Naomi Fern Bouck Rousseau Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Naomi Fern Bouck Rousseau, 96, died February 26, 2016. She was born in Stuttgart, Arkansas, January 25, 1920, to Gladys Marie and Everett Kelsey Bouck, the second of their five beautiful daughters. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 65 years, Clifford Rousseau, and her beloved sisters: Twila Maylene Bouck, Alma Aldean Bouck, and Selma Zoezell Dougherty. She is survived by her baby sister, Dorothy Lubelle Burgett, three children: C.R Rousseau, Jr. (Margie), Jerry Lynne Staton, Stephen Rousseau (Nancy), ten grandchildren, and fourteen great-grandchildren (all loved terribly). At Stuttgart High School she was voted the Most Popular Girl in her Senior Class, selected as Ricebird Homecoming Maid for two years, and started as a tenacious guard on the basketball team. After marrying Clifford on Christmas Day, 1938, she moved to DeWitt near his large family and became active in raising three children, doing their homework, and participating in every school program, community organization, and DeWitt-Methodist Church function that came around. Naomi was widely known for her good looks, bridge skills, and dancing feet. She was a kind and generous lady, full of love, wit and vinegar. She will be greatly missed and long remembered. Visitation will be held at the First United Methodist Church of DeWitt at 1 :00pm Wednesday, March 2, with funeral services to follow at 2:00pm. Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church of DeWitt.

Naomi Fern Bouck Rousseau

January 25, 1920 - February 26, 2016