ST. MARY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: DELCAMBRE, VIRGIE BOURQUE 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: Franklin Banner-Tribune, Morgan City Daily Review; St. 
Mary Parish, La. Mon, 2014-03-10

Died: Saturday, March 8, 2014

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DELCAMBRE, VIRGIE BOURQUE 
October 27, 1927 Ñ March 8, 2014

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A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for Virgie Bourque Delcambre, 86, 
at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 11, 2014, at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church. 
The Rev. Nathan Comeaux will be the celebrant. Readers for the Mass will be 
Terry Broussard and Rita Meaux, with Mandy Luquette, Kelsey Morvant and Rhonda 
Theriot presenting the gifts. 

Interment will follow in Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church mausoleum.

A gathering of family and friends will be held at Evangeline Funeral Home from 
4 to 9 p.m. today, Monday, March 10, 2014, with the Rosary being prayed at 7 
p.m. The funeral home will reopen on Tuesday, March 11, 2014, from 8 a.m. until 
10:30 a.m.

Mrs. Delcambre was born Oct. 27, 1927, in Erath to the late Eluse Bourque and 
Mayes Theriot Bourque. She grew up on Jefferson Island and lived her adult life 
in Delcambre. She passed away peacefully on March 8, 2014, at Lafayette General 
Medical Center with her family at her side.

Virgie was a homemaker, but worked outside the home as well. In the past, she 
worked as a clerk with the Town of Delcambre, assisted her husband as a 
bookkeeper at the Delcambre Service Station, and was a correspondent for the 
Abbeville Meridional, writing a social column. Virgie was also a longtime 
parishioner of Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church where she sang in the 
church funeral choir, and was a member of the St. AnneÕs Altar Society. She was 
also active in many clubs and organizations that included the Good Sam Club 
(lifetime member), Delcambre Bon-Temps Sams, Delcambre American Legion 
Auxiliary, Women of Woodcraft, St. Vincent De Paul Society, VFW Auxiliary, and 
the Les Dames De Mecredi Coffee Club.
She leaves behind many fond memories that will forever be cherished by all who 
knew and loved her.

Survivors include her daughters, Linda Delcambre of Morgan City, Arlene Menard 
and husband, Curt, of Delcambre, and Tessie Dugas and husband, Clint, of Henry; 
four grandchildren, Mandy Luquette and husband, Raywood Luquette II, Brandon 
Menard, Dustin Dugas, and Cody Dugas and fiancŽ, Kelsey Morvant; five great-
grandchildren, Gabriel Menard, Kailey Armond, Joshua Perrin, Emily Luquette and 
Carter Perrin; and her longtime feline companion, Cuddles.

Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Julius 
Delcambre; and her brother, Ellis Bourque.

Evangeline Funeral Home of Delcambre, 337-685-4434, is in charge of 
arrangements.

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