Ascension County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Landry, Romain Octave - February 24, 1908 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Mary K. Creamer marykcreamer@yahoo.com January 21, 2020, 11:53 pm source: The Donaldsonville Chief, Saturday, February 29, 1908, page 2 Death of R. O. Landry. - Widespread regret will be felt in this parish because of the passing away of Romain Octave Landry, a native and almost lifelong resident of Ascension, who removed to New Orleans three years ago and purchased a home at 1507 Prytania street, where he breathed his last at 6:45 a. m., Monday, the 24th inst., after an illness of only three weeks from the prevalent grippe. Deceased was born Aug. 9, 1843, a son of Adlard Landry, who is still living in good health at the advanced age of 90 years, the oldest sugar planter and perhaps the oldest citizen of the parish. Octave, as he was called by his relatives and intimates, was completing a course at the noted Spring Hill College, near Mobile, Ala., when the war between the states broke out. The young man enlisted and went to the front in the "Canoniers de Donaldsonville," known in the military records of the Confederacy as the Donaldsonville Artillery, and he was one the best soldiers in that splendid command, which achieved undying fame as a participant in all the greatest battles fought by the Army of Northern Virginia. After the war Octave was associated with his father in sugar planting for several years, subsequently embarking in business on his own account as a store keeper and planter on the Delicia plantation, about six miles above Donaldsonville. About three years ago he sold this place to the Miles Planting Company and removed to New Orleans as above stated. He was married in 1866 to Miss Georgiana Dicharry, who survives him. They had no children, but reared as a foster daughter Miss Marie Babin, now Mrs. L. J. Bujol. Besides his venerable father, deceased is mourned by three brothers and three sisters - A. Robert and J. Ernest Landry of Ascension and J. Achille Landry of New Orleans; Mrs. Cecilia Melancon and Mrs. Paul Bouchereau of Ascension and Mrs. J. S. Danos of Iberville parish. The funeral took place Wednesday afternoon, under the auspices of the association of the Army of Northern Virginia, services being conducted at St. Theresa's Catholic Church and interment made in the A. N. V. memorial tomb at Metairie Ridge. A large concourse of relatives and friends attended the obsequies and many floral offerings were sent as tokens of loving remembrance and sympathy. Octave Landry was a devout Catholic, a model son and husband, a warm-hearted and true friend, a man and a citizen of which any community might be justly proud. He had an inexhaustible fund of good-nature, and was always so kind, gentle and considerate to everybody, that none could be brought into contact with him and fail to be attracted by the charm of his manners and temperament. Over thirty years of acquaintance and friendship had existed between the deceased and the editor of this paper, and the writer knows whereof he speaks in saying that few nobler and better men than Octave Landry are to be found upon the foot-stool. Peace to his ashes! Additional Comments: NOTE: www.findagrave.com memorial # 70785772 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/ascension/obits/landry8067gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/lafiles/ File size: 3.7 Kb