IN LOVING MEMORY

"I have glorified You on the earth

which You gave me to do."

St. John 17:4

Funeral services for Rev. Willie Birdon, 76, of Ferriday, LA will be held Friday, June 3, 2022 at 10:00am  10:00am from St. Mark Baptist Church in Clayton, LA under the directions of Concordia Funeral Home of Ferriday. Burial will follow at the Natchez Natchez National Cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursday evening from 6 to 8pm at the Mercy Seat Baptist Church in Ferriday. Pastor Danny Lewis will officiate.

Rev. Birdon, son of Isaac and Alsena Richardson Birdon was born in Ferriday and died at the Rapides Regional Medical Center in Alexandria, LA. He was a Baptist minister and was pastor of the New Morning Star Baptist Church until his retirement.

He is survived by his wife, Lillie Prater Birdon; six sons, Darrell (Marilyn); DeAngelo Leonard (Lisa) all of Ferriday; Ronnell Birdon of Ft. Worth, TX; Dexter Birdon (Theresa) of Monroe, LA; Daryl Fletcher (Shantrina) of Rockford, IL; Ricardo Leonard of Shreveport, LA; five daughters, Sandra F. Williams (Nathaniel) of Baton Rouge, LA; Cornetely Barber of Houston, TX, Hope Mosby of Covington, LA, Martha B. Davis (Tyrone); Dominique R. King (John) all of San Antonio, TX; one brother-in-law, Calvin Owens of Winnsboro, LA;  two sisters, Bessie Chrison of Dallas, TX and Parker B. Calhoun of Alexandria, LA. One aunt, Mary Birdon of Vidalia, LA. Three godchildren, Jessie Jolla, Porche Matthews and Monica Skipper. And a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild, Jade' Dior Jolla of Clayton, LA; a host of other relatives, church family and friends.

Rev. Birdon is preceded in death by his parents; five sisters, Bobbie Owens, Katie Brown, Margaret Birdon, Viola Snyder and Idella Melancon; five brothers-in-law, Isaiah Calhoun, Ben Chrison, Herman Brown, Thomas Melancon and Bud Snyder. And one godson, Pastor Kejuane Bates.

Online condolences can be sent to www.concordiafuneralhomeinc.com