TERREBONNE and LAFOURCHE Parishes, La. OBITUARIY for BAKER, EDISON "BOOYA", SR. Submitted by: Louis Lavedan Source: Williams and Southall Funeral Home, Inc., La. Died July 16, 2013 ============================================================================= Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.shtml ============================================================================= BAKER, EDISON "BOOYA", SR. (Died July 16, 2013) ========== A photo is available for this file. Please go to http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafourche/obits/dateobits/2013/f1307.htm and click on the name of interest. ========== BAKER: EDISON J. "BOOYA" BAKER, SR., a retired cook offshore, died Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at his residence in Thibodaux, LA. He was 71, and a native of Thibodaux, LA. Visiting at St. Luke Catholic Church from 9:00am to the Mass of Chrisitian Burial at 11:00am, Monday, July 20, 2013. Burial in St. Luke Catholic Church cemetery in Thibodaux, LA. Survived by his wife, Adelle J. Baker of Napoleonville, LA; 3 daughters, Suzanne Baker and Kendra Duncan of Thibodaux, LA, and Danna Baker of Baldwin, LA; 2 sons, Edison Baker, Jr., and Malcolm J. Baker of Thibodaux, LA; 2 sisters, Gloria Thompson of Columbia, SC, and Victoria Beo of Houma, LA; Also survived by 7 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Preceded in death by his parents, Emilke and Lula Johnson Baker; 3 sisters, Geraldine Wright, Patrick Oubre, and Josephine Jones; 4 brothers, Norman Southall, Edward, Clyde, and Felton Baker. Arrangements by Williams & Southall Funeral Home, Thibodaux, LA U.S. Veteran ======================