John Meyers, Jr.'s Obituary
John “Country Boy” Meyers, Jr. passed away on Sunday, February 8, 2009.
Beloved father of Alice Bennett and Adrienne Willie and her husband Earl Owen; brother of Joyce Daul, Gloria Malosivich and Jewel Meyers; and grandfather of eight, great-grandfather of twenty and great-great-grandfather of six. He was preceded in death by his wife, Merle Ard Meyers; his mother, Pearl Slocum Meyers; his father, John Meyers, Sr.; two sisters, Faye Meyers, Dorothy Smith; and a brother, Carl Meyers.
Age 84 years, a native of Bogalusa, LA and a resident of Folsom, LA for the past 31 years. He was the owner of Country Boy One Stop in Goodbee, LA. A United States Navy veteran, he served during World War II, receiving the Silver Star. He was also a member of the Covington Masonic Lodge #188.
Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral services on Thursday, February 12, 2009 at 12:00 Noon from the Chapel at E.J. Fielding Funeral Home Inc., 2260 W. 21st. Ave., Covington, LA 70433 Visitation will be on Thursday beginning at 9:30 AM.
Interment will follow in New Hope Cemetery in Folsom, LA.
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