IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Roosevelt

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Trust

May 15, 1965 — Jan 17, 2026

Obituary

Memorial services for Roosevelt  Bowman Trust, 60, of Vidalia, LA, will be at 2:00 PM, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, Concordia Funeral Home, Ferriday, LA.

He was born May 15, 1965 to the late Shirley Trust Bowman and the late Roosevelt Bowman in Vidalia, La.  He passed away on January 17, 2026 at Rapides Regional Medical Center in Alexandria, LA.  Roosevelt was a veteran of the United States Army.  He was a proud graduate of Vidalia High School class of 1983.  Roosevelt was baptized in 1976 at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church under the leadership of the late Rev. Johnson.  He was employed for over ten plus years as a team lead at Fruit of the Loom.   Roosevelt also worked every ten years as a census supervisor.  He worked at the Magnolia Bluff Casino as a Security guard until his health begin to fail.

Roosevelt loved fishing in his spare time.  He also enjoyed spending time with family and friends and playing spades & dominos. He thought he was the best spade player ever besides his late father.  Roosevelt was a diehard LSU and Saints fan.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Shirley Trust Bowman and Roosevelt Bowman; brother, Stevie Dewayne Trust; Grandparents, Illinois Trask Bowman, John Bowman, Mary Eliza Saul-Scott and Jullius "Junior" Trust; uncles, Bennie Bowman, John Bowman, Willie Bowman, Eddie Lee Bowman, Parnell Bowman, Roy James Bowman and Don Edward Scott;  Aunts; Sarah Hamilton and Lula Demby.

Survivors include his wife, Shemeka Simms-Trust of Las Vegas, NV; Bonus kids, Daniel Omiyewo of Vidalia, LA; Jekisha Omiyewo of Atlanta, GA and Sheterricka Milligan of Las Vegas, NV; Bonus Grandkids; Lilli'ona Turner and Laila' Milligan;  Sister; Sheila Trust- Gardner of Vidalia, LA; Brother; Johnny (Eric) Trust of Albuquerque, NM and Robert L. Gardner Jr. of Vidalia, LA;  Aunts:  Delores Bell of Vidalia, LA, Madeline Scott of Vidalia, LA, Alma (Leonard) Bowman of Vidalia, LA, Henrietta (Carl) Ryan of Vidalia, LA and Hattie March (Charles) of Chicago, IL; Uncles; Leonard (Alma) Bowman and Don Bowman of Vidalia, LA.   A host of nieces, nephews and cousins.

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