LOUIS BOURGEOIS Obituary: Lafourche Parish, La.

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

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

24 July 2005


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July 19. 2005 11:58AM

Louis Bourgeois

Louis "Harris" Bourgeois, 78, a native and resident of Raceland, died at 9:15 
p.m. July 18, 2005.

Visitation will be 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Samart Funeral Home in 
Raceland. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Wednesday at 
St. Hilary of Poitiers Catholic Church in Mathews, with burial at the church 
cemetery.

He is survived by his wife, Shirley Dempster Bourgeois; sons and daughters-in-
law, Gary J. Bourgeois and friend Mary Cheramie; Wayne J. and Pat R. Bourgeois; 
daughters and sons-in-law, Betty "Jane" B. and Calvin J. Dufrene, Brenda B. and 
Reed A. Folse, Janice B. and Jerry J. Guidry; 16 grandchildren; and 27 great-
grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Beauregard and Alice Babin Bourgeois; 
brothers, Ulyess, Malcolm, Nolan and Wilton Bourgeois; sisters, Eunice B. Knight 
and Bernice B. Dufrene.

He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He enjoyed rabbit hunting.

Samart Funeral Home of Raceland is in charge of arrangements.