ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: BUSH, HIRAM EDWARD " EDDIE" 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: Bagnell & Sons Funeral Home, Covington, La.

Died: Wednesday, January 11, 2017

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BUSH, HIRAM EDWARD " EDDIE" 
	Died: Wed., Jan. 11, 2017

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Hiram Edward “Eddie” Bush was taken to be with the Lord on January 11, 2017. 

Preceded in death by his Parents Catherine Sue Walters Bush and Edwin Edwards 
Bush, his brother Kenneth Elliot Bush.  All from the Richton, MS area.  

He is survived by his loving wife Sara Lynn Gill Bush, his sister Deborah Sue 
Scarbrough, nieces Jennifer Herrin, Tiffany Weathersby, and nephew Boone 
Weathersby. 

Mr. Bush was born in Mississippi and moved to Mandeville in 1965.  He attended 
Mandeville High School, where he was a member of the band, playing the trombone 
and would later make music his lifelong career.  Eddie also attended 
Southeastern Louisiana University, majoring in Music Education, his main 
instrument being the trombone. 
Two of his greatest influences were Robert Priez and Bob Weatherly. Upon 
graduation he began teaching band at Slidell Junior High School and St Tammany 
Junior High School. 
After a couple of years, He taught full time at Slidell Junior High School for 
total of 36 years. He inspired many young musicians and loved his job. Eddie 
was most proud of Tim Aucoin, whom besides being in band, learned to play bass 
from him. Tim played with big bands at an early age, majored in music and is 
currently enjoying an outstanding career in teaching in Georgia. Mr. Bush was 
an accomplished bass guitar player and over the years played in the band “Now 
and Then”, playing bass, as well as his wife, Sara playing keyboards. He also 
played in the big band orchestra “Encore” for many years on the south shore. In 
recent years he played with the New Orleans trombone Choir.  
Mr. Bush loved his cats dearly, never turning away a stray that turned up or 
one that he and Sara found, he also loved his Koi fish pond. Mr. Bush was a 
member of the “Save the Manatee Club”, loving the beautiful creatures. 

Mr. Bush was never a big “reader” until his wife gave him the book “Watchers”. 
He became an avid reader after that and always told everyone it was because of 
that, and everyone should read that book.  
Mr. Bush’s favorite place to vacation was Panama City Beach. He and his wife 
went a couple of times a year and after retirement ever more, going to see the 
show band, ”Clutch”, and going to Schooner’s where every day at sunset a cannon 
was shot. Eddie loved looking at the water and the sunset there. 
After retirement Eddie also took up golf and with a lot of practice he would 
play with his friends. When at home, he loved riding on the lakefront after 
going out to lunch.  One of his favorite things about that was getting to see 
the four labs in someone’s front yard. The owners never knew how happy it made 
him to see these beautiful dogs. 

Eddie will be terribly missed by his wife of 43 years, his cats and by all of 
those that knew and loved him. Eddie was a kind and gentle person with a great 
sense of humor. Eddie relied on God to take him through this last part of his 
life, and he was comforted by this. Rest in peace, Eddie.

Family and friends are invited to attend the memorial on Monday January 16, 
2017 at 2:00 pm in the chapel of Bagnell & Son Funeral Home, 75212 Lee Road, 
Covington, LA. 
Visitation will begin at 1:00 pm. 

Interment will be private.

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