Alphonse Cousins, Jr.

COUSINS Jr., Alphonse, age 74, 2/5/1936 -1/21/2011, was honored to serve in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War, followed by service in the Coast Guard Merchant Marine. He was a member of construction Laborers Local AFL-CIO #213, Ft. Wayne, IN. Al was born in Memphis, TN to the late Alphonse J. Cousins Sr. & Hulda Bockenhagen. He was raised in the land of his French Creole ancestors, New Orleans, LA. Al lived in Indiana from 1964 until moving to Miamisburg, OH in 2006.

He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Wendy (Willa Steenman) Cousins; sons, David, Robert and Peter Cousins; daughters, Linda Cree and Katherine Burns; grandchildren, Trevor and Preston Willis, Andrew, Anna and Aeryn Cousins, Caleb and Mason Burns; brother, Peter of Louisiana and niece Linda Thomson.

Al is also preceded in death by his daughter, Sandra and sister, Rita.

He was a member of Centerville Seventh Day Adventist Church. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 29 at 4:00 PM at Newcomer Funeral Home (3940 Kettering Blvd. Kettering, OH 45439). Family will receive friends from 2:00 PM until time of service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Good Neighbor House, in Al's memory.