Iberia County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Veazey, Marie Euprasie Frere April 11, 1912
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source: New Iberia Enterprise and Independent Observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, April 13, 1912, Image 3

MRS. P. ALCIBRADE VEAZEY.

Died in New Iberia on Thursday evening, April 11th at the residence of her 
son-in-law, Mr. F. G. Blumenthal, Mrs. Widow P. Alciblade Veazey, nee Marie 
Frere and native of Franklin, La., born in the year 1848. Mrs. Veazey was 
the widow of ex Sheriff P. A. Veazey, who departed this life many years 
since. Deceased had been in failing health for the past two years and 
breathed her last at 5:40 o'clock P. M., surrounded by her devoted children 
and grand-children. She leaves to mourn her loss three daughters and three 
sons, all having reached their majority, among them being Mrs. F. G. 
Blumenthal of this City, Mrs. Chas. Wiggin of New Orleans, Mrs. W. K. 
Browning of Dallas, Texas and Messrs. Leon A. Veazey of Jeanerette and 
Fernand and Walter, now residents of Houston, Texas. The funeral obsequies 
were held yesterday afternoon at St. Peters Catholic church and attended by 
sympathetic friends and relatives.



source: New Iberia Enterprise and Independent Observer. (New Iberia, La.) 
1902-1944, April 20, 1912, Image 3

A TRIBUTE.

One of the last Grandes Dames, belonging to the last, fast disappearing 
generation, has gone to her everlasting, eternal slumber.

During the zenith of her career, her house was ever the rendezvous of some 
of the most famous historical local figures who so courageously and 
determinedly settled the race questions that stirred the last remnant of the 
dying century. A proverbial vivacity and the cheering, refreshing warmth of 
an inviting sunshine of home-life greeted guest and visitor and non ever 
left, but were impressed with the typical happiness and contentment of the 
fireside.

Mrs. Alcibiade Veazey had been born with charity as her mission. Without 
glamor and ostentation, the germs of relief, with her ever ready hand of 
friendship were planted on fallow fields of dire poverty and distress, 
regardless of creed and race. Many of those may hear testimony to this, her 
brightest jewel of her womanhood's character. A product of strenuous times, 
where dangers and hardships, courage and sacrifice formed the greater part 
of her young school days curiculum, her type of womanhood and its 
characteristics belong to Louisiana's ideal of self sacrifice forming the 
chapter of tumultuous regeneration.

A string of evergreen placed in our memory, perpetuating this spirit of love 
of people, of neighbor, of country will replace the sculptured epitaph 
recording a well spent life. - JULES DREYFUS.

 

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