Kenneth Jarrell Boutwell

Funeral Services for Mr. Kenneth Jarrell (Peewee) Boutwell, 77, of West Monroe, LA, will be held at 2:00 P.M., Sunday, February 21, 2021, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe with Jordan Boutwell officiating. Interment will follow in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery in Monroe, LA.

Mr. Boutwell was born December 23, 1943 in Winnsboro, LA, and passed away February 13, 2021 at home in West Monroe, LA, surrounded by his family. He was preceded in death by his parents, Roy and Sibyl Boutwell; and father-in-law and mother-in-law, Charles and Barbara Regan; brother-in-law, Ross Barfield; and nephew, Brian Barfield.

The son of a sharecropper, Kenneth spent his childhood in the fields of Franklin Parish. When not working with his family, he enjoyed playing in the woods and at the river, hunting, fishing, and camping. Kenneth graduated from Ft. Necessity High School in 1961. He then served in the United States Army. Kenneth began his career at Entergy in 1966 where he held several positions with the last being an operator in the Transmission Operations Center. He retired from Entergy after 38 years of service.

He loved the relationships he had with his work buddies and developed many close, personal friendships over the years. He especially enjoyed his retiree coffee group that met monthly. He was always well liked and very well thought of.

Kenneth loved the outdoors. His hobbies were hunting, fishing, gardening, and piddling outside. He also loved his family. He was the best husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle, and friend. He and Nancy always tried to attend the activities his kids and grandkids were involved in. He was their biggest fan. Kenneth and Nancy owned a camp on Lake Claiborne for 20 years and they enjoyed many family gatherings at the lake, especially the annual 4th of July celebration. Kenneth and Nancy enjoyed traveling to many places such as Alaska, North Carolina, Colorado, the Rocky Mountains, Missouri and occasionally the beach, but his favorite place to be was at home on “the hill”. He loved being on his tractor and lawn mower.

His favorite people to be with was his family; especially his “punkins”. His favorite name to be called was “papaw”. He was our rock, our steady; the one we leaned on and was always there no matter what. He will be missed more than words can express.

Kenneth was a member of First Baptist Church of Calhoun, LA.

Survivors include his wife of 33 years, Nancy Regan Boutwell; son, Darryl Boutwell and wife Melanie; daughter, Dana Castine and husband René; grandchildren, Jordan Boutwell, Sydnee Leslie, Sophie Leslie, Breanna Boutwell, Kadee Castine, Ashlee Praxaybane and husband, Danny, Allie Chance, Mitchell Castine, Marie Castine, and Nayah Praxaybane; his beloved fur babies, Mattie and Roy; brother, Barney Boutwell; two sisters, Gloria Barfield, and Debbie Milstead and husband Kenny; brother-in-law, Ed Regan and wife Joy, Charles Regan and wife Gayle, and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.

The family wishes to give special thanks to Dr. Scott Wiggins and his staff at Advanced Cardiovascular Specialists of Shreveport for his excellent care for 17 years. Also, a very special thank you to Kelly and Elizabeth in the Heart Failure Clinic at ACS.

Pallbearers will be Rene’ Castine, Mitchell Castine, Kenny Milstead, Slade Frith, Jake Lindsay, and Craig Corley.

Honorary Pallbearers will be former LP&L and Entergy co-workers.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M., Saturday, February 20, 2021, and Sunday February 21, 2021, from Noon until service time at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Memorials may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project or to Shriners Hospitals for Children.

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