Assumption County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Prejean, Lodoiska Cecile Truxillo September 3, 1901
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source: The Donaldsonville Chief. (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, September 10, 1904, Image 4

Death of Mrs. Wallace Prejean. - Mrs. Wallace Prejean, nee Lodoiska Cecil 
Truxillo, died at the home of S. Prejean in Assumption parish at 4:50 
o'clock p. m. Saturday after a short illness. Mrs. Prejean was only 21 
years, 11 months and 21 days old, and was married about ten months ago to 
the son of the owner of Halfway plantation. Her remains were laid to rest in 
the Catholic cemetery in Plattenville at 5 o'clock Sunday afternoon, and the 
large concourse of sorrowing friends which attended the funeral evidenced 
the esteem in which the lamented lady was held. Besides her husband, Mrs. 
Prejean leaves to mourn her loss a mother, Mrs. Sosthene Truxillo, and two 
brothers, Faustin and John Truxillo. The Chief tenders deepest sympathy to 
the bereaved family.


source: The Donaldsonville Chief. (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 
September 17, 1904, Image 5

MRS. WALLACE PREJEAN,
NEE LODOISKA CECILE TRUXILLO,
Died Sept. 3, 1901.

"This lovely bud, so young, so fair,
Called hence by early doom,
Just came to show how sweet a flower,
In Paradise would bloom."

At the regular meeting of the Valenzuela Protective and Benevolent Society, 
held Sunday, September 11, 1904, the following preamble and resolutions were 
unanimously adopted:

Whereas, It has pleased the great architect of the universe to remove from 
our midst our late member, Mrs. Wallace Prejean; and

Whereas, It is but just that a fitting recognition of her many virtues be 
had; therefore be it
Resolved, By the Valenzuela Protective and Benevolent Society, that while we 
bow with humble submission to the will of the most high, we do not the less 
mourn for our member who has been taken from us.

Resolved, That in the death of Mrs. Wallace Prejean, this society laments 
the loss of a member who was ever ready to preffer (sic) the hand of aid and 
the voice of sympathy to the needy and distressed; an active member of this 
society whose utmost endeavors were exerted for its welfare and prosperity; 
a friend and companion who was dear to us all; a woman whose upright and 
noble life was a standard for emulation by her fellows.

Resolved, that the heartfelt sympathy of this society be extended to her 
family in their terrible affliction.

Resolved, That these resolutions be spread upon the records of the society 
and a copy thereof be transmitted to the family of our deceased member and 
to the Assumption Pioneer and Donaldsonville Chief.

S. PREJEAN, President,
ANT. RUIZ, Rec. Secretary,
H. T. AYRAUD, Treasure.



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