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Monday, May 01, 2017F. Groves of Friendship, MD; grandparents Dennis and Barbara Scruggs of Sterling, VA; aunt Tanya E. Gott of Lothian, MD; uncles Phillip C. McCan, Jr. of Chesapeake Beach, MD and James K. Groves of Stafford, VA as well as other aunts and uncles. Arrangements by Rausch Funeral Home.
Saturday, April 08, 2017Hanks Cemetery in Morse, LA. Mrs. Simon passed away on Thursday, March 30, 2017. She is survived by her children, Katherine Broussard and her husband, Larry of Crowley, LA, Matilda Stafford and her husband, Johnny of Crowley, LA. Linda Hellar of Crowley, LA; daughter-in-law, Jeanette Simon of Crowley, LA; twenty grandchildren; 52 great grandchildren; five great-great grandchildren; brothers, Albert Lee Gaspard and his wife, Jeannie of MS, Johnny Gaspard of Estherwood, LA, Howard Ray Gaspard and his companion, Elaine Breaux of Kaplan, LA and one sister, Laura Mae Breaux of Crowley, LA.Ms. Simon is preceded in death by her husband, John Charles Simon, Sr; parents, Azile Gaspard and Eve Richard Gaspard; children, John Charles Simon, Jr. and Charlene Simon Dronet; sisters, Virgie Plaisance, Lydia Monceaux and Hazel Hargrave.The family would like to deeply express our appreciation to Gretchen Zaunbrecher, Lamm Hospice and all Staff at Encore Rehabilitation.Pallbearers will be Kobe Malone, Jim Cormier, John Simon, III, Lucas Cormier, Lexen Mc Gee and Donovan Royer. Honorary pallbearers will be Logan Hoffpauir and Korey Malone.You may view the obituary, sign the guest registry and express condolences online to Mrs. Simon’s family at www.duhonfuneralhome.com.Duhon Funeral Home, LLC-Crowley, (337)783-1395, 1529 Crowley-Rayne Hwy., Crowley, LA 70526 is in charge of all of the arrangements.
Monday, March 27, 2017Sam was a remarkable young man whose generosity and selflessness affected so many people,” Missouri State head coach Neal Stafford said. “Our golf family is hurting deeply, and we will miss Sam and the joy he brought us.”Holmes’ obituary posted by the Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home of Springfield, Mo., included this line: “The decision to escape his pain was the one time he put himself first.”Holmes “ended his own life” after fighting a long battle with anxiety and depression, the obituary added. He is survived by his parents, Tim and Mary Jane, and sister, Mary.Holmes’ obituary also read:Sam lived a full life, excelling in everything he did. He played golf since he was four, and competed for Glendale High School – where he helped take his team to the state title and finished fifth individually and was proud to compete for the Missouri State University Golf Team. He was a deep thinker who touched many lives with his quiet, supportive demeanor. He loved animals, especially his Doberman Bruno.“On behalf of Missouri State University and the athletic department, we want to express our condolences to the Holmes family,” Missouri State athletic director Kyle Moats said in a statement. “Our golf team lost a brother, and we are hear...
Monday, March 27, 2017Church, 383 Hazard Ave., Enfield, CT 06082. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in Catherine’s memory to ASPCA, P.O. Box 96929, Washington, DC 20090-6929. Introvigne Funeral Home, Inc., Stafford Springs, has care of the arrangements. For online condolences, please visit: www.introvignefuneralhome.com. Get free real-time news alerts from the Mansfield-Storrs Patch.
Monday, March 13, 2017Former Delaware Secretary of Labor's father, Ellis "Water Boy" Stafford, was a man who knew hard work. Jeff Brown
Despite his living more than 87 years in their midst, when Ellis Stafford died some people didn’t recognize the man whose life was told in the newspaper obituary.It was only when the obit mentioned his nickname, “Water Boy,” that everyone knew the man whose life it described.Stafford gained that nickname as a young man as he spent 10 years carrying buckets of water up and down railroad lines in his native Arkansas. Stafford rose from an orphan living a life of abject poverty to one of material success and a loving family.Ellis Stafford’s life and the inspiration it provided is the subject of a just-published biography, “Ellis ‘Water Boy’ Stafford: An American Dream Fulfilled,” authored by his son, former Delaware Secretary of Labor Harold E. Stafford.“I’ve always been interested in telling my dad’s story,” Harold said.Beginning in 2006, three years before his father’s passing, Harold would visit his folks in their Arkansas ho...
