Elvie Bufkin

A Graveside service celebrating the life of Elvie Ruth Bufkin, 95, will be held at 1:30 pm, Friday October 10, 2025, at Wallace Cemetery in Pelican, Louisiana, with Bro. Tommy McMellon officiating. The family will receive friends from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm Friday, October 10, 2025, at Rose-Neath Funeral Home 943 Polk St. Mansfield, LA.

Elvie was born on April 18, 1930, in Kingston, Louisiana to James Thomas Adams and Susie DeSoto Adams Clanton and passed away October 7, 2025, in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Elvie was an accomplished hunter, fisher and trapper with a terrific talent in gardening along with her love of sewing.

Elvie was preceded in death by her parents; husband Plummer Bufkin Jr.; daughter, Patsy McKinnon; and grandson, Joseph McKinnon.

Left to cherish her memory are her son, Harvey Allen (Betty); daughter, Linda Cordova (Bobby); son - in - law, Chuck McKinnon; Brandy McKinnon and a host of grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren; and beloved friends Mary Francis and Shirley.