St Landry County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Desmarais, Alice Trainor May 9, 1909
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St. Landry Clarion (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, May 15, 1909, Image 1

Alice Trainor

Died, in New Orleans, on Sunday evening May 9, 1909, at 1:30 o'clock, Alice 
Trainor, wife of the late Louis Desmarais, Jr., aged 35 years.

Strong of mind, lovable of nature, kind of heart, Mrs. Desmarais was a woman 
of exceptional attributes. During the long illness of her late husband who 
preceded her to the grave but a brief seven months, her heroic duties as a 
wife was sublime. Ever with him, abstaining from any of the diversions that 
some would seek at times under the circumstances, she was his ministering 
angel through the several years of confinement to bed. This is of course the 
duty of a wife - but how often not given!

After his death, notwithstanding that he left her a comfortable worldly 
competence, she set to work to preserve and increase her property, so that 
her only child, a sweet little girl of six years, may go through life 
unhampered by need. She fitted up the home place for a private lodging 
house, and herself secured a position as one of the assistants in the 
postoffice here. This alone showed a noble trait, a heart that beat true in 
a true woman.

Her death is attended by pathetic circumstances. Her tall stature robust 
with the flesh and flush of health, none thought that Death hovered her 
footsteps, until it was announced a little over a week ago that she was 
afflicted with appendicitis. And then her strong physical constitution it 
was thought would be with her in the operation, and saved her life.

She was taken to New Orleans two weeks ago. The operation was performed in 
the New Orleans Sanitarium Friday morning, and it was at first thought she 
would aurvive it. Complications set in Saturday, and Sunday her child, who 
had remained here, was sent for. Accompanied by her aunt, Miss Althee 
Desmarais, little Alice left here the same morning, but they arrived there 
too late, death having taken off the good woman at 1:30 o'clock that day.

The body was brought here Monday, and the interment took place at the 
Catholic cemetery Tuesday at 10 o'clock, after solemnization of the funeral 
rites in the Catholic Church.

The esteem in which she was held in the community was shown by the large 
concourse of people which met the body at the depot upon its arrival Monday, 
and again followed it to its last resting place.

In her will, which she made just before she departed for New Orleans, she 
left her only child, a daughter six years of age, under the guardianship of 
her aunt, Miss Althee Desmarais, who is to raise her to emancipation.

She has met her reward up above, but too soon was she called to it.
May her soul rest in peace.

Additional Comments:
Alice Trainor Desmarais is buried at the Saint Landry Catholic Church cemetery 
located in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.

www.findagrave.com memorial # 133262627

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