Darline Faye Coward

She was a native of English Bayou and had been a longtime resident of Sulphur. Darline enjoyed watching movies and going to garage sales and thrift stores to shop for family and friends.

Survivors include her children, Sharon Landry, and Eric Bowers and fiance', Pamela Miller, all of Sulphur; her siblings, Larry Simon of Crosby, Texas, Debbie Gibson of Lake Charles, and Ricky Simon of Hackberry; seven grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, Wallace and Sarah Simon; and a sister, Regina Hanks.

Her funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, October 17, in Hixson-Sulphur Memorial Funeral Home. Dr. Jeremy Blocker will officiate. Burial will be in Ritchie Cemetery in Moss Bluff. Visitation is from 5-9 p.m. Wednesday and from 10 a.m. until the time of service Thursday in the funeral home. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.hixsonfuneralhomes.com.