Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....COUNSELMAN, YVONNE March 30, 2015
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News Star World - April 02, 2015
YVONNE COUNSELMAN

A celebration memorial for Yvonne Trout Counselman will be held on Saturday, 
April 4th, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Kilpatrick Funeral Homes of 
Monroe on Lamy Lane. Yvonne passed away at her residence on the evening of 
March 30, 2015, exactly one month short of her 94th birthday. She was born on 
April 30, 1921 in Birmingham, Alabama. She married her sweetheart, Lucky, on 
December 1, 1940 in Mobile, Alabama. They began a life together which took them 
all over the country and around the world due to Lucky's career in the U.S. Air 
Force. Yvonne went beyond being a supportive wife and devoted mother to giving 
of herself through volunteer work wherever they went. She was very active in 
the American Red Cross and received its esteemed Clara Barton Award. While 
living in Madrid, Spain, Yvonne spent innumerable hours working as a part of 
the Family Services organization. She also was active in various PEO chapters 
in several communities, including Monroe. In 1998, Yvonne and Lucky moved to 
the Monroe/West Monroe area to be closer to their youngest daughter and her two 
girls. Rather than slowing down, they became more active than ever. They were 
often spotted around town in their Volvo convertible or walking together 
holding hands. After nearly 70 years of marriage, Lucky passed away in August 
of 2010. Thereafter, Yvonne began the last chapter of her life taking it on 
with a renewed zest and zeal for life and a willingness to try anything that 
was asked of her. On her 90th birthday, Yvonne won her age bracket in the 
Mullett Toss at the Florabama Lounge in Orange Beach, Alabama. She was such a 
hit, she was invited back every year thereafter where she was treated as 
royalty and tossed her mullet as a celebrity tosser. She rode in jacked up 
pick- up trucks, small air planes, open air jeeps checking gas well locations 
and most recently took on the roles of several Hollywood legends (James Bond, 
The Godfather and Darth Vader, to name a few) helping to film a continuing 
legal education presentation with her daughter. Yvonne is probably most famous 
for her beautiful doilies that she crocheted over the years as gifts of love 
with recipients ranging from U.S. Presidents, friends and loved ones, to their 
regular waiters and waitresses. She was a mess, a hoot and a doll. She will be 
sorely missed, but there is no sadness or regrets as she is now reunited with 
her love, our Dad. The two together were, and are, simply unforgettable.

Yvonne is survived by her children, Jake Counselman of Lafayette; Ann Sears and 
her husband, Doug of Albuquerque, New Mexico; Cyd Page Jacobs and her husband, 
Joey of Monroe; as well as grandchildren Josh, Zachary and Shane Sears of 
Albuquerque, New Mexico; Michael Sears of Wichita, Kansas; Jessica Page 
Johnston and husband, Jeremy of Shreveport; Aly Page Taylor and her husband, 
Josh of West Monroe; Jonathan Jacobs of Lafayette; Justin Jacobs of Monroe; and 
Thomas Jacobs of New Orleans; as well as great-grandchildren Joey and Mason 
Sears of Albuquerque, New Mexico; Liam Johnston of Shreveport and Genevieve 
Taylor of West Monroe, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, friends and loved 
ones. Yvonne will be buried in Natchez at the National Cemetery with Lucky at 
1:30 on Friday, April 3, 2015. No flowers are permitted. Accordingly, memorial 
contributions can be made to Ouachita Christian School or Claiborne Christian 
School.

Online condolences may be made to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com.

Kilpatrick Funeral Home

Monroe, LA

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