children, Conor and Clare, her

sister-in-law Ladye Harveston, and nieces and nephews. She is missed by her family and her

remaining friends.