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Bolivar Lewelyn “Lew” Overton

Birth
Slaughter, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death
23 Jul 2012 (aged 78)
Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
Plot
85-D
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Bolivar Lewelyn "Lew" Overton, 78, died July 23, 2012 at Maison de Lafayette in Lafayette, LA. He was a retired Boilermaker with Local 582 and a resident of Slaughter, LA.

He is survived by 3 daughters, Connie Kelly and husband Michael of Magnolia, TX, Rita Wohlgemuth and husband Bill of Slaughter, LA and Virginia "Ginny" Dunn and husband Rodney of Zachary, LA; 2 sons, Johnny Overton and Christopher Overton and wife Staci Drost Overton of Youngsville, LA; 1 brother, Samuel Overton; 14 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

He is preceded in death by parents, John E. Overton and Katie Goff Overton, 3 sisters, 1 brother and 1 daughter, Sandra Spencer.

Visiting at Charlet Funeral Home, Inc, Zachary, LA and will continue at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Zachary until Mass, conducted by Father Matthew McCaughey. Burial in Roselawn Cemetery, Baton Rouge, LA.

He was a graduate of Redemptorist High School and a member of St. John The Baptist Catholic Church and Men's Club in Zachary, LA. He was an avid hunter and enjoyed farming, raising cattle and his family.

Please make memorial donations to www.alz.org.

Obituary published in The Advocate, Baton Rouge, La., on July 27, 2012.
Bolivar Lewelyn "Lew" Overton, 78, died July 23, 2012 at Maison de Lafayette in Lafayette, LA. He was a retired Boilermaker with Local 582 and a resident of Slaughter, LA.

He is survived by 3 daughters, Connie Kelly and husband Michael of Magnolia, TX, Rita Wohlgemuth and husband Bill of Slaughter, LA and Virginia "Ginny" Dunn and husband Rodney of Zachary, LA; 2 sons, Johnny Overton and Christopher Overton and wife Staci Drost Overton of Youngsville, LA; 1 brother, Samuel Overton; 14 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

He is preceded in death by parents, John E. Overton and Katie Goff Overton, 3 sisters, 1 brother and 1 daughter, Sandra Spencer.

Visiting at Charlet Funeral Home, Inc, Zachary, LA and will continue at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Zachary until Mass, conducted by Father Matthew McCaughey. Burial in Roselawn Cemetery, Baton Rouge, LA.

He was a graduate of Redemptorist High School and a member of St. John The Baptist Catholic Church and Men's Club in Zachary, LA. He was an avid hunter and enjoyed farming, raising cattle and his family.

Please make memorial donations to www.alz.org.

Obituary published in The Advocate, Baton Rouge, La., on July 27, 2012.


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  • Created by: Rita Graves
  • Added: Jul 27, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94322039/bolivar_lewelyn-overton: accessed ), memorial page for Bolivar Lewelyn “Lew” Overton (24 Sep 1933–23 Jul 2012), Find a Grave Memorial ID 94322039, citing Roselawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Rita Graves (contributor 46836288).