ST. MARY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: VACCARELLA, BOBBIE JEAN OWENS 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: Iberts Mortuary, Inc. Franklin, LA 70538

Died: Thursday, April 7, 2016

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VACCARELLA, BOBBIE JEAN OWENS 
November 26, 1937 - April 7, 2016

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Bobbie Jean Owens Vaccarella, a native of Madison Parish, a former longtime 
resident of Franklin, and a five year resident of New Iberia, passed away 
peacefully at the age of 78 on Thursday, April 7, 2016, at New Iberia Manor 
North with her sister by her side.

Bobbie was the fifth of six children born to the late Raymond Howard Owens and 
the late Maude Williams Owens. In 1958 she moved to Franklin, where she later 
met her second husband Frank. In those early Franklin years she worked at the 
A&P Grocery Store, Sears, and later on at the David H. Stiel Jr. Insurance 
Agency. She was also a longtime member of the Church of the Assumption in 
Franklin. Some of her favorite pastimes included gardening, nature watching, 
reminiscing about life, and of course dancing with her friends, the Franklin 
Line Dancers. Following the death of Frank, she moved to New Iberia, where she 
met her friend and companion, Ray, and has resided ever since. She will be 
fondly remembered and deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.

Survivors include her son, Tommy Brown; her grandchildren, Danielle, Addie, 
Autumn, and Destiny; her sister, Mildred "PeeWee" Johnson; her brother, Billy 
Thomas Owens; her companion, Ray LeLeux; her step-son, Larry Vaccarella; her 
dear friend, Cora Bouton; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, and friends.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Frank A. 
Vaccarella; her brothers, R.H. Owens Jr. and Lee A. Owens; and her sister, Mary 
Helen Stratton.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 9, 2016, at Ibert's Mortuary 
during an 11:00 a.m. memorial, 

with inurnment following in the Franklin Cemetery Mausoleum. 
Father Lloyd Benoit will conduct the services. 

A gathering of family and friends will be held Saturday at Ibert's from 9:00 
a.m. until time of service.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions be made in Bobbie's 
memory to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, 
TN 38105, www.stjude.org, or to the Wounded Warrior Project, 4899 Belfort Road, 
Suite 300, Jacksonville, FL 32256, www.woundedwarriorproject.org.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Ibert's Mortuary, Inc., 1007 Main Street, 
Franklin, LA

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