ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. Obituary for: CHATELAIN, IRBY JOSEPH Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. Source: E.J. Fielding Funeral Home, Covington, La. Died Monday, December 3, 2012 ======================================================================= Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.shtml ======================================================================= NOTE: If a Photo is available for an obituary record, a reference note will be included with the record. =========================================================== CHATELAIN, IRBY JOSEPH (February 17, 1935 - December 3, 2012) Irby Joseph Chatelain, age 77, died peacefully in his home in Madisonville, LA on Monday, December 3, 2012. Mr. Chatelain was born February 17, 1935 in Hessmer, LA. He was a resident of St. Tammany parish for the past 30 years. Mr. Chatelain is survived by his loving wife of 30 years, Nancy Sutton Chatelain and their two children, Carol Ann and Shane. He is also survived by the children of his first marriage, Irby, Jr., Katherine, David, Jennifer and Michael; his three brothers, Vincent, Larry and Gary; his 14 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents, Lena and Larry Chatelain. Mr. Chatelain was a commercial pilot for Chevron Oil Company before becoming the Founder and President of M-Chem, Inc. and X-Chem, Inc. Relatives, friends, and associates of X-Chem, Inc., St. Scholastica Academy, and Academy of the Sacred Heart are invited to attend the Funeral Mass on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at St. Anselm Catholic Church, 306 St. Mary St., Madisonville, LA 70447 at 11:00 AM with visitation at church on Wednesday from 9:00 AM until Mass time. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions in memory of Mr. Chatelain to be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, TN or Lakeshore Hospice, 2659 N. Causeway Blvd., Mandeville, LA 70471. ===================