Obituaries of MAY 1968 Houma, Terrebonne Parish, La. NOTE: The obituaries below may not be a complete listing for the date Submitted by: As listed with each Obit Source: As listed with each Obit Last modified: 2 Feb 2007 ================================================== ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** ================================================== The date preceding the obituary is the date of the newspaper, not the date of death. ======================================================================= Houma Courier, May 3, 1968 Submitted by: Cynthia F. Daigle Cyril LeBouef Cyril LeBouef Dies May 1 In Hospital ^ Funeral services will be held Friday, May 3, at 10:30 a.m., in Annunziata Catholic Church for Cyril Francis LeBouef, 63. He was a resident of 1812 Acadian Drive, and a native of Lafourche Parish. Interment will follow in St. Francis de Sales Cemetery No. 1.under the direction of Chauvin Funeral Home. Mr. LeBouef died at 4:45 p.m., May 1, in Terrebonne General Hospital. Survivors include his wife, the former Eunice Hebert; one son, Capt. Lloyd LeBouef of the Houma Police Force; one daughter, Mrs. Houston Armond of Houma; two brothers, Felix and Adam, both of Houma; three sisters, Mrs. Alda Hebert and Mrs. T.J. Prestenbach, both of Houma, and Mrs. Andre Dupre of Bayou Blue; and seven grandchildren. =============================== Houma Courier, May 3, 1968 Submitted by: Cynthia F. Daigle Bill Melancon Bill Melancon Dies April 30 In Hospital ^ Funeral services were held Wednesday, May 2, 2 p.m. in the St. Gregory Barbarigo Catholic Church for Vildred (Bill) Melancon, 75. Interment followed immediately in St. Francis de Sales Cemetery No. 2, under the direction of First National Funeral Home. Mr. Melancon died at 3:35 a.m., April 30, in Terrebonne General Hospital. He was a resident of 407 Williams Ave., and a retired employee of the City of Houma. Survivors include his wife, the former Emalee Guidry; three sons, Jimmy, Ray and Floyd, all of Houma; two daughters, Mrs. E. Bonvillain, Sr. and Mrs. Bert Blanchard, both of this city; two brothers, Dan and Lawrence, both of New Orleans; three sisters, Mrs. Michael Dunklemann and Mrs. Eldon Willoz, both of New Orleans, and Mrs. Malcolm Perez of Violet; nine grandchildren; and three grandchildren. ====================================================================== Houma Courier, May 10, 1968 Submitted by: Cynthia F. Daigle Felicie Bergeron Mrs. Bergeron Dies Tuesday In New Orleans ^ Mrs. Abbie Bergeron, 76, died Tuesday, May 7, 11:45 p.m. in Oschner Foundation, New Orleans. She was a resident of 138 Palm Ave. Mrs. Bergeron, the former Felecie Boudeloche, was preceded in death by her husband. She was a native of Terrebonne Parish. Funeral services have been scheduled for Thursday, May 9, 2:30 p.m., in St. Gregory Barbarigo Catholic Church. Interment will follow in St. Francis de Sales Cemetery No. 2 under the direction of Chauvin Funeral Home. Survivors include two sons, Abbie Jr. and Cleveland, both of Houma; two daughters, Mrs. Lindsey Domangue of Harvey and Mrs. K.H. McFann of Gretna; one brother, Lawrence Boudeloche of Houma; one sister, Mrs. Elvince Rhodes of Houma; six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. =============================== Houma Courier, May 10, 1968 Submitted by: Cynthia F. Daigle Pamela Buquet Buquet Infant Dies Monday P.M. Pamela Theresa Buquet, six-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Paul Buquet, 506 Antoino Street, died on Monday, May 6, 2:13 p.m., following a lengthy illness. She died in Terrebonne General Hospital. Funeral services were held May 8, 10 a.m., in St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church. Interment followed, under the direction of Chauvin Funeral Home, in St. Francis de Sales Cemetery No. 2. Survivors, other than her parents, include one brother, David; and one sister, Phyllis. =============================== Houma Courier, May 10, 1968 Submitted by: Cynthia F. Daigle Wilemina Carlos Carlos Rites To Be Held Friday AM ^ Mrs. Marius J. Carlos, 72, died at 7:10 a.m., Wednesday, May 8, in Charity Hospital of New Orleans. She was a resident of Bourg, and was the former Wilemina Ann Whipple. Funeral services will be held Friday, May 20, 10 a.m., in St. Ann