Obituaries of JULY 1954 Houma, Terrebonne Parish, La.
 
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Terrebonne Press July 6, 1954
Submitted by Cynthia F. Daigle
 
 
Elias Savoie

Elias Joseph Savoie, 57, died at 7:20 pm Saturday, July 3, in Baptist Hospital, 
New Orleans. He was a resident of Pointe-au-Chien.
Survivors are his widow, the former Lucille Levron, three sons, Clifton, Luis 
and Aaron James of Pointe-au-Chien, seven daughters, Mrs. James LeBouef, Mrs. 
Junius Prosperie, Mrs. Elvith Prosperie, of Montegut; Mrs. Jack Armistead, 
Misses Lela, Mollie and Barbara Savoie of Pointe-au-Chien.
Funeral rites were conducted from the Chauvin Funeral home to the First Baptist 
church at 2:30 pm Monday, July 5 with interment in Bisland cemetery at 
Montegut.
 
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Terrebonne Press, July 6, 1954, Tuesday
Submitted by Cynthia F. Daigle
 
Norris Savoie
 
1 Violent Death Recorded in Parish Over Holiday Weekend
 
Only one violent death was recorded in Terrebonne Parish up until the news 
deadline for the Press Monday afternoon for the long July 4 holiday weekend.
Eleven year old, Norris Savoie, son of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Savoie Jr. of 
Ellendale, was drowned late last Friday.
(skipped paragraph not pertaining to Norris)
 
At a coroners hearing Saturday morning, the mother of the drowning victim 
related that the child disappeared from their home shortly after noon Friday.
She stated that she did not become alarmed until late in the afternoon when he 
failed to return, as he sometimes stayed out until around dusk, playing with 
children on the plantation.
However, when he did not return after dark, Mrs. Savoie and her husband began a 
search for the child who was said to have been mentally retarded.
The search continued until midnight and was resumed at daybreak Saturday 
morning. He was found floating in a pit in front of the home of Andrew McCollam 
at Ellendale.
The mother of the victim first discovered the body. She said that as she 
approached the pit, she saw something that looked like a body and that she went 
to the home of a Negro nearby and got the colored man to go to the pit with 
her. The colored man saw that it was Mrs. Savoie's son.
The Coroner's jury returned a verdict that the child accidentally drowned while 
at play.
A Negro woman, Susie Griffin, told the jury that she saw the child pass her 
house shortly after noon Friday. That is believed to be the last time he was 
seen alive.
 
Funeral services for the young victim were conducted Saturday afternoon from 
the First National Funeral Home to St. Mary's Catholic church in Raceland with 
interment in St. Mary Cemetery.
It was the second death in the Savoie family in two weeks. A seven months old 
daughter, Debora, was buried June 23.
In addition to his parents, Norris is survived by a brother, Harvey, four 
sisters, Jean, Violet, Gayle and Frances.
 
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