Ella Mae Broussard Perrin
Submitted By: 	N.O.V.A April 2006


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Ella Mae Broussard Perrin, passed away April 20, 2006, in Abbeville 
General Hospital. She lived most of her life in Henry, but following the 
destruction of her home by Hurricane Rita, returned to her birthplace of 
Rice Cove, where she celebrated this past Easter with her family.

A Memorial Mass will be celebrated Tuesday, April 25, 2006, 10 a.m. at 
Our Lady of Lourdes in Erath by Father Wayne Duet. Readers for the Mass 
will be her daughter-in- law Mary Lenny Broussard Perrin and her 
grandson Andy. Gift bears will include her granddaughters and great 
granddaughters. 

Born on June 9, 1918, in Vermilion Parish; she was the daughter of 
Clairville and Anatile Metréjean Broussard. She enjoyed cooking for her 
family and friends, sewing, and gardening. She was dedicated to her 
church community and was a long-standing member member of the Ladies 
Altar Society. She was energetic, joyful, generous and caring to 
everyone she met. She entertained and was interviewed numerous times by 
international news organizations about Cajun culture. 

She was preceded in death by her husband Henry Lolly Perrin, her sister 
Effie Broussard Bares, and her son Wesley James Perrin. Survivors 
include sons, Terry of New Orleans, Warren and his wife Mary of 
Lafayette, daughter Natial and her husband David d'Augereau of 
Abbeville, and brother Perfay Broussard of Erath. 

She had 11 grandchildren: Melanie Elizabeth Perrin, Angie Perrin 
Comeaux, Kathleen Letia Perrin-Moore, Mary Rebecca Perrin Ouellet, 
Andrew Edmond Perrin, Bruce Henry Perrin, Jennifer Joan d'Augereau, John 
David d'Augereau, Jessica Lynn d'Augereau, Joseph Henry d'Augereau, and 
Janine Olivia d'Augereau. She had 7 great grandchildren: Claire Marie 
Comeaux, Camille Renée Comeaux, Whitney Christine Moore, Matthew Henry 
Moore, Nicolas Jean Ouellet, Lily Mae Ouellet, and Caden Anthony Turner. 

The family would like to thank her friends Lily Dronet and Louise 
Libersat, nurse Caroline Rushing of Abbeville General Hospital, and 
Deacon Brady LeBlanc for their friendship and compassion. 

In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial contributions be made to 
the Henry L. and Ella Mae Broussard Perrin Memorial Endowed Scholarship 
Fund at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette or the Acadian Museum 
in Erath. Checks can be mailed c/o P.O. Box 53597, Lafayette, LA 70505.