A.W. Bouchillon Obituary

Hernando - A. W. BOUCHILLON, 88, retired Land use Planner for Desoto County, died July 18, 2008 at Baptist East. Visitation will be Saturdayfrom5-8pm.at HernandoBaptistChurch. Services will be Sunday 2 pm. at the church. Interment at Hernando Memorial Park Cemetery. He was a member of Hernando Baptist Church, past Commander of the VFW, Member of the Hernando Rotary Club He leaves his wife LaNelle Bouchillon of Hernando, MS., 6 children, W.A. â€œPeckâ€� Bouchillon (Nancy) of Senatobia, WandaDavis(Sluggo),of Hernando,BarryBouchillon (Donna), of Southaven, Margaret Erwin (Tom), Greenville, MS., Toni Wise (Bart.)-Columbus, MS., Yonnie Waller (Don) Jackson,MS., 1-Brother,HoraceBouchillon, Durant, MS., 15 Grandchildren, 9-Great-great-Grandchildren. In lieu offlowerspleasedonateto Hernando Baptist Church, 11 East Center St., Hernando, MS. 38632 Hernando Funeral Home 662-429-5260

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Published by The Commercial Appeal on Jul. 19, 2008.

Memories and Condolences
for A.W. Bouchillon

10 Entries

Chanda "Cooter" Cade Ferguson

August 6, 2008

Please know that our side of the family has been thinking and praying for you all. We all were so crazy about "Big Peck." Daddy thought so much of him, LaNelle and all of you children. Lean on Christ and each other for strength in the coming days. Take care.

The Ricky Leigh Family

July 20, 2008

Mr and Mrs Bouchillon more or less helped our family raise our children and my folks helped them raise their children. We were all like one big family. Times were a lot different in the 50's and 60's and things moved a lot slower and you took the time to know all your neighbors. Mr Bouch has always been a special advisor to me, personally, in life. I enjoyed seeing him, talking with him, and checking on updates about his children, how they are all doing?? We went through Scouts together, Horseback riding together, Church Camps together, Tap Dancing together, Church, and a lot of local Hernando Events together. My family will surely miss Mr. Bouchillon. We just want to let you know, our thoughts and prayers are with you and our hearts are sad to hear the news about Mr. Bouchillon. He was always so kind to our family.

Don Williams

July 19, 2008

I was blessed to work for "Mr. Bush" at the Planning Commission some 30 years ago. His love for the Lord and his fellow men was obvious. I have always treasured the time I spent working for him. His family has my deepest sympathy. You are in my prayers.

Dixie Leigh Barron

July 19, 2008

I was saddened to learn of Bush's passing and send the family my regrets over this loss.

Of any one I have every known, Bush was the world's best to go with on a trail ride. He'd let us ride from early in the morning until dusk as long as we took care of the horses while we rode them and let them get a rest and water periodically.

His office at the courthouse was a favorite stop for Toni and me and he made sure Mrs. Lambert always had a jar of lemon drops on her desk for anyone that stopped in.

Bush taught us to love our country. Toni and I had a blast when we went to Girls' State and Bush was one of the primary people that encouraged us to participate in that American Legion program.

He found time not just for his children, but for friends in the lives of his chiildren as well. What a gift he was to all of us!

He had a wonderful sense of humor and was a genuine optimist. Thinking of him now, I can't remember a time when I saw him that he wasn't wearing a smile. His rule was plain and simple...."If you see someone without a smile, give them YOURS."

There's a saying that goes, "One hundred years from now, it won't matter what kind of car you drove, what the size the of your house was, or what the ending balance of your bank account was. What will matter is whether or not you were important in the life of child." This rings true for Bush, for he was important in the lives of many, many children. This will be his living legacy for many years to come. His example will continue to spread like ripples in the water, as those children, now grown and with families of their own, pass his life lessons on to others whose lives intersect theirs in the course of daily activity.

I remember telling Deke and Savannah, my children, the story about a funny threeway conversation between Mr. Bouchilllon, Daddy and I regarding a pony when I was in the fifth grade. It taught me definitively that no meant no where Daddy was concerned, but even when the chips were down for kids because we couldn't have our way all the time, there were in this pleasant communty, adults that happily enriched our lives just by being our friends.

At the time, I wanted my daddy to buy me a Connemara pony with whom I had bonded at the Elders' Cross A Track farm. Daddy thought the pony was far too expensive for me and refused to buy it. I was getting to ride it anytime I wanted in shows and for jumping so he thought Blackie was doing just fine living where he was living!

Mr. Bouchillon of course saw the humor in the situation. He knew that Daddy was as hard headed as I was about where that pony needed to live and with his mischieveous nature, didn't mind throwing a little fuel on the fire.

"Ebb, you ought to buy that Dixie that pony. After all, he came all the way from the Connemara Isles just looking for a sweet little girl to take care of him," Bush argued.

"Look Bush, she has got a yard full of animals. I don't want anything I've got to spend money on feeding or that can die on me!" The more Daddy talked, the more aggravated he grew.

" Well, Ebb, you aren't doing a very good job of living by that rule and neither am I. We've got almost a dozen kids between the two of us," Bush injected.

I saw my moment to slide in what I thought was a clever remark that might weigh the debate in my favor.

"That's right, Daddy. And if you buy Blackie for me, it'll make 12 and you're always telling me that things come cheaper by the dozen."

Daddy and Bush both laughed for awhile over my joke, but it didn't work. Daddy's mind was made up...

"That's true of pastries, not mouths. You're not getting that dang pony. Be happy with that menagerie of dogs at our back door. Case closed!"

Every time Deke and Savannah wanted something I didn't want to buy them, I reminded them of the Blackie rule....no means no. Case closed. I told them the story, but always ended it with, "But don't worry. There is usually someone around who will be willing to listen to a strong argument if have a good case." Thanks to Bush, I received an unforgetable lesson in the difference between a democracy and a monarchy in a way that I completely understood that day.

Though saddened by his passing, the memories I have of one of Desoto County's finest gentlemen continue to warm my heart. I am praying for the entire Bouchillon family and our community as it heals from this deeply felt loss.

Wanda Coleman

July 19, 2008

"A good name is better than precious ointment and the day of death (better) than one's birth," Eccl. 7:1. I thought of this verse yesterday when told of Mr. Bouchillon's passing. My deepest sympathy to all of you.

Wanda Manning Coleman

Allen and Courtney Shaffer

July 19, 2008

We are so sorry to hear of the loss of Mr Bouchillon. Our thoughts and prayers go out to you and all of your family during this time. We love you.

The Doug Self Family

July 19, 2008

Know that our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Mr. and Mrs. Tommy C. Gunn

July 19, 2008

You are in our prayers.

Sarah Abu Saleh

July 19, 2008

Shalom to the Bouchillon family, I never knew Mr. A.W. personally but feel as if I did because of your precious family including us, "the eternal and extended family", in Drew's life and also through Ms. Nancy's and then Mr. A.W.'s events. God moves in mysterious ways His wonders to behold and perhaps one of the reasons He allowed all this to happen is to show us once again that we don't walk through this life and all its events alone. We have a BIG God and a HUGE eternal family. May the Lord bless you and comfort you, as only He can. Blessings from Israel, Sarah Abu Saleh, Tiberius

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