TERREBONNE and LAFOURCHE Parishes, La.

OBITUARIY for  CANTRELLE, EMILE  

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Published in Houma Today & The Daily Comet from February 2 to February 3, 2013

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CANTRELLE, EMILE 

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Emile Adam Cantrelle, 84, a native of Larose and resident of Houma, died 
Friday, Feb. 1, 2013.

Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until funeral time Monday at Chauvin Funeral 
Home. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, with 

burial in St. Francis de Sales Cemetery No. 2.

He is survived by his wife, Telcis Blanchard Cantrelle of Houma; son, Burton 
Cantrelle of Raceland; daughters, Susan Brunet and husband, Gerald, of Dularge, 
and Sheila Pertuit and husband, Harvey, of Raceland; grandchildren, Adam, 
Mickey and Clayton Brunet, Tidy Fenton, Timothy White and Danny White, Melissa 
Matherne, Lacey Pertuit, Harvey Pertuit Jr., Seth Pertuit, Candice Veazey and 
Scott Cantrelle; 20 great-grandchildren; brothers, Andrew Cantrelle, Morris 
Cantrelle and Joseph Cantrelle; and sister, Annabelle Wiley. 

He was preceded in death by his parents, Cashmere Cantrelle and Estelle Richoux 
Cantrelle; daughter, Sally White; brothers, Junius Cantrelle, Allen Cantrelle 
and Whitney Cantrelle; and sister, Julia Johnson.

He was a construction foreman for Patterson and Edmondson for 33 years and 
worked for the School for Exceptional Children for 10 years.

He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

He was the coordinator and director at the Adventist Community Service Center 
for 20 years. He was an elder at the Houma Seventh Day Adventist Church and 
member for 36 years. He was an extremely humble man and shared his love for 
Jesus Christ with everyone he came into contact with. In his time of service 
with the church, he was instrumental in bringing many people into an 
understanding of the Lord. He worked as a volunteer for FEMA and ADRA during 
local disasters. He also volunteered for Terrebonne United Food Bank.

Chauvin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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