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Jimmy Jarrell "Buz" Busby

November 11, 1934 — February 10, 2020

Funeral Mass for Jimmy Jarrell “Buz” Busby, 85, of Monroe, LA, will be held at 10:00AM Friday, February 14, 2020, at St. Matthew Catholic Church with Rev. Mark Franklin officiating. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, Monroe, LA. Visitation will be held from 5:00PM until 7:00PM with a Vigil Wake at 6:00PM Thursday, at the church.

Mr. Busby was born November 11, 1934, in Crowville, LA and passed away February 10, 2020, at St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe, LA. He was a long-time member of St. Matthew Catholic Church. Buz was the owner and operator of Jarrell’s Seafood Restaurant in Monroe for many years. Buz was a man of great faith. He loved his God, his family, and his friends. He loved nature. He began hunting and fishing at an early age that continued throughout his life. If you ever met Buz, you could never forget him.


Mr. Busby was preceded in death by parents, Jimmy and Letha Gates Busby; daughter, Lisa Busby Cole; one brother; and four sisters.

Survivors include wife of 35 years, JoAnn Genusa Busby; daughters, Rhonda Branning (Andrew) and Patti Copeland (Scooter); son, Jimmy Busby (Tammy); sister, Ethel Weathersby; eleven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be James Lee Busby, Ronnie Busby, Mark Adams, Bob Cooper, Jimmy Smith, and Cole Williamson.

The family wishes to extend their thanks to the doctors, nurses, CNA, and housekeeping, who not only cared for him, but provided compassion, comfort, and prayers.

Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and St. Matthew Catholic Church.

Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

Mulhearn Funeral Home
Sterlington Road, Monroe, LA
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Service Schedule

Past Services

Visitation

Thursday, February 13, 2020

5:00 - 7:00 pm (Central time)

St. Matthew Catholic Church

121 Jackson St. , Monroe, LA 71201

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Vigil Wake

Thursday, February 13, 2020

Starts at 6:00 pm (Central time)

St. Matthew Catholic Church

121 Jackson St. , Monroe, LA 71201

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Funeral Mass

Friday, February 14, 2020

Starts at 10:00 am (Central time)

St. Matthew Catholic Church

121 Jackson St. , Monroe, LA 71201

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Burial

Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery

623 Highway 80, Monroe, LA 71203

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