TERREBONNE and LAFOURCHE Parishes, La.

OBITUARIY for MATHERNE, RITA (DUFRENE)   

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Published in Houma Today & The Daily Comet from April 6 to April 7, 2013

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MATHERNE, RITA (DUFRENE) 

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Rita Dufrene Matherne, 86, passed away Friday, April 5, 2013, at her residence.

Visitation will be from 2 p.m. until funeral time Monday at Hixson Snider 
Funeral Home in DeQuincy. Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. Monday at the 
funeral home, with the Rev. Rob Walls officiating. Visitation will also be from 
9 a.m. until funeral time Tuesday at Falgout Funeral Home in Houma. Funeral 
services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Wayne 
Hunt officiating. 

Burial will be in St. Charles Cemetery in Luling,

She is survived by her son, Charley Matherne Jr. and wife, Christina, of 
DeQuincy; daughter, Patricia Labit and husband, Larry, of Etowah, Tenn.; 
brothers, Norman, James, Ronnie and Berkman Dufrene; sister, Beverly Orgeron 
and husband, Michael; grandchildren, Charley Matherne III, Tiffany Duhon, 
Johnathan Matherne, Joey Labit, Nicholas Labit, Joshua Labit, Cheri Molaison, 
Jennifer Hebert, and Chad Hebert; and three great-grandchildren.

Rita was a member of First Baptist Church in DeQuincy. She was a wonderful 
wife, mother and grandmother. She loved to cook, and her family was the most 
important part of her life.

Hixson Snider Funeral Home in DeQuincy is in charge of arrangements.

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