TERREBONNE and LAFOURCHE Parishes, La.

OBITUARIY for MELANCON, REBECCA BUSH 
  
Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Source: Landry’s Funeral Home, Lafourche Parish, La.

Died: Saturday, December 17, 2016

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MELANCON, REBECCA BUSH 
May 15, 1949 - December 17, 2016

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Rebecca Bush Melancon, 67, a native of Lafayette, LA and a resident of Houma, 
LA went home to the Father's house on Saturday, December 17, 2016.

A visitation will be held in her honor on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at St. 
Francis de Sales Cathedral, Houma, LA from 8:00 am until the Mass of Christian 
Burial at 11:00 am. 

A Graveside service will follow immediately after at St. Anne's Cemetery in 
Napoleonville, LA.

She is survived by her 2 children, Aimee Melancon and Father Andre Melancon; 
her mother, Rayetta Bush; siblings, William Bush, Jr. and wife, Brenda, Bonnie 
Craft and husband, Cliff, Mike Bush and wife, Pam, April Howell, and Chris Bush 
and wife, Kellie.

She was preceded in death by her husband, George T. Melancon, Jr.; her father, 
William M. Bush, Sr.; and her brother-in-law, Eric Howell.

Rebecca's father was transferred to Thibodaux with Southern Pacific Railroad 
when she was 6. She lived in Thibodaux until she was married then moved to 
Houma in 1981.

Rebecca was a graduate of Thibodaux High and Nicholls State University. She was 
a proud member of Delta Zeta sorority, and she served the sorority as president 
and found many lifelong friends.

Rebecca worked in Education for 36 years. Twenty-nine of those years were spent 
as a teacher with the last 7 spent as a school counselor. Her longest stay at a 
school was 19 years at Mulberry Elementary. She left Mulberry in 2000 to be a 
school counselor at East Houma Elementary. Other schools that she taught at 
were Thibodaux Elementary, Lockport Lower, West Thibodaux Junior High, Caldwell 
Middle School and St. Genevieve.

Rebecca had a passion for teaching. For her, education was a true calling and 
she tried to make a connection with every child she taught. She wanted each 
child to know they were special, and she worked tirelessly to help them achieve 
their potential. She was known for her yearly musical productions where she 
thoroughly enjoyed passing on her love of music to her students.

Rebecca was a devout Catholic. For many years, she led prayer groups at her 
home and was a part of other prayer groups in Houma and Thibodaux. Rebecca 
loved teaching religious education at St Mary's in Raceland where her daughter 
is a teacher and at St. Thomas in Thibodaux where her son is pastor.

Donations in her honor can be made to St. Mary's Catholic School in Raceland, 
LA and St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Thibodaux, LA.

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