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Louque
Thelma Roux Louque, a native and lifelong resident of Norco, Passed away on March 31, 2003. She was 68 years old.
Mrs. Louque is survived by her husband, Herman Louque, daughter JoAnn Schexnaydre and her husband Barry, son Mark Louque and his wife Brenda, daughter Terri Baudier and her husband Bruce, grandchildren Ryan, Jake and Bret Shexnaydre, Brandy and Natalie Louque and Brie Baudier, brother Clay Roux and sister Margie Breaud. She is preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Roux and Angele Troxler Roux, and sister Betty Roux.
Mrs. Louque was a homemaker and member of the Nifty Fifties and Sacred Heart Ladies Altar Society.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on April 3 at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Norco.
Tabor
Claude Tabor, a native of St. John Parish and resident of Norco, Passed away on March 9, 2003. He was 76 years old.
Mr. Tabor is survived by his wife, Aline Rodrigue Tabor, children Earline Guidry, Dianne Duhon and Gary John Tabor, Sr., eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents, Helen and Albert Tabor.
Services were held on March 12 at St. Charles United Methodist Church.
Weaver
Nola Rochelle Weaver, a native of New Orleans and resident of Destrehan, Passed away on March 25, 2003. She was 91 years old.
Mrs. Weaver was a parishoner and active member of St. Charles Borromeo Church for over 80 years. She has served as president and member of the Ladies Altar Society, Catholic Daughters of America, CCD religion teacher, League of Sacred Heart and SCB PTA.
She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law Verna and C.J. Simoneaux and Joan and Roland Becnel, son and daughter-in-law J. Michael and Avis Weaver, grandchildren Dennis and Jeff Simoneaux, Jill S. Clement, Greg Boyne, Jennifer B. Aupied and Jay and Jenell Weaver, great-grandchildren Abey and Austin Simoneaux, Cole, Reece and Brock Clement, Tyler Borne and Matthew and Nathan Aupied and her sister Vivian Rochelle.
She is preceded in death by her parents, J.B. Rochelle and theresa Poche, brothers George, J.B. and William Rochelle and sisters Therese Guillot, Blanche Robicheaux, Norma, Lucette, Lucille and Eileen Rochelle.
A mass was held on March 27 at St. Charles Borromeo Church.
Bennett
William W. Bennett, “Captain Bill,” Passed away on April 14, 2003. He was 78 years old.
A native of Union City, Tenn. and a 28-year resident of Destrehan, Mr. Bennett was a dredge boat captain and a World War II veteran, serving the Army as a machine gunner on the front lines as U.S. forces came ashore at Normandy. He also toured France and the Rhineland and was a prisoner of war in Germany for seven and a half months. He was awarded a Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman Badge, Good Conduct Medal and three Battle Stars for his service.
He is survived by his son Keith Bennett and his wife Christine, grandchildren Kelly, Sarah, Brian, April, William and Kimberly and eight great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Tullis Bennet, parents Zack and Gertrude Bennett and children Wilborn Terry, Royce Kim and Deborah Kay Bennet.
Services were held on April 23 at H.C. Alexander Funeral Home in Lutcher followed by entombment in St. Charles Borromeo Mausoleum in Destrehan.
Boudreaux
Harry J. “Blackie” Boudreaux, a retired delivery man, Passed away on April 28, 2003. He was 67 years old.
Mr. Boudreaux was native of Napoleonville and 25-year resident of Luling before returning to Napoleonville 15 years ago. He is survived by his companion, Joyce Naquin, sons Byron Boudreaux, Harry J. Boudreaux and David Boudreaux, daughter Beryl Ann Boudreaux Lato, sisters Gertie Forest and Therese Whatley and eight grandchildren.
A Mass was held on May 1 at St. Elizabeth Church in Paincourtville.
Bourgeois
Marguerite Marie Hymel Bourgeois Passed away on April 27, 2003. She was 87 years old.
She is survived by her brothers, Donald, Russell and Huey Hymel, sisters Yolande H. Waguespack, Irma H. Marchadie, Geraldine Hymel, Rowena H. Labat, Faye H. Troxclair, Elaine H. Troxclair and Frances H. Poirrier, stepdaughter Marilyn Bush and a host of nieces and nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband, Paul Eric Bourgeois, parents Marie W. Hymel and Dozillia J. Hymel, siblings Leonie and Richard Hymel and stepdaughter Vilman Beaucoudray.
Services will be held on April 30 at 11 a.m. at St. Philip Catholic Church in Vacherie starting at 11 a.m., with visitation beginning at 8 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the American Cancer Society.
Chaisson
Althea Chaisson, 91, Passed away on April 15, 2003 at Bethany Health Care Center in Lafayette. She was a native of Kraemer and a resident of Morgan City.
She was retired from Lakewood Hospital, now Teche REgional Medical Center, in Morgan City after 33 years of service, having worked in the Sterile Central Department of the hospital. She was a past recipient of the Citizen of the Year Award from the Morgan City AARP, a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Morgan City, the Catholic Daughters, the Ladies Auxiliary of Lakewood Hospital and numerous other volunteer organizations in Morgan City.
