TERREBONNE and LAFOURCHE Parishes, La.

OBITUARIY for EDWARDS, PAYTON "HOUSEY" 
  
Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Source: Thibodaux Funeral Home, Thibodaux, La.

Died: Friday, February 12, 2016

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EDWARDS, PAYTON "HOUSEY" 
August 2, 1996 - February 12, 2016

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Payton Olivia Edwards, 19, beautiful daughter, granddaughter, and invaluable, 
irreplaceable friend, left this world suddenly and unexpectedly early Friday, 
February 12, in New Orleans, Louisiana. 

She was born in Thibodaux, Louisiana on August 2, 1996, and later moved to 
Baton Rouge in 2001. A gifted student since Kindergarten, she attended McKinley 
High School, Mandeville High School, and graduated from West Feliciana High 
School where she was regarded as a trendsetter and an avid scholar. Payton was 
a talented visual artist and eccentric musician with an affinity, respect, and 
love for all creatures, great and small. She planned to attend Veterinary 
School after college.

Payton (known to many as “Housey”) was a brave adventurer. As a small child she 
would explore the cane fields of Thibodaux and Clark St in Baker looking for 
buried treasure. By the age of 19, she had already traveled most of these 
United States, surviving simply on her wit and will. Her reputation as an 
activist, a freethinker and a feminist garnered lots of attention from younger 
women in her community who saw her as an inspiration and a role model. She 
changed many lives forever, and her many friends ensured that she knew it.

Our beloved Payton is preceded in death by her grandfather, Dale Thibodaux, 
whom she treasured dearly. She is survived by her mother Marcie Ellyn Thibodaux 
and partner, Harley Derryck Johnson; her father Robert Olie Edwards Jr.; her 
brother Mason Trebor and sisters AnaLise Avelyn and Solara Sayer; her adoring 
grandparents Camye Thibodaux, Carolyn Edwards, husband Rod Fuhrmann, Bob 
Edwards and wife Pat Edwards, who all loved her deeply. She also leaves behind 
numerous extended family members, such as her Aunt Lisa Edwards Cook, cousins 
Maddie and Jared of Mandeville; Uncle Darren and Aunt Brandy Thibodaux and 
cousins Ella, Taylor, and Ali of Thibodaux, all of who will miss her dearly. 
She is also survived by her amazing foster family who loved and cared for her 
for five incredible years; her mother Kimberly, her father Douglas, her 
grandmother Mary Ellen, and her siblings Mackenzie, Jackson, Sam, Nathaniel, 
and Mary Elizabeth.

A secular celebration of her life will be held 3-8 p.m. Saturday, February 20, 
at Christ's Community Church, 26574 Juban Rd. in Denham Springs. 

In lieu of flowers, please create a work of art in her honor that reminds you 
of her. If you are able to join us at her memorial celebration and art event, 
please bring it to display. 

Burial in St. John Cemetery in Thibodaux is pending.

Arrangements entrusted to Thibodaux Funeral Home of Thibodaux, LA

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