TERREBONNE and LAFOURCHE Parishes, La.

OBITUARIY for CHAFIN, EMMA 
  
Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Source: Chauvin Funeral Home, Houma, La.

Died: Friday, December 11, 2015

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CHAFIN, EMMA 
February 15, 1932 - December 11, 2015

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Emma Dell (Lynn) Matherne Chafin, 83, a resident of Houma, passed away on 
December 11, 2015.

Visitation will be on Tuesday December 15, 2015 from 9-11 AM at St. Francis 
Cathedral in Houma. A mass of Christian burial will be held at 11 AM 

with burial immediately afterwards at St. Francis #2.

She was preceded in death by her husband, James “L” (Speedy) Chafin, Jr., her 
parents Warner J. Matherne and Mineola Hebert Matherne, her sisters, Alea 
Dupre, Anna Mae Nelton, Rosalie Pace, her brother Oliver Matherne, and her 
grandsons Logan Naquin and James A. Chafin.

She is survived by her children Mary Susan Chafin Pizzolatto and her husband 
Peter, Debra Chafin DuBois and her husband Walter, James “L” Chafin, III and 
wife Kimberly, Peggy Chafin Dugas and her husband Michael; grandchildren 
Jonathan DuBois (Dominique), Brandon DuBois, Megan Hutchinson (Dale), Jessica 
Dugas Malcolm (Ryne), Michael Chafin Dugas, Emma Chafin, Caroline Chafin; great 
grandchildren Isabella Naquin, Sydney Hutchinson, Evangeline DuBois, James Paul 
Hutchinson, Scarlett DuBois, and Eli Bradley Malcolm; brother John Matherne, 
sister-in-laws, nieces and nephews.

Emma had a very strong faith in God. She was a member of St. Bernadette 
Catholic Church, where she was a member of the choir and sewed banners for the 
altar. She was a member of the Homemakers Club, Houma Doll Club and at one time 
3 Po-Ken-No clubs where she had numerous friends. She was a true homemaker in 
every sense of the word. She was an accomplished seamstress, cake decorator and 
gardener. She collected dolls and loved decorating her home, as well as helping 
others with their homes. Family was everything to Emma. She was a devoted 
mother and grandmother. She loved getting together to celebrate birthdays and 
holidays.

The family would like to thank her caregivers and the staff of the Suites at 
Sugar Mill Point for their loving care of Emma during her years there.

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