DARBY

Published on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 9:11 AM CDT

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David M. Darby passed away Thursday, March 11, 2010, at Slidell Memorial Hospital. He was a resident of Pearl River, for the past 45 years, who worked as a pile driver in the construction business and was a member of Honey Island Coon Hunters Association for many years.

He is survived by two daughters, Tanya Morgan and Sonya Ducote and their husbands, Alton Morgan and Shane Ducote; two brothers, Manuel and Sidney Darby; five grandchildren, Natasha and Mitchell Clements, Reva Morgan, Savannah Ducote and Shane Ducote Jr.; and great-grandchild, Morgan “MoJo” Clements.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Rossie Darby, whom he was married to for 44 years before her death in 2008; his parents, Archie and Myra Darby; a sister, Evelyn Vaughn; and two brothers, Johnny Richard Darby and Aubrey Darby and great-grandchild, Alicia Morgan.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, March 19, 2010 at D.T. Williams Funeral Home, in Hickory Memorial Gardens, 67525 Louisiana Highway 41, Pearl River, with visitation from 10 a.m. until service time. Interment to follow in Parker Cemetery, Talisheek. In lieu of flowers, donations preferred to help defer funeral expenses.

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