Obituary

Idell Peek Booty Edwards

December 18, 1932 - November 4, 2022

Idell Peek Booty Edwards, age 89 and a resident of Kentwood, LA, passed away on Friday, November 4, 2022 at The Lodge in Amite, LA. She was born December 18, 1932 in Amite, LA. 

She is survived by her brother, Roddy Braddy; son, Jewel Clyde Booty, Jr.(Diane); daughter, Anita Esch (Danny); son-in-law, Thomas Doty; 5 grandchildren, Steven Esch (Jennifer), Clyde Booty, III (Barbara), Tasha Tate (Dale), Amy Cooley (Randy) and Shane Doty; great-grandchildren, Savannah Scariano (Cody), Jay Booty, Parker Esch, Brody Tate, Carson Booty (Stephanie), Lauren Esch, Drew Tate, Chloe Guidry (Randy). 

Preceded in death by her husband, James W. Edwards; daughter, Betty Doty; grandson, Ryan Foy; parents, Harvey Peek and Addie Braddy; sisters, Ernestine Cutrer, Emma Lambert, Helen Ridgedell, Cora Braddy and Inez Peek; brothers, Howard, Charlie, Harvey, James and Sammy. 

Pallbearers are Steven Esch, Parker Esch, Cody Scariano, Brody Tate, Drew Tate, Shane Doty, and Dale Tate. Honorary Pallbearers are Clyde Booty, III, Jay Booty, and Carson Booty. 

Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 6:00PM until 9:00PM on Tuesday and from 9:00AM until 11:00AM on Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at New Jerusalem United Pentecostal Church. Religious Services at New Jerusalem United Pentecostal Church at 11:00AM on Wednesday. Interment New Jerusalem United Pentecostal Cemetery, Bolivar, LA.