Obituaries:  Thomas J. "Tommy" Eason, Sabine, Natchitoches Parish       E-250
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., May 8, 1996
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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Thomas J. "Tommy" Eason (Photo)

  Services for Mr. Thomas J. "Tommy" Eason, 60, of Marthaville,
were held at 2 p.m., Thursday, May 2, 1996, at Marthaville First
Baptist Church. Officiating was Rev. Ray Dyess. Burial was in
Beulah Cemetery, under the direction of Blanchard-St. Denis
Funeral Home of Natchitoches.

  He died Monday, April 29, at Bossier Medical Center, after a
sudden illness. Mr. Eason was a native of Marthaville. He was a
lifelong member of the Marthaville First Baptist Church. He
attended Marthaville High School, where he was an All-Star
basketball player. He then attended McNeese State College. Later,
he became an All-American NIBL player, with McDonald Scott's of
Lake Charles. Mr. Eason served his country in the United States
Army from October 1961 until his honorable discharge in 1964.
After his discharge, he resided in Bossier City, where he worked
in the restaurant business until his retirement in 1995, from his
position as co-owner of Nicky's Mexican Restaurant. Mr. Eason was
one of the founders of the Marthaville Good Ole Days Festival,
and past president of the Marthaville Heritage Society. He was
responsible for the restoration of the Darden Hotel, and for it's
placement in the National Historical Society Register. Mr. Eason
restored the hotel in honor of his parents, who preceded him in
death, Luther B. and Rhetta Knott Eason.

  Survivors include two daughters, D'Aunn Grant and her husband
Tim, and Rebecca Eason, both of Bossier City; four grandchildren,
Patrick, Dylan, Emily, and Christian; one brother, Carl and his
wife Ruby Eason of Marthaville; and a host of relatives and
friends.

  Pallbearers were Art Eason, Tommy G. Eason, Bobby Ballard, Ray
Wyatt, Sam Crownover, Elias Situestez, and honorary pallbearer,
Emmitt Hendricks.