SCOTTOWN – Garland Joseph Monceaux Jr.,57, of Scottown, passed away Tuesday Sept. 21, 2010, at UK Chandler hospital in Lexington, Ky. The Louisiana native was born Nov. 15,1952, the son of Garland Joseph Monceaux Sr. and the late Mary Ann Schexnider Monceaux.

Mr. Monceaux was a graduate of Midland High School in La. and attended LSU. He was a former welding inspector for R.C.S., and member of the YMCA. He received awards for writing poetry and enjoyed writing to the editors of the local newspapers. He loved working in grape vine garden.

He is survived by his wife, Pamela Ann Champagne Monceaux, whom he married Feb. 1, 1981; daughter and son-in-law, Christal and Shane Brewer of White House, Tenn.; daughter and son-in-law, Amber Dawn and Jason Lyall of Montgomery, L.a.; son: Garland Joseph Monceaux III of Scottown; brother, Bryan Monceaux of Estherwood, La.; three grandchildren and one great grand child.

Funeral service will be 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24, 2010, at Phillips Funeral Home, 1004 South Seventh Street, Ironton. Friends may call from 5 p.m. until time of service. Donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 5455 North High Street, Columbus, O.H. 43214. To offer condolences to the family, please visit www.phillipsfuneralhome.net.