MELANIE VALDEZ Obituary: Lafourche Parish, La. Submitted by: Louis Lavedan Source: Daily Comet, Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La. 17 May 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. ================================ May 13. 2005 12:28PM Melanie Valdez Melanie P. Valdez, 51, a native of Terrebonne Parish and resident of Houma, died 4:35 p.m. May 11, 2005. A religious service was held at 11 a.m. today at Christian Faith Fellowship Church in Houma, with burial at St. Francis No. 1 Cemetery in Houma. She is survived by her son, Joshua M. Valdez; daughter, Jessica Valdez Naquin; brother, Richard "Dickie" Picou; sisters, Frances P. Doucette, Marie Louise P. Fonseca and Lillian P. Theriot; and three grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Isadore and Juliana Eschete Picou. She was a member of Christian Faith Fellowship Church. Samart Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.