Obituary

Linda Jean Burch Folks

September 13, 1943 - May 17, 2025

Linda Jean Burch Folks, age 81, met her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday May 17, 2025. To know Jean was to love her. She always greeted you with a smile and big conversation. She could and would talk to anyone, and was, without a doubt, a social butterfly. We are certain that she is talking up a storm in Heaven.

Jean had a heart of gold and loved fiercely. She truly loved everyone she met and mothered like no other. Jean’s family extended far and wide in the Mt. Pisgah, Franklinton and Bogalusa communities. Jean was always ready for a trip to any store, in case she saw something that she ‘may need’. Her shopping buddies, Frances Schilling and Florene Sorrell could certainly attest to that. And like her mother, Jean always had a pot of coffee and plain cake for anyone who stopped by to visit. While Jean’s friends list is too long to list, she was always ready for an adventure with her closest friend, Eveyln Allen. For many years it was rare to see one without the other. Together they traveled and soaked up everything life had to offer.

Jean loved her son, Tiger and his wife, Danielle. Most importantly she loved her granddaughter, Harley. Every breath she had was spent bragging on Harley and making certain that all her friends knew how proud she was of her only grandchild. They spent summers together, swimming and shopping, and if there was a band performance, Jean would be sure to be there. She attended everything, even if there was only a small chance she would see her girl.

Jean was met in Heaven by her husband, Jim, who passed too early in life. She was also met by her parents, Joe and Louquettie Burch, sister, Frances, and brothers Billy Joe and Durwood.

She is survived by Tiger, Dani and Harley, one niece and a host of nephews. She is also survived by the most gracious Rosemary Graham, who spent countless hours offering comfort and singing bible hymns to Jean. We will be forever indebted to her.

Visitation will be at Crain Funeral Home Wednesday May 21st from 10:00 am until 1:00 pm. A funeral service will be held in the funeral home chapel at 1:00 pm Wednesday with Rev. James Kemp and Rev. Joey Miller officiating.

Pallbearers Craig McElveen, Randall Penton, Bug Schilling, Rocky Burch, Nicky Smith and Nick Smith will carry Jean to her final resting place at the Mt. Pisgah Church Cemetery in Mt. Hermon, where she will lie in rest with her husband, parents and siblings. Honorary pallbearers are Cedric Miller, Kip Bahm, Chuck Wilkes and Robin Burch.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Alzheimer’s Association of Louisiana at www.alz.org/louisiana, in hopes that one day this terrible disease can be cured.