December 2 2019
Eluard “Mann” Bournes, Sr. Co-founder and owner of Bournes Muffler Shop, a well-established business that operated in the city of New Orleans for over 40 years, passed away on December 2, 2019. Mr. Bournes, along with his brother Linuard, founded and operated the business on Barracks St, which was a staple in the mid-city community that provided auto repair services for business clientele and loyal customers near and far. At his retirement in 2018, Bournes Muffler Shop was the oldest and longest tenured black-owned muffler shop in the city of New Orleans. Eluard “Mann” Bournes, Sr., was born January 26, 1932 in Oak Vale, Mississippi. He was preceded in death by his parents, Bennie and Minnie Bridges Bournes, his brothers; Sam, Jeroff, Masilun “Charlie”, Steve, Linuard, Willard, Selmon and his sisters; Myree, Gloria, Doris and Feloniece. He is survived by his wife, Jessie “Nell” Bullock Bournes, children, Thomas McGee, Sr., Tonya Bournes Fairley, and Eluard Jr. (Melissa), his grandchildren; Vincent George (Krysti), Thomas McGee, Jr. (Blanca), Dominique A. Mansion and Steve Fairley, Jr., great-granddaughters; Xanya Quencill McGee and Mariah Michelle McGee, great-grandsons, Trevor Hawkins, and Isaiah Benjamin Lawrence Mansion (that boy), godchild Sydney Bournes, a lifelong friend, Artis “P Nut” Buckley, and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend viewing and visitation at Duplain W. Rhodes Funeral Home on Friday, December 13, 2019 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., 3933 Washington Ave., New Orleans, LA 70125. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 11:00 a.m., at his home church New Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 1238 Hwy 43, Oak Vale, MS 39656. Interment immediately following at New Zion Church Cemetery. Repast following at New Zion Fellowship Hall. Arrangements by D.W. Rhodes Funeral Home. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Eluard “Mann” Bournes Sr. please visit our Sympathy Store.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Eluard Mann Bournes Sr December 2 2019.
Death notice for the town of: Gretna, state: Louisiana