RICHARD BETHANCOURT, SR. Obituary: Terrebonne Parish, La.

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Source: Houma Courier, Houma, Terrebonne Parish, La.

26 Mar 2005

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March 23. 2005 12:45PM

Richard Bethancourt Sr.				[Photo]

Richard Joseph Bethancourt Sr., 80, a native and resident of Houma, died at 
12:10 a.m. Wednesday, March 23, 2005.

Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to funeral time Thursday at Chauvin Funeral 
Home. Funeral service will be at noon Thursday at the funeral home chapel, with 
burial in Magnolia Cemetery.

He is survived by his wife, Gabrielle Cooper Bethancourt of Houma; two sons, 
Richard J. "Jr." Bethancourt Jr. and wife, Annie, and Norris "Jim" Bethancourt 
and wife, Peggy, of Houma; one daughter, Carolyn Bethancourt Kyle and husband, 
Bill, of Houma; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Easton Bethancourt and Lorentine Porche 
Bethancourt; and one brother, Sidney Joseph Bethancourt.

He was a retired gas lift specialist with Texaco Oil Company for 33 years and 
was a lifetime member of the V.F.W. Post No. 3700, a member of the American 
Legion and lifetime member of the National Rifle Association.

He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and an U.S. Air Force veteran of the 
Korean War.