JAMES MINCHEW Obituary: Lafourche Parish, La.

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

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

29 Nov 2005


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November 23. 2005 6:43PM (NOTE: This File was listed as 24 Nov 2005 on WWW)

James Minchew						Picture

James Howard Minchew Sr., 71, a native of Brewton, Ala., and resident of 
Raceland, died at 11:25 p.m. Nov. 22, 2005.

Visitation will be 5 to 10 p.m. Friday and 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Falgout 
Funeral Home in Raceland. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 
a.m. Saturday at St. Hilary of Poitiers Catholic Church in Mathews, with burial 
at St. Mary's Nativity Cemetery in Raceland.

He is survived by his sons and daughters-in-law James H. Jr. and Laura Minchew 
and Brian J. and Lauren Minchew; daughters and sons-in-law Carol A. Minchew and 
companion Joe Guidry, Donna M. and Taylor Bouvier, Tina M. and James Fontana, 
Trudy A. and Travis Thibodaux; 14 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn B. Matherne Minchew; parents, Henry 
L. and Etta Minchew; daughter Tammy L. Minchew; brother Charles Mason Minchew; 
four grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

He served in the National Guard. He was a retired employee of Avondale 
Shipyards. He was a member of the Raceland Lions Club.

Falgout Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.