She is survived by one son, Aren J. Chaisson Jr., of Lafayette, two daughters, Elizabeth “Billie” Gros of Paradis and Mary Chaisson Theriot of Lafayette, eight grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and nine great-great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Aren Joseph Chaisson Sr., and her parents, Elizabeth Cortez Loupe and Joseph Loupe.
Mass was held on April 24 followed by burial in the Morgan City Cemetery.
Falgout
Hilda Grabert Falgout, a native and resident of Raceland, Passed away on April 25, 2003. She was 88 years old.
She is survived by her daughters, Danielle Pierce and Carolyn Legnon, brother Evariste Grabert, Jr., sisters Esther Mayet and Eunice Falgout, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Evariste Grabert Sr. and Lucia Guidry Grabert, brothers Euclid and Hubert Grabert and sister Ada Breaux.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held on April 28 at St. Hilary of Poitiers Church in Mathews.
Folse
Charles Vincent Folse, a native and resident of Des Allemands, Passed away on April 16, 2003. He was 72 years old.
Mr. Folse was a US Army veteran, survived by his wife, Edith Carrere Folse, mother Ourlie Matherne Folse, daughters Gay-Lynn Folse and Laura F. LeBlanc and brother Malcolm Folse. He is preceded in death by his father, Malcolm Folse.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held on April 21 at St. Gertrude Catholic Church.
Fox
Landry Fox Passed away on April 30, 2003. He was 93 years old. Son of the late Isadore and Celestine Fox, stepson of the late Marshall Franklin, Sr., beloved husband of the late Beatrice J. Fox, father of Ethel Russell, brother of Mary Jackson , Martha Gross, Isiah Franklin, Sr., Matthew Franklin, the late Marshall Franklin, Jr., Susan F. Davis and Noella Rivers. Grandfather of Claude Russel. Father-in-law of Glenn Russell. Brother-in-law of Thelma D. Franklin and Rosalie J. Tiller. Godfather of Rosalie L. Ramsey, Alfred Gross and Edward Pierre. Also survived by a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
A native of Wallace and resident of Hahnville, a funeral was held on May 3 at True Vine Baptist Church in Hahnville.
Gaudet
Della Rita Labat Gaudet, a native of Raceland and resident of Luling, Passed away on April 25, 2003. She was 80 years old.
She is survived by her stepson, Phillip Gaudet III, daughters Henrietta Sommé, Michele Osburn and Aba Sommé, stepdaughter Carol Lesage, brother Guy J. Labat, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her first husband, Mitchel Sommé, second husband Phillip Gaudet, Jr., and her parents, Odressie and Henrietta Sapia Labat.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held on April 28 at St. Mary’s Nativity.
Keller
Carroll James Keller, Sr., a native of Ama and resident of Hahnville, Passed away on April 25, 2003. He was 69 years old.
An army veteran and former proprietor of the Hahnville Merchantile Store, Mr. Keller is survived by his son, Carroll James Keller, Jr., daughters Carrie Frances Keller DeJean and Holly Elizabeth Keller Raffray, brothers Clifford Sr. and Lionel Keller, sisters Daisy Rushing, Hilda Tregre and Shirley Weber and grandchildren Kayla Michelle DeJean and Anthony Michael.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Fannie Frickey Keller, parents Amedee Joseph and Bernadette Champagne Keller and brother Louis Keller.
Religious services were held on April 28 at First Assembly in Bayou Gauche.
Laurent
Mildred B. Laurent Passed away on April 3, 2003. She was 87 years old.
A native and lifelong resident of Grammercy, Mr.s Laurent is survived by her son, Maurice Laurent Jr. and his wife, Pat, daughter Murna Troglione and her husband Frank, son Merlyn Laurent and his wife Karen, son Monty Laurent and his wife Martha, daughter Mildred Oubre, 10 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, Maurice Laurent, parents Henry and Josephine Cailouet Bourgeois and son Matthew Laurent.
Visitation will be held today from 9 a.m. until noon at H.C. Alexander Funeral Home in Lutcher followed by entombment in St. Michael’s Mausoleum in Convent.
Mayeux
Catherine Denise Sassin Mayeux, beloved mother, daughter, sister and friend, a member consultant for the Louisiana Credit Union League, died on April 5, 2003. She was 40 years old.
Born in Texas City, Texas , she lived in Luling for the past 35 years and was a sunday school teacher at First Baptist Church of Luling. She spent her career, 20-plus years, in the credit union movement.
Survivors include her son, Marc James Mayeux (17), daughters Mallory Jean (15) and Madeline Eloise Mayeux (5), parents James and Barbara Norris Sassin and brothers James and Jeffrey Sassin.
A memorial service was held on April 9 followed by interment at St. Charles Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory are requested for the Catherine Mayeux Children’s Fund, c/o Louisiana Credit Union League, Attn: Kelly Johns, 824 Elmwood Park Boulevard, Suite #200, Harahan, LA, 70213.
