TERREBONNE and LAFOURCHE Parishes, La.

OBITUARIY for   BETHANCOURT, GABRIELLE

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Published in Houma Today & The Daily Comet from Jan. 26 to Jan. 27, 2015

Died: Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015

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BETHANCOURT, GABRIELLE

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Gabrielle Bethancourt, 95, a native of Jersey City, New Jersey and resident of 
Houma, died Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015. 

Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until funeral time Wednesday, Jan. 28, at St. 
Matthew's Episcopal Church. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. 
Wednesday at the church, 

with burial in Magnolia Cemetery. 

She is survived by her daughter, Carolyn Bethancourt Kyle and husband, Bill, of 
Houma; brother, Norris "Jim" James Bethancourt and wife, Peggy; sister, Jocelyn 
Cooper Wallace; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and daughter-in-
law, Annie Bethancourt. 

She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Joseph Bethancourt Sr.; son, 
Richard Bethancourt Jr.; grandchild, Terry Bethancourt; father, Charles 
Kitchell Cooper; mother, Elizabeth Anne Hannish; and sister, Betty Cooper. 

Gabrielle was a parishioner of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church. She attended 
several schools and colleges studying art. She traveled around the world always 
continuing her education in art. 
Gabrielle was also one of the founders of the Terrebonne Parish Fine Arts Guild 
and the Barr-Berry Garden Club. She was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World 
War II and a retired employee of the Social Security Administration. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in her name may be made to the St. 
Matthew's building fund. 

Samart Funeral Home in Houma is in charge of arrangements. 

U.S. Navy 
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