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Monday, May 01, 2017F. Groves of Friendship, MD; grandparents Dennis and Barbara Scruggs of Sterling, VA; aunt Tanya E. Gott of Lothian, MD; uncles Phillip C. McCan, Jr. of Chesapeake Beach, MD and James K. Groves of Stafford, VA as well as other aunts and uncles. Arrangements by Rausch Funeral Home.
Saturday, April 08, 2017Hanks Cemetery in Morse, LA. Mrs. Simon passed away on Thursday, March 30, 2017. She is survived by her children, Katherine Broussard and her husband, Larry of Crowley, LA, Matilda Stafford and her husband, Johnny of Crowley, LA. Linda Hellar of Crowley, LA; daughter-in-law, Jeanette Simon of Crowley, LA; twenty grandchildren; 52 great grandchildren; five great-great grandchildren; brothers, Albert Lee Gaspard and his wife, Jeannie of MS, Johnny Gaspard of Estherwood, LA, Howard Ray Gaspard and his companion, Elaine Breaux of Kaplan, LA and one sister, Laura Mae Breaux of Crowley, LA.Ms. Simon is preceded in death by her husband, John Charles Simon, Sr; parents, Azile Gaspard and Eve Richard Gaspard; children, John Charles Simon, Jr. and Charlene Simon Dronet; sisters, Virgie Plaisance, Lydia Monceaux and Hazel Hargrave.The family would like to deeply express our appreciation to Gretchen Zaunbrecher, Lamm Hospice and all Staff at Encore Rehabilitation.Pallbearers will be Kobe Malone, Jim Cormier, John Simon, III, Lucas Cormier, Lexen Mc Gee and Donovan Royer. Honorary pallbearers will be Logan Hoffpauir and Korey Malone.You may view the obituary, sign the guest registry and express condolences online to Mrs. Simon’s family at www.duhonfuneralhome.com.Duhon Funeral Home, LLC-Crowley, (337)783-1395, 1529 Crowley-Rayne Hwy., Crowley, LA 70526 is in charge of all of the arrangements.
Monday, March 27, 2017Sam was a remarkable young man whose generosity and selflessness affected so many people,” Missouri State head coach Neal Stafford said. “Our golf family is hurting deeply, and we will miss Sam and the joy he brought us.”Holmes’ obituary posted by the Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home of Springfield, Mo., included this line: “The decision to escape his pain was the one time he put himself first.”Holmes “ended his own life” after fighting a long battle with anxiety and depression, the obituary added. He is survived by his parents, Tim and Mary Jane, and sister, Mary.Holmes’ obituary also read:Sam lived a full life, excelling in everything he did. He played golf since he was four, and competed for Glendale High School – where he helped take his team to the state title and finished fifth individually and was proud to compete for the Missouri State University Golf Team. He was a deep thinker who touched many lives with his quiet, supportive demeanor. He loved animals, especially his Doberman Bruno.“On behalf of Missouri State University and the athletic department, we want to express our condolences to the Holmes family,” Missouri State athletic director Kyle Moats said in a statement. “Our golf team lost a brother, and we are hear...
Monday, March 27, 2017Church, 383 Hazard Ave., Enfield, CT 06082. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in Catherine’s memory to ASPCA, P.O. Box 96929, Washington, DC 20090-6929. Introvigne Funeral Home, Inc., Stafford Springs, has care of the arrangements. For online condolences, please visit: www.introvignefuneralhome.com. Get free real-time news alerts from the Mansfield-Storrs Patch.
Monday, March 13, 2017Former Delaware Secretary of Labor's father, Ellis "Water Boy" Stafford, was a man who knew hard work. Jeff Brown
Despite his living more than 87 years in their midst, when Ellis Stafford died some people didn’t recognize the man whose life was told in the newspaper obituary.It was only when the obit mentioned his nickname, “Water Boy,” that everyone knew the man whose life it described.Stafford gained that nickname as a young man as he spent 10 years carrying buckets of water up and down railroad lines in his native Arkansas. Stafford rose from an orphan living a life of abject poverty to one of material success and a loving family.Ellis Stafford’s life and the inspiration it provided is the subject of a just-published biography, “Ellis ‘Water Boy’ Stafford: An American Dream Fulfilled,” authored by his son, former Delaware Secretary of Labor Harold E. Stafford.“I’ve always been interested in telling my dad’s story,” Harold said.Beginning in 2006, three years before his father’s passing, Harold would visit his folks in their Arkansas ho...