Winnie Duplessis Smith, Ascension Parish, La.
File submitted by Russell Henderson [rhenderson@dillard.edu]


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SMITH, WINNIE DUPLESSIS

A former employee of TG&Y and a lifelong resident of
Dutchtown, she died Sunday, Oct. 4, 1998, at her home. 
She was 67. Visiting at Welsh Funeral Home, 426 W. New River, 
Gonzales, 8:30 a.m. until religious services at 10 a.m. Monday, 
conducted by the Rev. Martin Hernandez. Burial in Prairieville 
Cemetery.

She is survived by her husband, James T. "JT" Smith; two sons, 
Barry Smith and Darrell Smith and his fiancee, Janet Fontenot; 
a sister, Vera White; a brother, Carl Duplessis; two grandchildren, 
Joey and Shi Fontenot; two great-grandchildren, Chris and Theressa 
Fontenot; and numerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death 
by her father and mother, Julius and Winnie Berteau Duplessis; four 
sisters, Hazel Gauthier, Ruth Sanchez, Addis Smith and Mary Ann 
Arceneaux; five brothers, Bentley "Pic," Murphy "Yank," Larry "Shank," 
Garvey "Shag" and Virgil "Beak" Duplessis; and a grandchild, Melanie 
Fontenot. She was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church.