Catholic Church, Bourg. Interment will be in the church cemetery under the direction of Chauvin Funeral Home. Survivors include her husband, Marius; two sons, Hugh and Douglas, both of Houma; one daughter, Mrs. Eddie Field of Morgan City; four brothers, Louis, Ray, Roderick and Rodney, all of Bourg; two sisters, Mrs. G.W. Parrish of Baton Rouge and Mrs. Lola Whipple of Bourg; and six grandchildren. =============================== Houma Courier, May 10, 1968 Submitted by: Cynthia F. Daigle Alfrida Freeman Mrs. Freeman Dies Leaving 118 Progeny ^ Funeral services were held Wednesday, May 8, 4 p.m., in St. Bernadette Catholic Church for Mrs. Joseph Marshall Freeman, 90. Interment was in St. Francis de Sales Cemetery No. 1, under direction of Chauvin Funeral Home. Mrs. Freeman, the former Alfrida Chaisson, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Adele Duplantis, 2518 West Main. She was a lifelong resident of Terrebonne Parish. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph, who was a blacksmith at Southdown Plantation until his death more than 25 years ago; and one daughter, the late Mrs. Robert Geautreaux. Other survivors are five sons, Lawson, Clinton, Abbie, Richard and Dewey, all of Houma; three daughters, Mrs. Gilbert Dupre, Mrs. Duplantis, and Mrs. Margaret Dufrene of Matthews; 29 grandchildren; 76 great grandchildren; and five great great grandchildren. Pallbearers were her five sons and her son in law, Gilbert Dupre. =============================== Houma Courier, May 10, 1968 Submitted by: Cynthia F. Daigle Louise Guidry Guidry Rites Held on May 1 In New Orleans ^ Funeral services were held Wednesday, May, 9 a.m., in St. Henry Catholic Church, New Orleans for Mrs. Louis Thomassie Guidry, 92. She was a native of Larose. Mrs. Guidry died on Monday, April 29, 7:50 a.m., in Inez Sako Nursing Home, Houma. Interment was in Lakelawn Park Mausoleum in New Orleans under the direction of Joseph Laughlin Funeral Home. She was preceded in death by her husband, the late Joseph c. Guidry; two daughters, the late Mrs. Alice Lipse and the late Edith Guidry; and one son, the late Horace Guidry. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Louis Gueniot Sr. of Houma and Mrs. Herbert Pretus of Chalmette; three sons, Harris J. of Pensacola, Fla., Louis A. of New Orleans and Sydney S. of Fort Worth, Tex; one brother, John Thomassie of Larose; one sister, Mrs. Julia Hendrick of Raceland; 32 grandchildren; 27 great grandchildren; and one great great grandchild. ====================================================================== Houma Courier, May 17, 1968 Submitted by: Cynthia F. Daigle Janice Daspit Janice Daspit Dies on May 9 At Hospital ^ Mrs. Phillip (David) Daspit, 29, expired at 4:30 p.m., May 9, in Terrebonne General Hospital. She was a resident of Bourg. Funeral services were held Saturday, May 11, at 9 a.m. in St. Ann Catholic Church, Bourg. Burial followed in the church cemetery under the direction of Chauvin Funeral Home. Mrs. Daspit, the former Janice Schouest, is survived by one son, Ritney Bourgeois; her mother, Mrs. Collins Pichauffe of Bourg; three brothers, Numa, Van and Gregory, all of Bourg; and eight sisters, Mrs. Robert LeBlanc, the Misses Judy and Melanie Schouest, all of Bourg, Mrs. Ray Hunter and Mrs. W. Morse, both of Marrero, Mrs. Philip Legendre of Lockport, Mrs. Kurt Marcel and Mrs. Thomas Nutter, both of Houma. Correction ^ May 24, 1968 newspaper date Mrs. Janice Daspit, who died May 9, was survived by her husband David. She was preceded in death by her father, the late S. W. Schouest, and a sister, Faye. =============================== Houma Courier, May 17, 1968 Submitted by: Cynthia F. Daigle Arthur Dayton Dayton Rites Incomplete At Presstime ^ Arthur Russell Da yton, 74, expired Thursday, May 16, 2:35 p.m., in Terrebonne General Hospital. He was a resident of 121 ? Mahler St. