ST. MARY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: THIBEAUX, PAUL J. 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: Franklin Banner-Tribune, Morgan City Daily Review; St. Mary Parish, La. 

Published: 20 Aug 2012

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THIBEAUX, PAUL J. 

On Friday morning, August 17, 2012, Mr. Paul S. Thibeaux of Jeanerette, passed 
away quietly at home after a brief illness. He was 91 years old.

Mr. Thibeaux was a retired commission agent for Distributor’s Oil Company, and 
he ran the Distributor’s Oil bulk plant at the east end of Jeanerette for over 
50 years. He was a veteran of WWII, and graduated from SLI after returning from 
the service. A man of deep Catholic faith, he will be remembered for his ready 
wit and his ever present smile.

He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Mae Thibeaux; by his three children, 
Marcelle T. Montgomery and her husband, Timothy Montgomery, of New Orleans; his 
son Robert and his wife, Kelly, also of New Orleans; and his daughter, 
Marguerite T. Calais and her husband, Randy Calais, of Cecilia; and by his 
three beloved grandchildren, Paul Montgomery, Jessica Montgomery, Marguerite 
Thibeaux, and Marguerite’s stepson, Jeremy, and grandson, Jeremiah Calais. Mr. 
Thibeaux is also survived by his sister, Sister Mary Celeste Thibeaux, R.S.M; 
his sisters-in-law, Anna Thibeaux, Mary Thibeaux, Marguerite Anderson and 
Eloise Dopson; his brothers-in-law, William Anderson and Louis Olivier; and 
over 80 nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his mother and father, Simeon and Elmina Thibeaux of 
Jeanerette; and by his brothers and sisters, Sister Mary Madeleine Thibeaux, 
Simeon Thibeaux, Louis Thibeaux, Rose T. Fortier and her husband, Karl, his 
closest friend; Celeste Thibeaux, Camille Thibeaux, Bernard Thibeaux, Jerome 
Thibeaux and Marcelle T. Olivier.

The family would like to thank his beloved nieces Camille Lapeyrouse, Susan 
Landry and Jennifer LeBlanc for their lifetime of love and devotion.

A wake was held at David Funeral Home on Provost Street in Jeanerette from 3 
p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, August 19, 2012 with a rosary being prayed at 5 p.m. 
Visitation resumed at 10 a.m. on Monday, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial 
conducted by Fr. Mark Denise at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in 
Jeanerette at 1 p.m.

Burial followed at St. John the Evangelist Cemetery in Jeanerette.

David Funeral Home, 400 Provost St. Jeanerette, La. (337) 276-5151 is in charge 
of arrangements.

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