TERREBONNE and LAFOURCHE Parishes, La. OBITUARIY for BENOIT, CLARENCE J. Submitted by: Louis Lavedan Published in Houma Today & The Daily Comet from Oct. 23 to Oct. 24, 2013 ============================================================================= Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.shtml ============================================================================= BENOIT, CLARENCE J. Clarence J. Benoit, 71, resident of Independence, went to his Heavenly Home Monday, Oct. 21, 2013. Clarence was a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother who will be missed dearly. He enjoyed gardening in his yard and being the handyman of the house, but most of all he loved to spend time with his family. No funeral arrangements were announced. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Gail M. Benoit; daughters, Cory Tabor, Wanda Vedros, Mary Gail Jones and Dianna B. Sherman; sons, Adley and John Braud, Clarence Jr., Timmy and Terry Benoit; brothers, Clifton and Junius Benoit; sisters, Shirley Hoffpauir and Daloris Fields; 20-plus grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his sons, Chris, Robert and Tony Benoit; daughter, Elizabeth Benoit; great-grandchild, Gavyn Braud; brother, David Benoit; and his parents, Sidney and Laura Benoit. Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home in Hammond is in charge of arrangements. Services by Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Homes - Hammond ======================