Couvillion obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 

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Couvillion, Kirby J.          6 Mar 2007    Mar 2007    Jerry Nelson
Couvillion, Leah Riche       30 Oct 2000    Nov 2000    Don Johnson 
Couvillion, Waters Edward    10 May 2005    May 2005    Jerry Nelson  

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Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on:  3/6/2007

COUVILLION, KIRBY J.
Kirby J. Couvillion died on March 4, 2007.  He was 85-years-old. He was a
native of Marksville, La., and a former resident of Jefferson, and a
resident of Tickfaw.  Beloved husband of Ila Carmouche Couvillion of
Tickfaw, La. Father of Fred Couvillion of Georgia and Peggy Miller of
Texas. Father-in-law of Don Miller of Texas and Fred Fanning. Brother of
Della C. Normand. Also survived by nine grandchildren, 14 great-grand-
children and 12 great-great-grandchildren.  Preceded in death by his
parents, Albia and Naomi D. Couvillion, six brothers, five sisters, three
children; Darryl Lachney, Davis Couvillion and Ella Fanning, grandson, Fred
Couvillion Jr.  Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend
the funeral mass at Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp, 1600 N. Causeway on Wednesday,
March 7, 2007 at 1 p.m. Visitation begins Wednesday at 9 a.m.  Interment
will be in Garden of Memories Cemetery.  

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Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on:  10/30/2000

COUVILLION, LEAH RICHE 
Baton Rouge - Leah Riche Couvillion, 86, a homemaker and native of
Simmesport, died Saturday, Oct. 28, 2000, at St. Clare Manor. She was a
former member of Ladies Altar Society of St. Gerard Majella Catholic
Church. Survivors include five daughters, Elaine Hughes, Baton Rouge,
Carmen Marionneaux, St. Francisville, Sister Leah Marie (Elsie) Couvillion,
S.S.N.D., Lahore, Pakistan, Janie Babin, Beaumont, Texas, and Linda Moore,
Hammond; two brothers, Herbert Riche, Simmesport, Huey Riche, Minden; eight
grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Her husband, Lester E.
Couvillion; two sisters, Lily and Rita; and four brothers, Allen, Percy,
Milburn and Wiltz, preceded her in death. Visitation will be at Greenoaks
Funeral Home, Baton Rouge, tonight from 5 to 8 and Tuesday at St. Louis
King of France Catholic Church from 8:30 a.m. until the funeral at 10:30.
The Rev. Maynard Hurst will conduct the service, and burial will be in
Greenoaks Memorial Park. 

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge):  5/10/2005

COUVILLION, WATERS EDWARD "ED" 
Waters Edward Couvillion died at his Baton Rouge home Saturday, May 7,
2005, after a long illness. He was 85. He was born Aug. 11, 1919, in
Alexandria, attended primary and secondary schools in Shreveport, and for
35 years was a resident of Dallas. He was a World War II veteran, having
served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in France and Germany. He
retired from Allen Manufacturing Co. of Hartford, Conn., where he was a
manufacturer's representative and Southwest district manager. He was
preceded in death by his parents, Edward Foster Couvillion and Eloise
Waters Couvillion; his sister, Florence Couvillion Milner; and his brother,
James Ernest Couvillion. He is survived by his wife, Louise Cobb
Couvillion; his nephew, Charles Couvillion of Peoria, Ariz.; his nieces,
Cynthia Couvillion of Christmas, Fla., Cathy Eiland of Hammond, and
Constance Haydel of Covington; and stepson, James Cobb of Charlottesville,
Va. The family will receive visitors at St. Aloysius Catholic Church on
Tuesday, May 10, from 11 a.m. until funeral Mass at noon. Pallbearers will
be Benton Preslar, Michael Haydel, Jeff Eiland, David Roach, Austin Cobb
and Robert Cancienne. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to
St. Aloysius Catholic Church or the Baton Rouge Habitat for Humanity. A
private interment will take place in Greenlawn Cemetery in Hammond. 

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