Obituary

Vivian Marie Barlow Ready

May 23, 1934 - June 15, 2024

Vivian Marie Barlow Ready, age 90 and resident of Bogalusa, LA, passed away on June 15, 2024 at Ponchartrain Health Care Centere, in Mandeville, LA.  She was born on May 23, 1934 in Bogalusa, LA to Lucious and Myrtle Carter Barlow.  

Vivian graduated High School and later got her license to sell real estate where together she and her late husband, Billy Ready, Sr., owned and operated Ready Realty for many years.  She was a long-time member of Highland Baptist Church and will be greatly missed by family and those in the community.

She is survived by her sons Billy (Larke) Ready, Jr. of Purvis, MS, Bobby Ready, Brad (Marnie) Ready of Poplarville, MS; nine grandchildren Chris (Brittney) Bond, Amanda (Brantley) Oursler, Mallory (Brandon) Anderson, Clayton (Cleo) Ready, Whitney (Joshua) Marchan, Robert (Adriana) Ready, Hannuh (Tyler) Durbin, Presley Ready, and Ty Ready; as well as ten great-grandchildren.

Vivian is preceded in death by her husband Billy Ready, Sr.; sisters Joy Varnado, Betty Wheat, Bobbie Lee Barlow; her brother Kenneth Barlow and her parents Lucious and Myrtle Barlow.

A service to celebrate her life will be held Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at Poole Ritchie Funeral Home, at 11:00 am in the chapel.  Visitation will start that morning at 9:30 am.  Rev. Jeff Howard and Billy Ready will officiate the service and interment will follow at the Garden of Peace Cemetery in Ponemah Cemetery.