Sonier Obituaries: Terrebonne Parish, La.

Submitted by: Cynthia Fatchett Daigle

Source: As listed with each Obit

3 June 2004

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NOTES:
1. The date preceding the obituary is the date of the newspaper,
not the date of death.
2. Annotations are additional information
3. SLR - from South Louisiana Records by Donald Hebert
4. SLVFR - from South Louisiana Vital Family Records by Terrebonne 
Genealogicial Society


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Houma Courier; Tuesday June 14, 1938  

Mrs. Nelson SONIER

Funeral services for Mrs. Nelson SONIER of this community were held Sunday May 
29 at St. Bridgett's church with a large number of sorrowing friends and 
relatives present.  Mrs. SONIER died unexpectedly, Saturday at about 12 
o'clock.  Her newly-born infant boy also succumbed with his mother.
Following the services which were conducted by the Rev. Magnus Roth; the body 
was conveyed to Labadieville for interment in the family cemetery.  There 
another service was conducted at the sepulchre by Rev. J. Berthault, who 
preached a beautiful sermon in French.
She is survived by her widower and a two year old son, Lynn.  Pallbearers were 
Paul BREAUX, Chester SONIER, Willie STEVENS, Michel SONIER and Murphy BABIN.  
Funeral arrangements were by T. X. Landry of Labadieville.

Annotation: 
probably Necie Talbot as shown by obit of Nelson Sonier.

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Houma Courier, abt. April 24, 1991

OZEA DAIGLE SONIER

Ozea Daigle Sonier, 100, native and resident of Gray, died  at 6:15 am, April 
23, 1991.
Visitation will be Wednesday from 5 to 10 pm and Thursday from 8 am until 
funeral time at the Thibodaux Funeral Home.  A Mass will be said at 11 am at St. 
Bridget Catholic church in Schriever with interment in the church cemetery.
She is survived by two sons, Nelson and Mitchell Sonier; five daughters, Mattie 
Babin, Jennie Stevens, Vilrey "T. V." Gagneaux, Laura Thibodaux and June Oncale; 
three stepbrothers, Nelson, Edley and Wilbert Daigle;  one stepsister, Nelly 
Caro;  and 25 grandchildren;  62 great grandchildren and 13 great great 
grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by husband, Clay N. Sonier;  parents, Elphedge and 
Molly Pitre Daigle;  one son, Chester Sonier; and four grandchildren.



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Houma Newspaper Deaths, 1996, excerpt

Nelson Paul Sonier, 
85, native of Bayou Blue, resident of Thibodaux, died  Thursday, May 16, 1996. 
Services at St. Joseph Chr. in Thibodaux, burial in St. Bridget Cem. in 
Schriever.
SURVIVED by wife, Uranie Hidalgo Sonier;  sons, Lynn John and Nelson "Sonny" 
Sonier Jr.;  brother, Mitchell Sonier;  sisters, Jenny Stevens, Wilrey "T.V." 
Gagneaux, Laura Thibodeaux and June Oncale.
PRECEDED by first wife, Necie Talbot Sonier;  parents, Clay P. and Ozia Daigle 
Sonier;  son, Clay P. Sonier;  brother, Chester "Bud" Sonier;  sister, Mattie 
Babin.