THEODORE BLANCHARD Obituary: Terrebonne Parish, La. Submitted by: Louis Lavedan Source: Houma Courier, Houma, Terrebonne Parish, La. 11 Nov 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. ============================= November 04. 2005 3:09PM Theodore Blanchard Picture Theodore "Theo" Joseph Blanchard, 18, a native of Houma and resident of Chauvin, died Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2005. Visitation will be from 4 to 10 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. to funeral time Saturday at the Knights of Columbus Chapel in Chauvin. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, with burial in the church cemetery. He is survived by his mother, Stacey T. Guidry Blanchard; his father, Timothy J. Blanchard Sr.; his stepmother, Patricia Blanchard; his grandparents, Harris Guidry and Irene Guidry and Shirley and Durey Blanchard; his great-grandmother, Viola Carrere; three brothers, Timothy "TJ" Blanchard Jr., Ty Blanchard and Sam Pugh and wife, Rosie; one sister, Meagen Blanchard; one stepsister, Laci Lyons; his special aunt and uncle, Shanna and Robert Battise; his uncles, Harris J. Guidry Jr. and Nicholas Guidry; his cousins, Christopher and Courtney Battise; his godmother, Donna Domangue and husband, Randell; his godfather, Larry Authement and wife, Kim; his nephew, Dwayne; his girlfriend, Kim Hotard; and numerous uncles, aunts and cousins. He was preceded in death by his great-grandfather, Stelay Carrere; his great- grandparents, Murphy and Viola Pellegrin; and his great-uncles, Merlin J. Pellegrin Sr. and Redel Guidry Sr. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, playing basketball and spending time with family and friends. He was a parishioner of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Samart Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. November 03. 2005 12:47PM Two killed in wreck Wednesday night By MIKA EDWARDS The Courier HOUMA -- Two people were killed and one is in the hospital after their convertible ran underneath an 18-wheeler on Woodlawn Ranch Road Wednesday night. The three men were in a 1998 Chrysler Sebring traveling on Woodlawn Ranch Road about 10 p.m. Police said the speeding car was nearing the road's intersection with La. 56 bound for Bayouside Drive when the driver veered into the oncoming lane to pass two other vehicles. The car drove through the red light at the intersection and ran underneath an oncoming 18-wheeler, police said. Theodore Blanchard, 18, of Chauvin and Gerard A. Billiot, 25, of Montegut were pronounced dead at the scene. Both men were passengers in the Sebring. The driver of the convertible, James Bryan Martin, 30, of Houma was injured and transported to Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center, police said. A hospital spokeswoman said he was not listed as a patient this morning. The driver of the 18-wheeler, Roosevelt Nevers Jr., who was not injured, gave a voluntary blood-alcohol test that indicated he was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the wreck. Martin also was given a blood-alcohol test, but those results are still pending, Houma Police Lt. Todd Duplantis said. "Speed was a factor, it was definitely a factor," Duplantis said. He said police haven't determined how fast the car was going, but it's apparent from the severity of the injuries and damage that the car was speeding. The speed limit on Woodlawn Ranch Road is 55 mph.