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at presstime. He will be buried in the National Cemetery of North Louisiana, Zachary, under the direction of Chauvin Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife, the former Leah Mottern; one son, Franklin of Houma; one daughter, Mrs. Norma Bordt of Raleigh, N.N. (N.C.?); one sister, Mrs. Myra Mramer of Bradontoni, Fla.; and five grandchildren. He was a retired engineer and a World War I veteran. =============================== Houma Courier, May 17, 1968 Submitted by: Cynthia F. Daigle Harry DeCoursey DeCoursey Rites Held Thurs. At 1st Methodist ^ Funeral services were held Thursday, May 9, in First Methodist Church, Houma, for Harry Vincent DeCoursey. Mr. DeCoursey, died Wednesday, May 8, 7:05 a.m. in Touro Hospital, New Orleans. Interment was in Garden of Memories under the direction of Chauvin Funeral Home. He is survived by his wife, the former Libby M. Matherne of Houma; one daughter, Mrs. Barbara Johnson of Atlanta, Ga.; one brother Leonard DeCoursey of Owensboro, Ky.; and four grandchildren. =============================== Houma Courier, May 17, 1968 Submitted by: Cynthia F. Daigle Harrison Lyons Harrison Lyons Services To Be Held Saturday ^ Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 18, 2 p.m., in the New Zion Baptist Church for Harrison Lyons, 76, who died following a brief illness in New Orleans. He was a resident of 02 Grand Caillou Road, and died at 3:15 p.m., on Tuesday, May 14. Burial, under the direction of Terrebonne Funeral Home, will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include one son, Southern Lyons of Los Angeles, Calif.; one daughter, Dorothea Lyons of Marrero; and one sister, Mrs. Pinky Green of Houma. He was preceded in death by his wife, the late Kitty Howard Lyons. =============================== Houma Courier, May 17, 1968 Submitted by: Cynthia F. Daigle Theresa Minnich Mrs. Minnich Buried May 15 At Grand Isle ^ Funeral services were held Wednesday, May 15, 11 a.m. in Our Lady of the Isle Catholic church, Grand Isle, for Mrs. Theresa Valence Minnich, 62. Burial was in the church cemetery under the direction of the First National Funeral Home. Mrs. Minnich died on May 13, 9:25 p.m., at Grand Isle. She was preceded in death by her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Juan Valence of Lafourche Parish. Survivors include one son, Kermit of Grand Isle; one daughter, Mrs. Agnes R. Fanderson of Grand Isle; two brothers, Anthony and Valance Sr. of Westwego and Thomas Valence of Larose; two sisters, Mrs. Thomas Alario and Mrs. Onazine Hebert, both of Westwego; and three grandchildren. =============================== Houma Courier, May 17, 1968 Submitted by: Cynthia F. Daigle Albert Pellegrin Sr. Pellegrin Rites Scheduled for Friday, May 17 ^ Albert Pellegrin Sr., 54, a resident of 115 Garnet St., died following a lengthy illness at the home of one of his children on Bayou Black Route, at 1:10 p.m., May 15. Funeral services have been scheduled for 10 a.m., Friday, May 17, in St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Holy Family Catholic Cemetery on Grand Caillou under the direction of Chauvin Funeral Home. He was preceded in death by his wife, the late Leona Constrautchis Pellegrin. Survivors include five sons, Jimmy, of Pointe aux Hache, Albert Jr. of Bourg, Jesse Ebert and Robert, all of Houma; two daughters, Mrs. Rene LeBouef of Bourg and Mrs. Ronald Dupre of Bayou Blue; two step children, Oscar Liner and Mrs. Newman Benoit, both of Houma; one sister, Mrs. W. Dupre of Little Caillou; one half brother, Wilson Smith of Houma; and 26 grandchildren. =============================== Houma Courier, May 17, 1968 Submitted by: Cynthia F. Daigle Alta Fruge Perry Perry Services To Be Held in Lafayette May 17 ^ Mrs. Alta F. Perry, 55, died at 1:15 p.m. in Terrebonne General Hospital . She was a resident of Gibson. Funeral services will be held Friday, May 17, in Lafayette with burial in Lafayette Memorial Cemetery. The First National Funeral Home in Houma transferred the body to First National Funeral Home in Lafayette. Mrs. Perry is survived by her husband, Nathan E. Perry of Gibson; her parents Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fruge of Crowley; one son, Nathan Jr. of Hampton, Va.; one daughter, Mrs. M.O. Mahar of Lafayette; two sisters, Mrs. Oma Cunningham of Orange, Tex. And Mrs. Ruby Miguez of Crowley; and five grandchildren. =============================== Houma Courier, May 17, 1968 Submitted by: Cynthia F. Daigle Annette Richaud Mrs. Richaud Dies May 8; Rites, May 10 ^ Mrs. Annette Olivier Richaud, 82, died on May 8, 4:15 p.m. in Sako Nursing Home at Houma. She