JOYCE ABERNATHY Obituary: Terrebonne Parish, La. Submitted by: Louis Lavedan Source: Houma Courier, Houma, Terrebonne Parish, La. 11 Aug 2005 ================================================== ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** ================================================== NOTES: 1. The date preceding the obituary is the date of posting on the WWW, not the date of death. ============================= August 09. 2005 12:00AM Joyce Abernathy Joyce Lirette Abernathy, 84, a native of Montegut and resident of Slidell, died Friday, Aug. 5, 2005. Funeral services were held Monday in the chapel of E.J. Fielding Funeral Home in Covington, with burial in Mandeville Cemetery. She is survived by two stepchildren, Evangeline Lambert and Carolyn Carter; one brother, Wilbert "Bill" Lirette; five grandchildren, Barbara L. DeGruy, Katherine L. Womac, Robert Lambert Jr., Karen Schnadelbach and Marie Thompson; eight great-grandchildren; 13 nieces and nephews, Patti Rai Chauvin, Harry Dugas, Paulette Lundy, Wayne Lirette, Judy Lirette, Cynthia Cunningham, Danny Lirette, Jerry Lara, Elizabeth Ducker, Gary Lirette, Susan Maffia, Jackie Lirette and Mike Lirette; and numerous grand-nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alvin Wilson Abernathy; her parents, Emile and Angelice LeCompte Lirette; four siblings, Audrey "Sam", Melvin Lirette, Verna Lirette and Ouida L. Breaux; one nephew; two grand-nephews; and two great-grandchildren. E.J. Fielding Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.