Jacoby Hills

Published 12:45 am Friday, November 23, 2018

A home-going celebration will be held for Jacoby Hills, 37, at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 24, 2018, at Fletcher Funeral Home with Rev. Joel Green, officiating.

He will await the resurrection at Mount Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery in Patoutville.

A gathering of family and friends will begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday at the funeral home until time of service.

A resident of New Iberia, he passed at 9:12 p.m. on Saturday, November 17, 2018, at Iberia Medical Center.

He leaves to cherish his memory, his mother, Linda H. Day (Irving) of New Iberia; two brothers Cory Hills Sr. (Hanna) of New Iberia and Bruce August of Jeanerette; one step-brother De’Lonn Day of Oceanside, California; maternal grandparents, Frederick Hills Sr. (Odelia); three aunts Rosalene Hills of Patoutville, Nora Ann Day of Morbihan and Josephine Walker (Herbert) of Loreauville; five uncles Frederick Hills Jr. (Constance)  of Jeanerette, Michael Hills Sr. of Patoutville, Jimmy Day (Dianne) of Loreauville, Mitchell Day of Houston, Texas and Floyd Day (Cynthia) of Dallas, Texas; two nephews Landon Louviere and Cory Hills Jr.; his godmother Joy Thomas; and a host of other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his father, Larry Ward; and one aunt Sheryl Hill Merrick.

Active Pallbearers will be Dion Merrick, Michael Hills Jr., LaDarrion Hills, Justin Hills, Kourtney Hills and Jared Hills.

Honorary Pallbearers will be Cory Hills Sr., Frederick Hills Jr., Michael Hills Sr., Grant Hills IV, Bruce August, Joshua Lockett, Dominic Alexander, Herbert “Tim” Merrick, Floyd Day, Mitchell Day, Jimmy Day, Herbert Walker, Dwayne Alexander, Brandon Lively and Kirk Miller.

Arrangements are under the direction of Fletcher Funeral Home, 609 West Admiral Doyle Drive, New Iberia, Louisiana 70560.

Condolences may be expressed at www.fletcherfuneralhomes.org.