formerly resided at 2131 Roussell Street. Funeral services were held Friday, May 10, 10 a.m., in St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, Burial was in St. Francis de Sales Cemetery No. 1. Falgout Funeral Home in Raceland and the First National Funeral Home were in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Richaud was preceded in death by her husband, the late Armand Richaud; one sister, the late Carmel Doves; three brothers, The late Arnon, Morris and Albert Olivier and one adopted son, the late Ernest Richaud. Survivors include three sons, Percy, Eddie and Richard, all of Houma; two daughters, Mrs. Myrtle Moore and Mrs. Vincent Bergeron; three sisters, Mrs. Joseph Babin of Houma, Mrs. Clarence Roddy of Thibodaux and Mrs. Arthur Lowery of Marrero; four grandchildren; and 10 great grandchildren. ====================================================================== Houma Courier, May 24, 1968 Submitted by: Cynthia F. Daigle Henry Babin Sr. Henry Babin Dies Tuesday In Hospital ^ Funeral services were held Wednesday, May 22, 2 p.m., in Holy Rosary Catholic Church for Henry Joseph Babin Sr., 57, who died at 1 a.m., Tuesday, May 21 in Terrebonne General Hospital. He was a resident of 2506 East Main Street, and a life long resident of Terrebonne Parish. Burial was in the church cemetery under the direction of Chauvin Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife, the former Oley Bussie; four sons, Sidney and Ronald of Houma, Henry Jr. of Bourg, and Valerie of Metairie; one daughter, Miss Elizabeth Babin of Houma; one sister, Mrs. Henry Bergeron of Houma; and seven grandchildren. =============================== Houma Courier, May 24, 1968 Submitted by: Cynthia F. Daigle Wilsey Brunet Brunet Rites Held Wednesday ^ Wilsey Brunet, 86, died on May 20 in New Orleans. He was a resident of 1564 East Park Ave. Services were held Wednesday, May 22, 10 a.m., in Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Interment followed in the church cemetery under the direction of Chauvin Funeral Home. He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Eva Bourg. Survivors include three sons, Nolton, Houston and Alton, all of Houma; and one daughter, Miss Rita Brunet =============================== Houma Courier, May 24, 1968 Submitted by: Cynthia F. Daigle James Cox Sr. James Cox Sr. Dies Tuesday in Alabama ^ James William Cox Sr., husband of the former Sylvia Breaux of Bayou Black, died Tuesday, May 21, 4:45 p.m., as the result of burns received in an explosion in Birmingham, Ala. He was 41 years of age at the time of his death, and a resident of Gadsden, Ala. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 24, 10 a.m., in St. Anthony Catholic Church, Bayou Black. Interment will follow in the church cemetery under the direction of Chauvin Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife, his mother, Mrs. May Milborne Cox of Clarksdale, Miss.; one son, James Jr. of Gretna; one daughter, Sandra of Gadsden; and one brother, Allen of Clarksdale. He was preceded in death by his father, Allen Cox of Clarksdale. ====================================================================== Houma Courier, May 31, 1968 Submitted by: Cynthia F. Daigle John Belanger John Belanger Dies Monday in Thibodaux ^ Funeral service plans for John Howard Belanger, 88, were pending at presstime, but will be held in St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church. Interment will be in St. Francis de Sale s Cemetery No. 1 under the direction of Chauvin Funeral Home. Mr. Belanger, a native of Terrebonne Parish, died at 8:45 p.m. on Monday, May 27, at the Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Thibodaux. He was a former resident of 1026 Houma Street. Survivors include his wife, the former Enerode LeBlanc; three sons, Roland of Houma, Harold of Lake Charles, and Ray of Mississippi City, Miss.; and three daughters, Mrs. Harold Theriot of Houma, Mrs. Murray Lirette of Slidell, and Mrs. Tom Price of New Orleans; and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one son, Leonard. =============================== Houma Courier, May 31, 1968 Submitted by: Cynthia F. Daigle Correction - John Fonseca John Paul Fonseca, 64, died on May 23, 10:30 p.m. in Terrebonne General Hospital. He was a resident of 