TERREBONNE and LAFOURCHE Parishes, La. OBITUARIY for CORTEZ, MITTIE Submitted by: Louis Lavedan Published in Houma Today & The Daily Comet from Dec. 30, 2013 to Jan. 1, 2014 ============================================================================= Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.shtml ============================================================================= CORTEZ, MITTIE ========== A photo is available for this file. Please go to http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafourche/obits/dateobits/2013/f1312.htm and click on the name of interest. ========== Mittie S. Cortez, 88, a native of Bayou Sale and resident of Paradis, died Sunday, Dec. 29, 2013. Visitation will be from 8:30 a.m. until funeral time Thursday at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Paradis. A Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the church, with burial in St. Charles Cemetery in Luling. She is survived by her husband, Murphy Cortez; daughters, Bonnie Benoit, Susie Candies, Melinda Fahrig, Linda Ayo and Rachel Molinere; 18 grandchildren; 48 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Wallace Stevens Sr. and Cecile Moore Stevens; brothers, Arnold Stevens and Wallace Stevens Jr.; sisters, Wilamina Broussard, Helen Stevens, Emily Breaux, Faye Brunner and Ella Boudreaux; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Falgout Funeral Home in Raceland is in charge of arrangements. ======================