LUMA “BLACKIE” SIMON
Luma “Blackie” Simon, 83 of Winnie, passed away April 16, 2007 at his residence.
Blackie was a retired Production Foreman with Prudential Drilling Company. During World War II he received the Good Conduct Medal for services rendered while in the Army. He was stationed in the American Theater and Asiatic Pacific Theater and served in the 371st Station Hospital detachment as a medical technician in the China-Burma-India Theater of operations. “Blackie” also was a loving and caring man, whose family meant everything to him, an avid gardener and he loved to play jokes on family and friends. He was a faithful member of St. Louis Catholic church and a 4th Degree Knight of Columbus.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at St. Louis Catholic Church, 135 W. Buccaneer Dr. with military graveside services to follow in Fairview Cemetery under the direction of Broussard’s, 134 W. Buccaneer Dr. in Winnie. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday with a rosary recited at 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
He is survived by his loving wife of sixty years, Mandy Simon; son, Larry Simon and his wife, Rosemary; daughters, Melissa Hodges and her husband, Steve, Sandra Frederick; brother, Dalton Simon and his wife, Erma; sisters, Helen Royer all of Winnie, Marylene Williams of Baytown, Shirley Tatford of New Iberia, LA; six grandchildren, John Michael Simon and his wife, Carrie, Jason Simon and his wife, Michelle, Brooke Hodges, Kahla Hodges, Rusty Frederick, Justin Frederick; three great-grandchildren, HayLee Simon, Carlie Simon and Jonathan Simon. He was preceded in death by his parents, Arville and Anastasia Simon; son, Glenn Simon; granddaughter, Haley Frederick, sisters, Venice Gaspard, Yvonne Gremillion, Ida Simon, Delta Simon; brothers, Wilfred Simon, Emery Simon, and Vance Simon.