616 Crescent Blvd. Survivors include his wife, the former Victoria Knoblock; six sons, Douglas of Raceland, Levery of New Iberia, Ernest, J.P., Kermit, and Berwick, all of Houma; one daughter, Mrs. Mary Lee Tullos of Houma; three brothers, Rudolph and Teles of Houma, and Avery of Schriever; two sisters, Mrs. Edith Lirette and Mrs. Mildred Voclain, both of Houma; four half sisters, Mrs. Wilbert Picone, Mrs. Pearl Picou, Mrs. Gladys Prejean and Mrs. Allie Lirette Jr., all of Houma; and one half brother, Alcie Fonseca of Houma. He was preceded in death by one son, Cyrus; two half brothers. Herbert and Raoul, both of Houma; and his parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Teles Fonseca of Lafourche Parish. He was a native of Lafourche Parish. =============================== Houma Courier, May 31, 1968 Submitted by: Cynthia F. Daigle James Gibson James Gibson Services Held Tuesday at 3 ^ James Lloyd Gibson, 22, died on Monday, May 27, as a result of burns received during an explosion at the Union Carbide Plant at Taft. He resided in Hahnville. Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 28, 3 p.m. in St. Patrick Catholic Church, Gibson. Interment followed in the church cemetery under the direction of Chauvin Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife, Karen Elizabeth Gibson; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Gibson of Vidor, Tex; one brother, Joe of Vidor; and four sisters, Mrs. Douglas Thornhill, Linda, Myrtle, and Sue Gibson all of Vidor. =============================== Houma Courier, May 31, 1968 Submitted by: Cynthia F. Daigle Frank King Frank T. King Dies May 26 ^ Frank T. King, 66, died May 26, at 7:20 p.m. in the West Jefferson General Hospital in Marrero. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 29, at 10 a.m. Burial will be in St. Patrick Cemetery in Gibson, under the direction of Chauvin Funeral Home. The place of the funeral service will be announced later. Survivors include one brother, George of Maplewood; and three sisters, Mrs. Annie Claven, Mrs. Magnolia Navarre of New Orleans and Mrs. Hazel Draught of Ponchatoula. Mr. King was a native of Terrebonne Parish. =============================== Houma Courier, May 31, 1968 Submitted by: Cynthia F. Daigle Ray Lacoste Sr. Ray Lacoste Services Held Thursday AM ^ Ray Lacoste ?Sr., 70, died on Tuesday, May 28, 10:45 p.m., in Charity Hospital of New Orleans. He was a native and lifelong resident of Theriot. Funeral services were held Thursday, May 30, 4 p.m. in Emanuel Baptist Church from the Twin City Funeral Home in Morgan city. Interment was in Morgan City Cemetery. The First National Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Survivors include his widow, the former Elvina Adams of Theriot; eight sons, Malcolm, Ray Jr., Mark and Ravin, all of Theriot, Paul and Melvin, both of Morgan City and Peter of Patterson; 11 daughters, the Misses Sharon and Linda Lacoste, both of Theriot, Mrs. Gloria Liner, Mrs. Loyce Lovell, Mrs. Gertrude Dehart, Mrs. Eula Mae Lirette, Mrs. Pearlie Mae Lirette, all of Theriot, Mrs. May Aucoin, Mrs. Selina Boudreaux of Morgan City, Mrs. Myrtle Aucoin and Mrs. Hazel Verret, both of Bayou Vista; two sisters, Mrs. Aurilla Dehart of Theriot and Mrs. Ella Dupre of Grand Caillou; three brothers, Manuel, Adam and Godfrey, all of Theriot; 64 grandchildren; and 15 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Lacoste of Bayou Dularge; one son, Ivy Lacoste of Morgan city; and one sister, the late Mrs. Catherine Dehart. He was a retired fisherman. =============================== Houma Courier, May 31, 1968 Submitted by: Cynthia F. Daigle Ernest Parks Former Houma Resident Dies In Houston ^ Ernest J. Parks, 87, 6934 Linden, Houston, Tex. Died Saturday, May 25, in a local hospital. Native of Franklin, and reared at Houma by the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Olivier of East Main St. He was a Houston resident for the past 45 years. He was a retired employee of the Hughes Tool company and member of the Gray Lodge No. 329 A.F. and consistory, Arabia Temple Shrine. Survivors are his wife, the former Loretta Broussard of Houston; a number of nieces and nephews; many great and great great grand nieces and other relatives. Relatives in the Houma area include