ST. MARY PARISH, LA. Obituary for: BUSINELLE, RODNEY Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. Source-Published: Franklin Banner-Tribune, The (LA) - Tuesday, December 4, 2007 ======================================================================= Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.shtml ======================================================================= BUSINELLE, RODNEY Mr. Rodney Paul Businelle, 77, a native and lifelong resident of Franklin, died Monday, December 3, 2007 at the New Iberia Medical Center. The family requests that visitation be observed Tuesday, December 4, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., at Ibert's in Franklin. The mortuary will reopen Wednesday at 10 a.m. until time of services. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 5, at 1:30 p.m., at Ibert's in Franklin, with the Rev. B.D. Purifoy officiating. Burial will follow in the Perpetual Park Cemetery. Mr. Businelle is survived by his wife of 58 years, Lena Blanchard Businelle of Franklin; six children, Rodney David Businelle and his wife, Theresa, of Franklin; Wayne Joseph Businelle and his fiancée, Darlene, of Franklin; Debbie Anita Billiot and her husband, Lee, of Franklin; Daniel Lee Businelle of Franklin; Mark Christopher Businelle and his wife, Alice, of Franklin; and Gregory Businelle and his wife, Michael Ann, of Franklin; one sister, Shirley Niclosi of Madisonville; 14 grandchildren; and 12 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father, Columbus Businelle Sr.; his mother, Beulah Barrilleaux Businelle; one brother, Columbus Businelle Jr.; and two grandchildren, Lee Billiot Jr. and Shira Businelle. Arrangements have been entrusted to Ibert's Mortuary, Inc. of Franklin. ===================