Obituaries for OCTOBER 1939; Terrebonne Parish, La.

Submitted by Cynthia F. Daigle

Source: Houma Courier

Submitted to GenWeb August 30, 2010

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Oct. 9, 1939, Monday

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VENA CLEMENT

At the residence, 239 South Galvez Street, New Orleans, on Wednesday, October 4, 
at 4:45 a.m., Vena Madiere Clement, sister of Alida and Louis Clement of New 
Orleans, died suddenly. 

She is survived by Webster Clement of Lake Charles, and three nieces, Mrs. B. F. 
Strawbridge, of Baltimore, Md.; Mrs. B. W. Wait of Port Arthur, Tex.; and Mrs. 
L. A. Bourgeois of Destrehan; and one nephew Lloyd Clement and one great-niece, 
Doris Mae Bourgeois. Miss Clement is also survived by Mrs. P. L. Wallis, Mrs. L. 
E. Wallis, of Houma and Mr. H. T. Clement of Franklin, La. 

She was a native of Terrebonne parish, moving to New Orleans several years ago.

The funeral services were held Thursday at 9:00 a.m. at requiem mass at the St. 
Joseph church, Tulane Avenue. Interment was in the St. Vincent cemetery. 

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PAULINE GUILLOT

Mrs. Pauline Adams Guillot, 90 years old, resident of Bayou Blue, passed away 
Friday morning at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Clovis 
Crochet. 

Funeral services were held at nine o'clock Saturday morning at St. Brigett's 
church. Rev. Magnus Roth performed the last rites of the church and delivered a 
beautiful and touching sermon. Interment was St. Brigett's cemetery. 

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NORRIS LIRETTE Jr.

Norris Lirette, Jr., ten weeks old son of Mr. and Mrs. Norris Lirette, died at 
the home of his parents in Houma last Thursday night. 

Funeral services were held at st. Louis Chapel on Bayou Blue at 3 o'clock Friday 
afternoon. Rev. Magnus Roth officiated.

Paul-bearers were Levie Babin, Cecile Dupre, Lydia Lirette and Ernestine 
Lirette. 

Interment was in St. Louis cemetery. 

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AURELIN SAVOIE

Parish Coroner J. B. Duval rendered a verdict of a suicide in the death of 
Aurelin Savoie, age 88, a life-long native of Terrebonne Parish.
Savoie took his life with a shotgun at about 7:30 a.m. Saturday morning at his 
home approximately three miles from the intersection of the Bourg-Larose 
highway.

Funeral Services were held Saturday morning at St. Francis de Sales church with 
Rev. Father Reynolds officiating.

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