Velma Eaglin Obituary

We are sad to announce that on May 14, 2024 we had to say goodbye to Velma Eaglin of New Orleans, Louisiana. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by : her parents, Patrick Eaglin and Anna Richard Eaglin; her siblings, Aloysius Matthew Eaglin I, Aloysius Matthew Eaglin II, Simon Peter Eaglin, Olympia E. Boucree, Cosmas Eaglin Sr., Patrick Sylvester Eaglin, Aristide Eaglin and Agnes Magloire Eaglin; her siblings-in-law, Vera Eaglin (Cosmas Sr), Marguerite Eaglin (Simon) and John Harold Boucree; her nephews, Patrick Gerald Eaglin, Fulton Eaglin and Paul Eaglin; and her niece Jeanne B. Eddington.

She is survived by : her sisters-in-law, Carina Eaglin (Aloysius Matthew) and Elaine Eaglin (Cosmas Sr); and her nieces and nephews, Cosmas Eaglin Jr., Fran Garza (Ray), Valerie Eaglin, Kathann El-Amin, Rosalie Boucree, Cheryl Eaglin, Michael Boucree (Ivan) and Aloysius Matthew Eaglin III (Jasmine). She is also survived by fifteen grand nieces and nephews; and eighteen great nieces and nephews.

After the COVID pandemic of 2020, and due to encroaching medical issues, her activities slowed, interactions, as did regular presence in the community room and "sitting out front" with other residents.

In lieu of flowers and gifts, memorial donations and contributions may be made to the John Harold and Dr. Olympia Boucree Endowed Scholarship at Xavier University of Louisiana, c/o Institutional Development, attn: Terese Bennett, #1 Drexel Drive, New Orleans, LA 70125.