Mr. and Mrs. B.J. Olivier, 108 Crescent Blvd.; Mrs. Malizie B. Olivier, 129 Palm Ave.; and the late George Olivier, Mrs. David Olivier, 1014 Bond St. and the late Mr. David J. Olivier. Funeral services were held at 3:30 p.m. Monday, May 27 at Forest Park Lawndale Funeral Chapel. Graveside services at Forest Park Cemetery under the auspices of the Gray Lodge No. 329 AF and AM. Attending the funeral from Houma were Mrs. Malizie B. Olivier and Godfrey Olivier. =============================== Houma Courier, May 31, 1968 Submitted by: Cynthia F. Daigle Raymond Peveto Sr. Mr. Peveto Dies May 28 At Home ^ Raymond Peveto Sr., 76, died at 1:45 a.m., May 28, at his home on West Main. He was a native of Vinton. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m., Wednesday, May 29, in Chauvin Funeral Home parlor. Interment followed in St. Francis de Sales Cemetery No. 2. Mr. Peveto is survived by his wife, the former Florence Wilder; two sons, Milton of Houma and Raymond Jr. of Plaquemine; and nine grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Mrs. Calvin Rodrigue. =============================== Houma Courier, May 31, 1968 Submitted by: Cynthia F. Daigle Joseph Scott Scott Services Held Thursday ^ Funeral services were held Thursday, May 30, 11 a.m., in Holy Family Catholic Church, for Joseph Edward Scott, 56. Mr. Scott died on May 27, 2:55 p.m. in Charity Hospital of New Orleans. He was a resident of Grand Caillou, and a native of Terrebonne Parish. Interment was in the church cemetery under the direction of Chauvin Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife, the former Pauline Snyder Chaisson; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Scott; one son, Aubrey of Grand Caillou; and three daughters, Mrs. Dewey Trahan, Mrs. J. Ledet, and Mrs. Wesley Barnes, all of Grand Caillou. =============================== Houma Courier, May 31, 1968 Submitted by: Cynthia F. Daigle Marvin Servier Marvin Servier Dies At Home Last Thursday ^ The untimely death of Marvin (Runt) Sevier on Thursday was a shock to his relatives and friends. He was stricken at home and passed away a few hours later at St. Ann General Hospital. His wife, the former Marie Pertuit and his son, Carl, were at his bedside. Marvin came to Houma in 1938 from Glenwood, Arkansas. He was a veteran of World War II, having served 3 ? years overseas with the 132nd. Engineer Combat Battalion. He received the Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon with four Service Stars for Guam, Bismark, Archipelago, Leyte, Ryukyus Campaigns, Philippine Liberation Ribbon with one star, Three overseas Service Bars on September 28, 1945, and Good Conduct Medal-GO No. 1 Hf. 132nd. Engineer Combat Battalion 1945. He was a member of Freddie John Falgout Post No. 3665. After returning home he moved to Raceland where he went into the trucking business. He hauled sugar cane during grinding season and shells, sand and dirt the rest of the time until about four years ago. At that time he stopped the cane hauling and diverted his time to hauling river sand, shells and dirt. He i s survived by his wife, son and two grandchildren, his mother, Mrs. Delia Sevier and brother, Floyd, from Glenwood; a brother, Russell from Westlake; and a sister from Springfield, Oregon. Funeral services were held from Falgout Funeral home at 9 a.m. Saturday and interment was in St. Mary Nativity Cemetery, Raceland. =============================== Houma Courier, May 31, 1968 Submitted by: Cynthia F. Daigle Geneva Sutton Houma Native Dies on May 18 In Algiers, La. ^ Mrs. Geneva Lottinger Sutton, 67, died on May 18, at 5:15 p.m. in Algiers. She was a native of Houma, but had lived in Algiers for the past 50 years. Funeral services were held on May 20, 2 p.m. , in Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church. Interment was in McDonogh Cemetery under the direction of Mothe Funeral Home, Algiers. Mrs. Sutton was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Warren Sutton; five brothers, Aaron, Fredrick, Oris, Frank and Rugene; and his parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lottinger. She is survived by Mrs. Audrey Wisin of Shreveport, and Mrs. Gayle Berger; and eight grandchildren. ======================================================================