ST. MARY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: THORGUSON, CARROLL JAMES 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: Hargrave Funeral Home, Morgan City, La.

Died 2 May, 2013

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THORGUSON, CARROLL JAMES 
September 20, 1945 – May 2, 2013

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Carroll James Thorguson, 67, a native and lifelong resident of Berwick, passed 
away on Thursday, May 2, 2013 at Lafayette General Medical Center in Lafayette 
surrounded by his family.

Carroll was a 1963 graduate of Berwick High School and a 1967 graduate of 
Nicholls State University with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration. 
After college, Carroll joined the family's marine construction business for 9 
years before opening his own real estate business, which became Thorguson 
Realty, Inc.

In 1972, Carroll was elected to the St. Mary Parish School Board, a position he 
held until 1986. He was the Board's president from 1984-1986 and served two 
terms prior to that as the Board's vice-president. In 1994, Carroll was 
appointed to serve on an interim basis as a councilman for the Town of Berwick. 
For 27 years, Carroll was a member of the Board of Directors of Patterson State 
Bank.

Carroll was longtime member of the Morgan City Rotary Club and a Paul Harris 
Fellow. He was also a member and past president of the St. Mary Board of 
Realtors, as well as a member of both the Louisiana Realtor's Association and 
the National Association of Realtors.

For many years Carroll was very active in Berwick youth baseball. He served as 
both a coach and sponsor of Dixie Youth Baseball and helped to organize and 
raise funds for the construction of the baseball field at Berwick High School. 
He was also an avid supporter of LSU athletics. His favorite pastime was 
visiting with friends on his daily rides around the Town of Berwick.

Carroll is survived by his loving wife of 45 years, Genevieve Manfre Thorguson 
of Berwick; one daughter, Karen Trahan and her husband, Mitch of Youngsville; 
two sons, David Thorguson and his wife, Kimberly of Berwick, and Brian 
Thorguson and his wife, Amy of Berwick; seven grandsons, Zachery Paul Trahan, 
Brett Patrick Trahan, Gunnar Douglas Thorguson, Owen Alexander Thorguson, 
Jackson Griffin Thorguson, Henry Charles Thorguson, and Ian Michael Thorguson; 
two brothers, Gus Thorguson and Steve Thorguson.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Caesar and Camille Thorguson.

The family requests that visitation be observed Sunday, May 5, 2013 from 6 p.m. 
to 10 p.m. at Hargrave Funeral Home in Morgan City. Visitation will resume 
Monday, May 6, 2013 at St. Stephen Catholic Church in Berwick from 9 a.m. until 
11:00 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial with Monsignor Douglas 
Courville officiating. 

Interment will follow in the Berwick Mausoleum.

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