Berrien County GaArchives Obituaries.....Broussard, Jewel Dean "Jerry" Mathis  April 17, 2013
************************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm
************************************************

File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Shirley McMillan Durden http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00025.html#0006039 October 1, 2021, 3:44 pm

The Berrien Press - April 24, 2013
 Jewel Dean “Jerry” Broussard, 79, of Abbeville, LA, died April 17, 2013.
 Born July 12, 1933, to the late Lila M. Riggins and George R. Mathis, Sr., she 
was a resident of Abbeville, LA for many years where she served her community 
through her church, her daughters’ schools, and assisting voters at the polls in 
her district for many years. She served as Abbeville High School Bank Parent 
President for two different terns for a total of seven years. Helping them 
achieve the highest fundraiser in 1979 to attend an International Music Festival 
in Mexico City, Mexico., She was a life-time member of the American Legion 
Auxiliary Unit 29. She was elected 3rd District President and served as State 
President in 1986-1987. She served as a Louisiana Girls State Board Member for 
24 years. She was active in the Vermillion Parish Government Day Program for 
many years.
 She also loved being involved with Special Olympics, helping children and 
veteran programs. She had a giving and loving spirit that the community and her 
family will miss greatly.
 She is survived by three daughters, Dawn and her husband, Judge Marc T. Amy of 
Abbe, Abra and her husband, Owen N. Lachaussee of Lafayette, and Tara and her 
husband, Salah W. Baker of Lafayette; six grandchildren, Megan L. Miller and her 
husband, Daniel of Broussard, Eric N. Lachaussee and his wife, Meghan of 
Broussard, Claire A. Shultz and her husband, Peter of Dublin, Jeanne L. Amy of 
Washington, D.C., Michael T. Amy of New Orleans, LA, and Hendrix A. Baker of 
Lafayette; two great-grandchildren, Amalie C. Lachaussee of Broussard and 
Preston M. Shultz of Dublin; sister, Norma A. Harris of Nashville.
 In Addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Carol W. 
Mathis of Ocala, FL and George R. Mathis, II, of Nashville.

 Funeral services were held April 20 in the Chapel of Lovein Funeral Home.
 Interment was in Westview Cemetery in Nashville, the place of birth, in her 
family’s burial plot.
 Pallbearers were Michael T. Amy, Daniel Miller, Peter Schultz, Hendrix Baker, 
Marc “Buck” Jewel, George R. Mathis.
 Honorary pallbearers were James “Jimmy” Landry, Anthony Fontana, Jr., Michael 
Prejean, Patrick Prejean, Dr. Stephen Simpson, Dawson Mathis, Dennis Wayne 
Mathis.
 Lovein Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.


File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/berrien/obits/b/broussar5960nob.txt

This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/

File size: 3.0 Kb