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A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 23, at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church for Clyde Joseph “Tee” Simon, 79, who passed away Dec. 20, 2021, at Acadia General Hospital.
Father Mikel Polson, pastor of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, will be officiating for the services.
The family is requesting visiting hours to be held Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Thursday from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home in Crowley. A rosary will be recited at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Interment will be in St. John the Baptist Cemetery in Lyons Point.
Tee was born May 5, 1942, in Lyons Point. After graduating Crowley High School, Clyde began his career in the oil and gas industry. At first, he was a seismographer, then he was employed and retired from Shell Oil after 21 years as a driller.
He was an avid outdoorsman, but his favorite was hunting. Clyde also had a passion for old cars, making many trips to shows in Houston.
He had many good qualities but especially being a hard-working, and dedicated worker and family man.
Clyde is survived by his wife of 58 years, Dorothy G. “Dot” Simon of Crowley; two sons, Chad L. Simon and wife Lisa of Lafayette, and Shawn E. Simon and Gerardo Barajas of Houston, Texas; four sisters, Beatrice Girouard of Biloxi, Mississippi, Ida Bert of Fairhope, Alabama, Yolande Duhon of Kaplan and Nettie Primeaux and husband Darrel of Baton Rouge; two brothers, Ulyssee Simon and wife Carrie of Crowley, and Dennis Simon and wife Myrtle of Conroe, Texas; two grandchildren, Joshua L. Simon of Covington, and Kristin Moellendorf and husband Patrick of Harper, Texas; three great-grandchildren, Layne Ince ,Jaxon Ince and Rylan Geisler; and his daughter-in-law, Ann Hodges Simon of Covington.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Marc Dupreville and Laurence Comeaux Simon; one sister, Willie Mae Langlinais; and six brothers, Sterling, Chester, Rayal, Curtis, Dalton and Leroy Simon.
Pallbearers will be Chad Simon, Shawn Simon, Joshua Simon. Jobe Cormier, Kevin Wirtz, Britt Wirtz and Daniel Ohlenforst.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Parkinson Foundation: www.parkinson.org and/or the American Cancer Society: www.cancer.org.
Due to COVID 19, we ask you to wear a mask during visitation at the funeral home.
Words of comfort may be sent to the family at www.geesey-ferguson.com
Arrangements have been entrusted to Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home, 301 N. Avenue F, Crowley, 337-783-3313.

A Church Point man has been arrested on felony stalking charges in connection with several incidents at a Duson store, police say.
Duson Police Chief Kip Judice says that Kyle G. Hogness, 26, was booked with one count of felony stalking while armed with a dangerous weapon.
Hogness was arrested by Church Point Police Saturday after Duson Police obtained a warrant.
The Duson warrant alleges that Hogness approached a convenience store clerk in Duson on or about Dec. 14, around 3 a.m., and, after the clerk declined romantic advances by the man, Hogness allegedly made threats to the clerk and racial slurs at her.
She didn’t file a police report, but then the next day Hogness allegedly returned just before 4 a.m., had an argument with the same clerk and allegedly threw a glass beer bottle at her.
The warrant alleges that Hogness initially fled the area in a pickup truck but returned to the immediate area and watched while officers were investigating the complaint.
Hogness was issued a summons for assault and was banned from the property where the victim worked.
The very next day, on Dec. 16, at 3:30 a.m., Hogness returned to the convenience store driving the same truck as used in the two previous incidents and was located by Duson Police and issued a summons for entry after forbidden.
But on Saturday, he returned again, this time around 2 a.m.
This time he was in a different vehicle and was wearing a long trench-type coat and a face mask in an attempt to alter his identity, police say.
He threatened the victim with a knife and told her that the security guard was not going to be able to protect her now, the warrant alleges.
Duson Police arrived and reviewed video which confirmed that Hogness had parked his white car behind the building facing the street for an apparent escape route versus parking in the lined parking lot in front of the store.
Hogness is being held at the Acadia Parish Jail in lieu of a $5,000 bond.
Judice said the investigation is continuing and additional charges against Hogness are possible.
Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact the Duson Police at 337 873-6736.

