“I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith” (2 Timothy 4:7).

Miss Mattie Mae Myers was born in Bogalusa on April 26, 1941. She departed this life on April 7, 2016.

She was the third oldest in a family of six children. Mattie was the daughter of the late Mrs. Beatrice Foster Myers and Mr. F.D. Myers Sr. She was a 1961 graduate of Central Memorial High School and a member of Mount Bethel Baptist Church.

She loved flowers and enjoyed working in her yard with her plants. There was never a dull moment with Mattie Mae. She was known for keeping others laughing.

She is preceded in death by her son, Aaron Dewayne Myers; one sister, Mrs. Geneva Galloway; one brother, Freddie Myers; and a niece, Mrs. Cathy Foster.

She leaves to cherish her memories: one sister, Mrs. Shirley (Cleophus) Guy of Bogalusa; two brothers, Henry Myers of Baton Rouge and Denver (Stephanie) Myers of Bogalusa; one aunt, Mrs. Azzie L. Woullard of Hattiesburg, Miss.; one very close friend, Mary Morris of Baton Rouge; as well as a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Visitation will be held Friday, April 15, at the chapel of Crain and Sons Funeral Home in Bogalusa, from 2 p.m. until 7 p.m.

The funeral service will be held Saturday, April 16, at the funeral home at 3 p.m., with the Rev. Johnny Johnson officiating.

Interment will follow in the Bogalusa Cemetery.

Crain and Sons Funeral Home of Bogalusa is in charge of arrangements. Sign the guestbook online at www.crainandsons.com.