Obituaries of 1937; Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La. NOTE: THE OBITUARIES BELOW MAY NOT BE A COMPLETE LISTING. Submitted by: As listed with each Obit Source: As listed with each Obit Last modified: 15 Mar 2007 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** The date preceding the obituary is the date of the newspaper, not the date of death. ============================================================================ The Lafourche Comet, Thursday, March 11, 1937, page 5, col. 3 Submitted by: Nancy Wright LAWRENCE KEEFE Mr. Keefe Died Last Saturday Mr. Lawrence Keefe, who, three weeks ago, was stricken with a cerebral hemorrhage, which is more or less fatal, died last Saturday at 10:10 p.m. at St. Joseph Hospital, in Thibodaux, where he had been receiving the best of attention. His age was 59 years. The funeral, an imposing ceremony, in St. Joseph's Catholic church, was held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Many friends gathered within the church to offer their prayers in behalf of the departed soul. Mr. Keefe was a native of Thibodaux, his whole life has been spent here, he being one the children of the late Lawrence Keefe, who established and for many years successfully conducted the Thibodaux Foundry, the deceased's mother being Annie Bracken Keefe. He attended different schools and acquired a good education, but we have no knowledge that he ever adopted any special vocation. However, some years ago, when his father was largely identified with the ownership in the Abby and Highland Planting Co., the deceased served in the office on Abby plantation, as the representative of his father's interest in that organization. But with the decline of the sugar industry - from 1913 to 1924 - the planting company went out of existence and then the deceased gave his attention to a machine supply store that he and his surviving brother conducted here, this business being carried on more as a means of keeping busy rather than as a medium of profit, hence the business was discontinued a year or so ago to rent the store place to the Delmel gas -supplying company, the deceased then becoming a gentleman of leisure and remained such until he became fatally ill. Though the deceased was pleasant and obliging with those with whom he was thrown in contact, he nevertheless was of a retiring disposition and therefore he did not take an active part in public matters. To cherish his memory he leaves one sister, Miss Mamie Keefe and one brother, Mr. James Keefe, he also leaving one nephew, Mr. Robt. H. Ketteringham, Jr. of New Orleans, and two nieces, Mrs. Arthur Danos and Mrs. Louis Dedek, both residents of Thibodaux. Mrs. R. H. "Bob" Ketteringham and her husband returned to New Orleans, Sunday, after attending the funeral of their uncle, Mr. Lawrence Keefe, Mrs. Ketteringham having been in Thibodaux several weeks, assisting in trying to restore the health of the deceased. =========================== The Lafourche Comet, Thursday, March 11, 1937, page 5, col. 2 Submitted by: Nancy Wright RAOUL MORVANT Death of Mr. Morvant Mr. Raoul Morvant, known intimately by his friends and acquaintances, as "Rox" Morvant, died last Thursday night, at Charity Hospital in New Orleans where he had been sent just a day or so before the end, he being in misery, so we are informed, with an acute affection of the stomach. The deceased, whose age was 48 years, had worked for a half dozen years as a bartender in "Rene's Bar", where he had some in contact with many citizens, whose friendship he had gained and who were deeply saddened by his death. His mother, Mrs. Ulysse Morvant, and several brothers and sisters are left to lament his death. His funeral was held Saturday at 10 A.M. at St. Joseph's Catholic church. ============================================================================