Phyllis Cecilia Reed Pousson
A local Acadiana family lost a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt, and Winn Dixie lost a loyal and dedicated florist in Crowley, LA on Sunday, September 3, 2017. Phyllis Cecilia Reed Pousson, aged 62, died with loved ones at her side after a fierce fight against inflammatory breast cancer.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, September 7, 2017 at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Iota, and burial will take place afterward in the church cemetery. Father Jude Thierry, Pastor of the Church, will officiate for the services. The family requests visiting hours at Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home in Iota on Wednesday from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. and on Thursday from 8 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. A rosary will be recited at the funeral home on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
Pallbearers will be Kevin Schexnider, David Foreman and Mike Foreman of Ebenezer, Danny Frey, Phillip and Michael Reed of Iota. Honorary Pallbearers are Alex Frey of Iota, Luis Martinez of San Antonio and Martin Dwayne Pousson of Los Angeles.
Her considerable strength passes on to her two loving daughters, Sheila Pousson and Shannon Pousson Johnson, fathered by Daniel Pousson of Iota, as well as to her three loving grandchildren, Fernando Martinez and Chrislynn Johnson, both of San Antonio, Texas, and Chloe Pousson, of Iota. “Aunt Phyl” and “Phyla” also is survived by her sisters and brothers-in-law, Alice and Danny Frey of Iota, James and Margie Reed of San Antonio, Willie Mae and Ivy Ray Scott of Iota, Carolyn Reed of Iota, Madeline and Donald Domingue of Ebenezer, Abigail and A.D. Foreman of Ebenezer, and Susie Reed of Patterson.
She was preceded in death by her father, Murray Reed, Sr, her mother, Cecilia Reed, and her brother, Murray Reed, Jr. She will be missed by all her friends, coworkers, and family, who now cherish and honor the lasting memory of her life.
Words of comfort can be sent to the family at www.geesey-ferguson.com
Arrangements have been entrusted to Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home, 509 Duson Avenue, Iota, LA 70543, 337-779-2669.