Evelyn Gay was raised and lived her life in Sulphur. She graduated from Sulphur High school and attended LSU. She married her high school sweet heart John Michael Duhon of Sulphur. She loved spending time with her family, especially her 3 daughters and their husbands and her 6 grandchildren and 1 great-granddaughter that affectionally called her "Titou". She also loved spending time with family and friends. She was an active member of the American International Charolais Association. She was most proud of her 2015 Nation Champion Charolais Bull, Ruidoso. She loved taking care of her Charolais cattle and her chickens on her ranch in Carlyss, JVS Cattle Company. She met many friends at Charolais livestock shows.
She was preceded in death by her grandson, Harold Christopher Truax II, granddaughter, Margaret Elizabeth Truax, and her parents, William Burton Lawton and Mary Jean Lawton
Evelyn Gay is survived by her husband, John Michael Duhon; her sister, Linda Lewis Drost and husband, Mitch; three daughters, Mary Margaret Harper and husband, J.C. of Lake Charles, Katherine Elizabeth Smith and husband, Rod of Sulphur, and Evelyn Michelle Truax and husband, Chris of Lake Charles. She is also survived by her six grandchildren, Bayne Lawton Smith and wife, Brittany, Evelyn Alexandra Truax, Jake Austin Smith, Michael Thomas Harper, Emma Francis Harper, and Tatum Elizabeth Truax, and one great-grand-daughter, Scarlett Jean Smith.
Visitation will be held 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. on Monday, March 15, 2021 in Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church Hall with a Rosary beginning at 7:00 p.m.
A Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 in Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church. Father Edward J Richard, M.S. will officiate services under the direction of Hixson-Sulphur Memorial Funeral Home. Evelyn Gay's wishes were to be cremated and she will be laid to rest at a later date.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to American Charolais Foundation (ACF) care of Ludeke/Truax Memorial Scholarship Fund. Website: https://charolaisusa.com/american-charolais-foundation.php Mailing Address: ACF, 11700 NW Plaza Circle, Kansas City, MO 64153 in Evelyn Gay's honor.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.hixsonsulphurmemorial.com for the Duhon family.
