Obituaries for DECEMBER 2005; Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.

Submitted by Louis Lavedan.

Source: The Lafourche Daily Comet

Last modified: 24 Dec 2005


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December 28. 2005 2:43PM

Howard Dolen

Howard K. Dolen, 93, a native of Bell Farm, Ky., and resident of
Thibodaux, died at 4:20 a.m. Dec. 25, 2005.

A religious service will be held at 11 a.m. today at Thibodaux Funeral
Home, with burial at St. Joseph Cemetery.

He is survived by his wife, Simone Fernandez Dolen; son and
daughter-in-law K. Wayne and Lou Dolen; daughter Cathy Dolen Self;
brother Kenneth A. Dolen; four grandchildren; and four
great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Tolbert Bell Dolen and Minnie
Cooper Dolen; brothers Lyod and Fred Dolen; sisters Flonnie Wethington,
Vera Brown and Vella Melhorn.

He was a World War II veteran and served from May 28, 1942, to Jan. 9,
1946.

Landry's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.