WHITNEY DUMAS, SR. Obituary: Lafourche Parish, La.

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Source: Daily Comet, Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.

17 Oct 2004


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October 14. 2004 12:32PM

Whitney Dumas Sr.

Whitney P. "Buckwheat" Dumas Sr., 78, a native and resident of Vacherie, died Oct. 12, 2004, at Terrebonne General Medical Center.

Visitation will be 8 to 11 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in 
Vacherie. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday at the 
church, with burial in the church cemetery.

He is survived by his wife, Leona S. Dumas; daughters, Mary Smith, Sally 
Westley, Cynthia D. Himes and Ailien Ferchaud; sons, Nicholas, Whitney Jr., 
Harvey, Matthew, Timothy and Brian Dumas; brothers, Paul, Russell and Anthony 
Dumas; sisters, Wilbourine Steib, Mary Freeman and Celeste James.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Paul and Rose Dumas; daughter, Marie 
Rose Dumas; brothers, Harry, John and Haywood Dumas; sisters, Agnes Wooden and 
Victoria Simon.

He was a member of the Good Children Society, American Legion Post 565 and the 
Knights of Peter Claver Council 161.

Williams and Southall Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.