Obituary of Joan Marie Boutte'

March 14, 1936 - April 22, 2025

Joan Marie Hinton Boutte’, age 89, of Jasper, Texas left us to be with the Lord Jesus on Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at her home in Jasper, Texas. A family graveside service will be conducted at the Mimosa Pines Garden Cemetery in Sulphur, Louisiana at 10:00 a.m., Monday, April 28, 2025.

Joan was born in Mannford, Oklahoma and traveled to several different locations in her younger years but her family settled in Corpus Christi, Texas where she graduated from W.B. Ray High School. There she met and married Frank B. Boutte’ and had two sons Frank Douglas (Doug) Boutte’ and Jerry Wayne Boutte’. The family moved from Corpus Christi to Sulphur, Louisiana when Frank accepted a position with Continental Oil Company. After Frank’s passing in 2002 she relocated to Jasper, Texas in 2004 to be closer to family and was a member of First Methodist Church of Jasper, Texas.

She and Frank raised their sons in Sulphur and Joan was employed by the Calcasieu Parish School Board for almost 30 years of service. A loving mother and wife she made an impression on all of those that truly knew her. She loved working for the school board and several of her associates were educators and administrators who helped educate her sons, although Joan was adamant about teaching them to read before they entered first grade. She and Frank were always proud of their sons accomplishments and those of her grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Joan is survived her sons Doug Boutte’ (wife Claire) of Jasper, Texas and Jerry Boutte’ (wife Beth) of Talkeetna, Alaska;

Grandchildren, Kimberly Marie Boutte’ Galvan and husband Tommy; Angela Claire Boutte’ Sedlar and husband Aaron; Sarah Elizabeth Boutte’ Lauber and husband Jerryl; Joshua Douglas Boutte’ and wife Kim; Brother-in-law Milton D. Boutte’ and wife Judy; six Great Granddaughters; six Great Grandsons; one Great-Great Grandson and numerous nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 49 years Frank B. Boutte’; her parents, William Douglas Hinton and Florence Anna Nantz Hinton and her sister, Carolyn Hinton Wagner.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations can be made to the First Methodist Church of Jasper, 329 S. Bowie St., Jasper, Texas 75951.

Services are under the direction of Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home of Jasper.