Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....SIEVERS, EUGENE JOHN JR. January 17, 2017
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News Star World - January 19, 2017
EUGENE JOHN JR. SIEVERS


Eugene John Sievers, Jr. born November 20, 1929 and went to be with the Lord Ja
January 17, 2017.

Visitation will be Thursday, January 19, from 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM at Kilpatrick 
Funeral Home on Lamy Lane in Monroe.

Funeral Services will be held Friday, January 20, at 10:00 AM at Kilpatrick 
Funeral Home on Lamy Lane in Monroe with Rev. Aaron Dickinson officiating. 
Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Gary Tyler, Billy Nielsen, Mark Pullen, Casey Tripp, Steve Dark
Dark, and Johnny Ray Capps.

Honorary Pallbearers will be the members of his Swartz First Baptist Church Su
Sunday School Class.

E.J. was preceded in death by his daughter: Patti Ann Sievers, parents: Eugene 
John Sievers, Sr. and Lula Lee Campbell Sievers, sisters: Eva Jean Sievers 
Thompkins and Kelsy Sievers Deason, and brothers: Guy Sievers and Warren Sievers
Sievers.

E.J. is survived by his wife of 53 years, Gladys Brady Sievers, sons: John 
Robert Sievers, Sr. (Lorette), Joseph Scott Sievers (Lisa), and Jeffry Brady
Sievers
Sievers. Grandchildren: Elizabeth Ann Sievers (Micah Renfrow), John Robert Sievers
Sievers, Jr. (Crystal), Kristin Sievers Lensing (Paul), Sarah Sievers Grant 
(Josh), Madison Sievers, Tina Welch (Greg), and Wendy Kukal (David). 12 great 
grandchildren and 3 great great grandchildren.

E.J. "Bunny" was born in Irving, Texas and moved to Monroe when he was 6 years 
old where he quickly made his mark on the city of Monroe. He graduated from 
Ouachita High School in 1949 where he received the Lockhart-Blair Sportsmanship 
Trophy for 1948 and received a football scholarship to Louisiana State 
University where he played until Coach Jim Malone, from Northeast Louisiana 
State College went and convinced him to come home and play football for him. 
There he continued his football career as well as being an avid college golfer, 
winning the Intramural Championship in 1952. He graduated with a Bachelor's 
degree in Agriculture. He then served in the United States Army from 1954-1959 wh
where he earned the rank of 1st Lieutenant.

E.J. was a retired Ouachita Parish Juvenile Probation Officer and later retired 
as an investigator with Ouachita Parish Indigent Defender Board. E. J. was an 
active member of the Swartz First Baptist Church. Through the years, E.J.'s 
love of sports led him to coach not only his sons, but many young men in the 
community with many championships under his belt. His hobbies included golf, 
gardening, spending time with his family, and cheering on his alma mater, the 
now ULM Warhawks. To quote his senior yearbook, "E.J. Sievers: Ouachita footba
football's pride and joy! We'll long remember this touchdown boy!" To say that he
was
he was loved and will be missed is an understatement! Flowers are welcomed as E.J.
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E.J. loved the outdoors and all its beauty.

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

Kilpatrick Funeral Home

Monroe, LA 

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