VILLE PLATTE – The Notre Dame Pios got some clutch free throw shooting down the stretch Friday to fend off Sacred Heart and remain unbeaten with a 38-34 victory over the Trojans.
The Pios improved to 4-0 overall with the victory heading into their lone game of the Teurlings Invitational last night against ESA.
Notre Dame went 6-for-8 from the charity stripe in the final frame and outscored the Trojans 12-8 to secure Friday’s victory.
The Pios jumped out to an early 12-7 advantage in the opening frame on a pair of 3-pointers from Teddy Menard and Parker Faust and a pair of baskets from Zach Lamm.
Menard added two more baskets in the second frame for the Pios, but the pace slowed tremendously with each team scoring just four points.
The Trojans chipped away at the lead in the third quarter and outscored the Pios 15-10 to tie the game at 26-26 thanks to a pair of 3-pointers from Sam Fontenot.
Fontenot and Kaegan McIntosh each struck from long range for the Trojans in the fourth quarter to keep it close.
Lamm scored seven points in the final eight minutes and went 3-for-4 from the free throw line to help the Pios hold on.
Menard paced the Pios with 18 points, including 11 in the second half. Lamm followed with 11 points.
In addition, Nick Swacker added four points, including two free throws in the fourth quarter, Faust added three and Jackson Casanova finished with three.
Lamm and Swacker also added eight rebounds each.
The Pios return to action next week when they participate in the St. Edmund Holiday Shootout. They will take on Kinder at 5 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 27, the winner advancing to a 3:30 p.m. contest on Tuesday. The loser will play at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Warriors fall short
CROWLEY – The Northside Christian Warriors put up a fight but they came up just short in a 53-47 setback to Division V’s No. 1-ranked Family Christian Friday.
The Warriors fell to 6-10 on the season heading into this week’s action at the Teurlings Catholic Invitational.
The Flames improved to 17-3 with the victory.
The Flames took control of the game early and raced out to a 33-20 advantage at the break.
The Warriors stormed back in the third quarter, however.
Joseph Woods and Caleb Hanks each scored six points in the frame and the Warriors outscored their guests 21-9 to trim the lead to one (42-41).
The Warriors made another run early in the fourth quarter and led by three with just over three minutes remaining, but the Flames made seven free throws down the stretch to avoid the upset.
Woods and Hanks led the Warriors with 13 and 12 points, respectively.
Jagger Thibodeaux followed with eight points, Jake Morgan added six, Garrett Kidder scored five and Andrew Woods had three.
Tyler Flugence paced the Flames with 16 points. Eric May and Jireh Williams also scored in double figures with 13 and 10 points, respectively.
The Warriors take on tournament host Teurlings today at 6:30 p.m. and Opelousas Catholic tomorrow at 1:30.
Midland Lady Rebels
upend Northside
MIDLAND – Graci Miller and Caitlyn Boudreaux combined for 34 points Friday to help lead the Midland Lady Rebels to a 42-37 victory over the Northside Vikings.
The victory sent the Lady Rebels to 12-8 overall heading into today’s home contest against Westlake at 6 p.m.
Northside, ranked No. 7 in Class 4A, fell to 10-1.
Boudreaux scored five points in the opening frame and Miller hit a 3-pointer to help the Lady Rebels take a 10-8 advantage.
Miller added nine more points in the second frame and the hosts took a slim 21-18 advantage at the break.
Miller got hot once again in the third quarter and scored 11 of her game-high 23 points to help the Lady Rebels take a four-point lead (34-30) into the final stanza.
Boudreaux knocked down a shot from beyond the arc in the fourth quarter and hit three clutch free throws in the final minute to help preserve the victory.
Boudreaux followed Millers’ 23-point outburst with 11 points and Dai’Ja-Lee Leblanc had six. Holi Myers finished with two points.
Wimberly leads Iota
past North Vermilion
LEROY – Sage Wimberly recorded a double-double for Iota Friday to help lead the Lady Dogs to an impressive 56-32 victory over North Vermilion.
The victory sent the Lady Dogs to 8-3 overall.
The Lady Patriots, ranked No. 11 in Class 4A, fell to 10-3.
The Lady Dogs took a 25-17 lead at the break before outscoring the hosts 31-11 over the final three frames.
Wimberly scored 18 of her 19 points in the second half. She also finished with 13 rebounds, one steal and a blocked shot.
Avery Young added 17 points, Emily Hebert and Chloe Cooley each scored six, Leah Hebert had five and Brinna Hebert finished with three.

Among those who graduated from Hinds Community College in Fall 2021 was Shurlynn Rosette of Crowley.
Hinds Community College graduated more than 800 students in one of three graduation ceremonies at the Muse Center on the Rankin Campus. Hinds awarded 1,150 certificates and degrees, with some students receiving more than one credential.
Of those graduating,148 were cum laude with a grade point average of 3.2 to 3.59; 94 were graduating magna cum laude with a grade point average of 3.6 to 3.99 and 117 were graduating summa cum laude with a grade point average of 4.0.
With six campuses in central Mississippi, Hinds Community College is a comprehensive institution offering quality, affordable educational opportunities with academic programs of study leading to seamless university transfer and career and technical programs teaching job-ready skills.