John Philyaw

Graveside services for John Allen Philyaw, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 24, 2024, at St. Rest Cemetery in Dubach, LA. The visitation will be held on Saturday starting at 9:00 a.m. prior to service at Rose-Neath Funeral Home.

John was born on October 6, 1994, in Shreveport, Louisiana to James Philyaw and Trisha Foster. He passed away on August 16, 2024, in New Orleans, Louisiana, surrounded by his loving family. John was one of a kind. He was a devoted husband, father, brother, and friend. He enjoyed fishing, mud riding, and working with his hands. He worked as a mechanic for Lamar Haddox Trucks, LLC. of Ruston, LA. John will be greatly missed by all those that were blessed to know him.  

John is preceded in death by his step father Allen Baker, nephews Sebastian Pilling and Kristopher Hanson, grandmothers Fredia Trichell and Wanda Philyaw, and by grandmother-in-law Patty Audrisch.

Those left to cherish his memory is his wife Kelsey Philyaw, children Preslee, Laney, and Waylon Philyaw, mother Trisha Cooper, father James Philyaw, grandparents Harry Trichell and Buddy James Philyaw, grandfather-in-law Robert Audrisch, siblings Anna Milam and husband Kyle, Jonathon Hanson and wife Jenny, Frederick Hanson, James Pilling and wife Ashley, Travis Pilling, Christopher Turner, and Matthew Ware and wife Brittany Sproles, nieces and nephews Kinsley Milam, Brody and Charlotte Hanson, and Dakota and Aaliyah Pilling, and by numerous other aunts, uncles, and other loving family and friends.

Honoring John as pallbearers will be Hunter Dupont, Zack Dupont, Cole Harvey, Hart Swain, Shannon Barbo, Christopher Maddox, and Michale Baker, Jr. Honorary pallbearer will be Travis Pilling.