RAY PICOU Obituary: Terrebonne Parish, La.

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

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

28 May 2005

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May 21. 2005 10:17PM (NOTE: this file is listed as 22 May 2005 on www)

Ray Picou							[Photo]

Ray J. Picou, 73, a native of Little Caillou and resident of Houma, died at 7:45 
p.m. Friday, May 20, 2005.

Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to funeral time Tuesday at First United 
Pentacostal Church. Religious service will be held at noon Tuesday at the church 
with burial in Garden of Memories cemetery.

He is survived by his wife, Mamis E. Dufresne Picou; two sons, Kenneth Picou and 
wife, Karen, and Seth Picou; two stepsons Timmy Dufresne and wife, Anne, and 
Craig Dufresne; three daughters, Rae Ann Chauvin and husband, Michael, Renee' 
Hebert and husband, Thomas, and Lorenia Bourg and husband, Mark; one 
stepdaughter, Cynthia D. Dupre and husband, Rodney; one brother, Felton Picou; 
three sisters, Miriam P. Brossette, Rona P. Rodrigue and Rhea P. Voisin; one 
half-sister Ruby P. LeBoeuf; and 17 grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Orenia LeCompte Picou; parents, Elam and 
Pearl Picou; four brothers, Roland, Wibur, Corbet and Noel Picou; three half-
brothers, Houston, Elam Jr. and John Picou; two sisters, Helen Bellanger and 
Bonnie Belle Fitch; and four half-sisters, Gertrude Mason, Emily Savoie, Ester 
LeBouef and Pearl Pitre.

He was nondenominational and a veteran of the Korean War with the U.S. Army. In 
lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the family for medical expenses.