BELLA AUTHEMENT Obituary: Lafourche Parish, La. Submitted by: Louis Lavedan Source: Daily Comet, Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La. 9 Aug 2005 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** NOTES: 1. The date preceding the obituary is the date of posting on the WWW, not the date of death. ================================ August 05. 2005 12:00AM Bella Authement Bella Pellegrin Authement, 78, a native and resident of Chauvin, died at 6:39 p.m. Aug. 4, 2005. Visitation will be 3 to 10 p.m. today and 8 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Chauvin. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Chauvin, with burial at St. Joseph Cemetery in Chauvin. She is survived by her daughter Myra Authement Landry; sons Timmy, Tommy and Magnel "Tony" Authement; brothers David Sr., Usy "U. J.," Eugene "Skip" and Daniel "Butch" Pellegrin; sister Barbara Carlos; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband Magnel J. Authement; parents, Usy and Linda Theriot Pellegrin; and brother Donald Pellegrin. She was a 1944 graduate of Terrebonne High School and 1945 graduate of Spencer Business College. She was Catholic and a parishioner of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Chauvin, a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of V. F. W. Post 9608, American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Unit 380, the Ladies Altar Society and ODACA ó the Original Doll Artist Council of America. She was a doll artist and homemaker. Donations to Bayou Region Hospice, 1340 W. Tunnel Blvd., Suite 310, Houma, La. 70360, 876-0163, (866) 266-0163, are preferred. Samart Funeral Home of Houma is in charge of arrangements. August 06. 2005 12:00AM Bella Authement Bella Pellegrin Authement, 78, a native and resident of Chauvin, died at 6:39 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, 2005. Visitation will be from 8 a.m. to funeral time today at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Chauvin. Mass will be at 11:30 a.m. today at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Chauvin, with burial in the church cemetery. She is survived by one daughter, Myra Authement Landry and husband, Lester; three sons, Timmy Authement and wife, Alice, Tommy Authement and wife, Annette, and Magnel "Tony" Authement and wife, Virginia; four brothers, David Pellegrin Sr., Usy "U.J." Pellegrin, Eugene "Skip" Pellegrin and Daniel "Butch" Pellegrin; one sister, Barbara Carlos; six grandchildren, Tricia Freeman, Prentiss "Boo" Freeman and wife, Katherine, Timmy Authement Jr., Jenna Authement, Louis Authement and Emily Authement; and one great-grandchild, Asa Magnel Freeman. She was preceded in death by her husband, Magnel J. Authement; her parents, Usy Pellegrin and Linda Theriot Pellegrin; and one brother, Donald Pellegrin. She was a 1944 graduate of Terrebonne High School and a 1945 graduate of Spencer Business College. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post No. 9608, the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Unit No. 380, Alter Society, ODACA "Original Doll Artist Council of America", a doll artist and homemaker. She was a parishioner of St. Joseph Catholic Church. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Bayou Region Hospice, 1340 W. Tunnel Blvd., Suite 310, Houma, LA 70360 (985) 876-0163 or (866) 266-0163.