Obituaries of FEBRUARY 1981 Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La. NOTE: THE OBITUARIES BELOW MAY NOT BE A COMPLETE LISTING FOR THE MONTH. Submitted by: As listed with each Obit Source: As listed with each Obit Last modified: 13 July 2005 ********************************************** 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. ============================================================================ Submitted by: Chris Tidwell Source: Lafourche Comet Newspaper - Lafourche Parish, La. Feb. 25, 1981 Thomas Aucoin Funeral services have been scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday at Westside Funeral Home, Marrero, for Thomas Paul "Big Boy" Aucoin, 54, a native of Lockport and resident of Westwego, who died at noon Monday. Religious services have been scheduled for 11:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church, with interment in Westlawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be after 6 p.m. today. He was the husband of Gladys Curole; father of Denise Aucoin, Denals and Dean Aucoin; brother of Mrs. Ernest (Julia) Folse, Mrs. Clifton (Rena) LeBlanc, Luke, Raymond, Eugene Aucoin and the late Edward Jr. and Marie Aucoin; son of Edward Aucoin Sr. and Lydie Gauthreaux. He is also survived by one grandchild. Arrangements by Westside Funeral home. =========================== Submitted by: Chris Tidwell Source: Lafourche Comet Newspaper - Lafourche Parish, La. Feb 25, 1981 Arthur A. Bellanger Funeral services are scheduled at Falgout Funeral Home in Lockport, Thursday at 9:30 a.m. for Arthur Adam Bellanger Jr., 59, who died at Raceland Tuesday at 3:34 p.m. Religious services will follow at St. Hilary Catholic Church at Mathews at 10 a.m. Interment will be in the Holy Savior Cemetery in Lockport. He was a native of Larose and a resident of Mathews. He was the father of Leslie, Ernest, Roy, Robert, Ray and Billy Bellanger, and Mrs. Nancy Bellanger Lee. He was the brother of Mrs.. Earline Smith, the late Ernest Bellanger and the late Ervin Bellanger. He was the son of Hattie Parr Carter and the late Arthur Adam Bellanger Sr. He is also survived by 15 grandchildren. Friends may call from 4 to 11 p.m. today and from 7 a.m. until funeral time Thursday. Falgout Funeral Homes, Inc., is in charge of arrangements. =========================== Submitted by: Chris Tidwell Source: Lafourche Comet Newspaper - Lafourche Parish, La. Feb 25, 1981 Freddie Boudreaux Funeral services have been scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Ourso Funeral Home, Donaldsonville, for Freddie A. Boudreaux, 55, a native of Labadieville and resident of Klotzville, who died at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. Religious services have been scheduled for 10 a.m. at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church with interment in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-11 p.m. Wednesday and from 8 a.m. until funeral time Thursday. He was the husband of Mrs. Earline Boudreaux, father of Donald Boudreaux, Labadieville; Wayne Boudreaux, Klotzville; brother of Mrs. James (Alonia) Blanchard, Donaldsonville; Davis Boudreaux Jr. Labadieville; and the late Frederick Boudreaux. Arrangements by Ourso Funeral Home. =========================== Submitted by: Chris Tidwell Source: Lafourche Comet Newspaper - Lafourche Parish, La. Feb 25, 1981 Ellen Francis Burks Wake and funeral services have been scheduled for 8 p.m. Friday at New Magnolia Baptist Church for Mrs. Ellen Francis Burks, 75, who died Sunday at 2 p.m. at the South Louisiana Medical Center in Houma. Dismissal services will be 11 a.m. Saturday with interment in the Mt. Olive Cemetery in Gray. She was a native of Schriever. She was the daughter of the late Henry Francis and Mrs. Gertrude Victor Francis and the wife of the late Charles Burks also the sister-in-law of Freddie Burks of Schriever. She was the mother of Mrs. Lillie M. Broomfield of Schriever, Mrs. Gertrude B. Thomas of Reserve, Sylvester Burks of Thibodaux and the late Daisy Deloris Burks. She is also survived by six grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Arrangements are by Gertrude Geddes Funeral Home. =========================== Submitted by: Chris Tidwell Source: Lafourche Comet Newspaper - Lafourche Parish, La. Feb 25, 1981 Joseph Favorite Wake services have been scheduled at 8 p.m. tonight at St. James Catholic Church, Vacherie, for Joseph Favorite, 86, of Vacherie, who died at 11:30 p.m. Saturday. Religious services have been scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the church, with interment in Our Lady of Peace Cemetery, Vacherie. He was the husband of the late Virginia Favorite; son of the late Crisoff and Rose Favorite; father of Wilson Favorite, Vacherie; and the late Harold Favorite; brother of Claudia Smallwood, Ethel Celestine, Mary Favorite and Paul, John and Edward Favorite, all of Marrero. He is also survived by 12 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Williams and Southall Funeral Home. =========================== Submitted by: Chris Tidwell Source: Lafourche Comet Newspaper - Lafourche Parish, La. Feb 25, 1981 Dorothy Pierce Funeral services were scheduled Thursday at 11 a.m. at St. John Catholic Church in Folsom for Dorothy Kelly Pierce, 72, who died Monday at Forest Manor Nursing Home in Covington. Interment will be in Bonner Creek Cemetery She is survived by four sons, Joseph K. Lahare, CSC, Louis J. Lahare, John M. Lahare and John E. Pierce; six brothers, Eugene Kelly, Lee Kelly, Charles O. Kelly, Luther Kelly, John A. Kelly and Julius Ray Kelly; two sisters, Mrs. Essie Peppers and Bessy Folse. She is also survived by three grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 10 p.m. today from the Brown McGehee Funeral Home in Covington. =========================== Submitted by: Chris Tidwell Source: Lafourche Comet Newspaper - Lafourche Parish, La. Feb 25, 1981 Juanita Waguespack Funeral services have been scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Landry's Funeral Home, Thibodaux, for Juanita Kling Waguespack, 42, who died at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday. Religious services have been scheduled for 11 a.m. at St. Genevieve Catholic Church, with interment in St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 p.m. today until funeral time Thursday. She was the wife of Jerry Waguespack; mother of Lisa, Ramona and Keith Waguespack; sister of Mrs. Nathan (Violet) Boudreaux; Betty Boudreaux, Gonzales; Mrs. Walter (Ann) Blanchard and Mrs. Joyce Griffin, Baton Rouge; Mrs. Aaron (Mary Ann) Griffin, St. Gabriel; Melvin Kling, Lafayette; Maxwell Kling, Baton Rouge; and the late Lloyd Kling, Omer Kling Jr. and Percy Kling; daughter of the late Omer Kling and Blanch Duvernay Kling. Arrangements by Landry's Funeral Home. =============================================================================