MELISSA HOWARD Obituary: Terrebonne Parish, La. Submitted by: Louis Lavedan Source: Houma Courier, Houma, Terrebonne Parish, La. 1 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 01. 2005 12:19PM Melissa Howard [Photo] Melissa Marie Howard, 53, a native of Chauvin and resident of Montegut, died at 8:30 p.m. Sunday, July 31, 2005. Visitation will be from 3 to 10 p.m. Tuesday and from 8 a.m. to funeral time Wednesday at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Chauvin. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, with burial in the church cemetery. She is survived by her husband, Gary O'neal Howard of Montegut; her parents, Henry W. Hebert Jr. and Nelda D. Hebert of Chauvin; three sons, Gil Howard and wife, Samantha, of Monroe, Warrant Officer Caine Howard USMC and wife, Lauren, of San Diego, and Callie Howard and wife, Lisa, of Thibodaux; one daughter, Kada Howard of Monegut; two sisters, Cassandra Young of Chauvin and Tansey Leonard and husband, Robert, of Houma; and six grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Henry Hebert Sr., Julie Ane Gervais and Louise Duplantis; two brothers, Aurrill Hebert and Lemuel Hebert; and one sister, Vanessa Hebert. She was a homemaker. August 02. 2005 12:48PM Melissa Howard [Photo] Melissa Marie Howard, 53, a native of Chauvin and resident of Montegut, died at 8:30 p.m. Sunday, July 31, 2005. Visitation will be from 3 to 10 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. to funeral time Wednesday at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Chauvin. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, with burial in the church cemetery. She is survived by her husband, Gary O'neal Howard of Montegut; her parents, Henry W. Hebert Jr. and Nelda D. Hebert of Chauvin; three sons, Gil Howard and wife, Samantha, of Monroe, Warrant Officer Caine Howard USMC and wife, Lauren, of San Diego, and Callie Howard and wife, Lisa, of Thibodaux; one daughter, Kada Howard of Monegut; two sisters, Cassandra Young of Chauvin and Tansey Hebert Leonard and husband, Robert, of Houma; and six grandchildren, Morgan Howard, Casey Howard, Gracie Howard, Juliann Howard, Tyler Crochet and Brian Melancon. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Henry Hebert Sr. and Julienne Duplantis Hebert and Gervais and Louise Eschete Duplantis; two brothers, Lemuel Hebert and Averill Hebert; and one sister, Vanessa Hebert. She was a homemaker. Chauvin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.