Obituaries of DECEMBER 1979 from the Houma Courier, Terrebonne Parish, La. Submitted by: As listed with each Obit Source: As listed with each Obit Last modified: 26 Jun 2005 These files are not necessarily complete for any given date. ================================================== ********************************************** 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 Newspaper, Dec. 10, 1979 Submitted by: Cynthia Fatchett Daigle KIM PATRICK DOUCET Kim Patrick Doucet, 21, a resident of Golden Meadow, died 3 am Sunday at Galliano. Visitation is continuing until funeral time at the Falgout Funeral Home Inc., Galliano. The funeral will be 10 am Tuesday from the funeral home, with religious services following, 10:30 am, at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church mausoleum. Survivors include his parents, Linton Doucet and Helen Chiasson Doucet; two brothers, Mark Anthony and Gean Paul Doucet; two sisters, Elizabeth Odette and Rozanne Marie Doucet; and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Etienne Doucet, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Chiasson. He is preceded in death by his grandmother, Odette Benoit Chiasson. Falgout Funeral Home Inc., Galliano is handling arrangements. =============================== Houma Newspaper, Dec. 10, 1979 Submitted by: Cynthia Fatchett Daigle MRS. DOLCINE DUPUIS Mrs. Dolcine (Dora) Dupuis, 83, a native of Chackbay and a resident of Westwego for 32 years, died 8:25 am Thursday. The funeral was held 10 am today from the Westwego Funeral Home of William Betz and Sons, with a Requiem Mass following at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church. Burial was in the church cemetery. Survivors include her husband, Elie (Lee) Dupuis; several nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her son, Joseph E. Dupuis; three brothers, Victor, Felicane, and Buck Adams; and three sisters, Marie Gonzales, Alice Gambino and Eunice Adams. =============================== Houma Newspaper, Dec. 10, 1979 Submitted by: Cynthia Fatchett Daigle PARTIAL OBIT EUGENE MATULA continued from page 1 (of newspaper) ........................Dupont Wholesale Co. He and a Mr. Robichaux, a former employee of the Internal Revenue Service, began a tax consultant and bookkeeping service in Houma after his departure from the wholesale company. Following Mr. Robichaux's death, Doug Guidry and Cecile Zeringue joined Mr. Matula and the firm was known as Matula, Guidry and Zeringue until Mr Matula's simi-retirement in 1970. He was a member of the Accountants Association of Louisiana, the National Society of Public Accountants, the Knights of Columbus and the Elks. His hobbies included fishing and golf. Survivors include two brothers, Arthur J. Matula of Houston, Texas and Albert E. Matula of Cameron, Texas and two sisters, Mrs. M.M. Swain of San Jose, Calif., and Mrs. V.N. Hinds of Lake Isabella, Calif. He is preceded in death by his wife, Camille St. Martin Matula; and his parents, Rosalie Matocha and John Matula. Chauvin Funeral Home handled arrangements. Annotation: from SSDI - EUGENE MATULA; b.09 Aug 1903; d. Dec 1979; last residence 70360 (Houma, Terrebonne, LA)............ ============================= Houma Newspaper, Dec. 10, 1979 Submitted by: Cynthia Fatchett Daigle SIDNEY LUCAS SAVOIE Sidney Lucas Savoie, 40, died 11 pm Friday. The funeral was held 10 am today from Landry's Funeral Home in Thibodaux, with religious services following at St. Joseph's Co-Cathedral in Thibodaux. Burial was in the St. Joseph Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Ethel Reeves Savoie; his parents, Mr and Mrs Paul Savoie; a son, Sidney Savoie, Jr.; and a daughter, Elizabeth Savoie. Landry Funeral Home Thibodaux handled arrangements. =============================== Houma Newspaper, Dec. 10, 1979 Submitted by: Cynthia Fatchett Daigle CLARENCE TURNER Clarence Turner, a native of Thibodaux and a resident of New Orleans, died 4:45 pm Wednesday. The funeral was held 1 pm Saturday at Progressive Baptist Church, with burial following in the Holt Cemetery. The Rev. Murphy W. McCaleb conducted services. Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Turner; a daughter, Evelyn Turner; two brothers, Bennie and Ernest Turner; a sister, Mrs. Berla Mae Johnson; one grandchild, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Gertrude Geddes Willis Funeral Home, Inc., handled arrangements. ==============================