Obituaries; Surnames C, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana Submitter Kathy Tell Date 03 Jan 2006 Source as noted with each obit LCAP indicates Lake Charles American Press ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** CHAILLOT, Jane “Sis” B. Crowley Post Aug 2005 CROWLEY – Jane Alice "Sis" Bernard Chaillot, 73, died peacefully at home at 3:20 p.m. Saturday, August 6 in Lafayette, surrounded and embraced by family and friends and following a lengthy illness. She was born April 10, 1932 in rural Vermilion Parish to Lillian Broussard and Joseph Essie Bernard. Visitation and a memorial will be held at Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home in Crowley Tuesday, August 9 with visitation from 5 to 7 p.m. and a memorial to follow from 7 to 8 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Acadiana or a favorite library, school, or church. Sis was an active, outgoing participant in every community in which she lived. She was elected "Friendliest," "Most likely to Succeed" and "Lady of CHS" (Crowley High School) in her senior year of 1950, the latter being the top accolade that could be given by her fellow students. Sis served as CHS Student Council president, yearbook editor and head majorette of the Fighting Gentlemen Marching Band, among many other activities throughout her schoolgirl days. As a runner-up for Miss Crowley in 1950, Sis was the city's visiting princess to the Yambilee Festival in Opelousas that fall. She represented CHS at Louisiana Girls' State in 1949, where she won an award for being an outstanding athlete. Sis married professional baseball player Emile Chaillot in the fall of 1950 and the raising of her eight children became the center of her life, as she took great joy in her four girls and four boys as they were growing up in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Sis loved her work as a librarian at St. Michael's Elementary, Notre Dame High School and at The Center for Louisiana Studies in UL's Dupre Library. She was cited for her research and assistance by CLS Director Glen Conrad and Assistant Director Carl Brasseaux in the acknowledgments to the 1988 publication "The Dictionary of Louisiana Biography." Sis served her community as president of the Crowley Solitic Club, was active at St. Michael's and Notre Dame schools, the Crowley Town Club, Abbeville's Abbey Theater and Crowley's Little Theatre. She was not only a devoted bridge player but also enjoyed the card games Five Hundred, Bourre and Casino with friends and family. In addition, Sis enjoyed dancing, reading, travel (especially her European, Australian and Canadian adventures), crossword puzzles, movies (especially Katherine Hepburn's), sewing, cooking and many other types of activities with friends and relatives that, over her lifetime, included her great grandparents, grandparents, parents, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Later in her life she became a Hospice volunteer and was more active in churches in Crowley and Abbeville, serving in altar societies. Sis will be remembered for her friendly, loyal, outgoing personality, "canaille" sense of humor, ready smile and quick wit, tomboyish athleticism, natural beauty and willingness to give tirelessly of her time and effort to causes she loved. Survivors include her former husband, Emile Chaillot of Crowley; her eight children, Suzanne Chaillot Breaux and Jacqueline Chaillot Hanisee of Lafayette, Michelle Chaillot of Steamboat Springs, Colo., John Chaillot of New Orleans, Jane Claire Chaillot Tedeschi of Sydney, Australia, David Chaillot of Crowley, Bernard Chaillot of Abbeville and Joseph Chaillot of Portland, Ore.; her grandchildren, Alex Chaillot, Dominick Chaillot, Naomi Chaillot, Simon Hanisee, Sam Breaux, Christopher Chaillot, Madeline Tedeschi and Harry Tedeschi and great grandson, Sebastian Chaillot and brother Ray Bernard of Woodstock, Ga., several nieces and nephews, cousins, special friends and a pet Australian Shepherd, Beeper. She was preceded in death by her parents and two infant daughters. Arrangements have been entrusted to Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home of Crowley. CHRISTMAS, Ricky The Daily Iberian : New Iberia, LA 11/03/2005 ABBEVILLE — Services for Ricky Christmas, 42, will be condcuted at 1 p.m. Friday at Faith Hope Baptist Church with the Rev. B. K. Stevens officiating. Interment will follow in Second Union Baptist Church Cemetery in Bunkie. A resident of Abbeville, Mr. Christmas died at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2005, at Abbeville General Hospital. He is survived by a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. C.M. Butler Funeral Home of Abbeville is in charge of the arrangements. CURTIS, Joyce B. Born January 11, 1936 Died July 3, 2005 Joyce B. Curtis, 69, passed away Sunday, July 3, 2005 in a Lake Charles hospital. A native of Gueydan, Joyce was a 1953 graduate of Gueydan High School where she was a member of the All State Chorus. A loving mother and grandmother, she was a true homemaker devoted to her family in every way. She loved sewing and cooking, and was known for her wonderful seafood gumbo. Joyce, a great storyteller, enjoyed being outdoors tending plants and flowers. An avid lover of music, She had a beautiful soprano voice. She was an admitting clerk for W. O. Moss Regional Hospital for ten years and formerly worked at the S and H Greenstamp Redemption Store. She was an Insurance Underwriter for the family business, Curtis Insurance Agency for twelve years and was the secretary of Life Underwriters Association. She was a member of the Church of Christ Faith. Survivors include her son, Tommy Curtis; daughter, Phyllis Curtis; grandson, Daniel Blake Curtis, all of Lake Charles; brothers, Standford Broussard of Plaucheville, LA, Mason Broussard of Colorado Springs, CO. She was preceded in death by her daughter, April Curtis; brother, Stanley Broussard; sister, Phelia Smith. Her funeral will be at 3:00 pm, Tuesday, July 5, 2005 in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home. Reverend Christopher C. Fuselier will officiate with burial following in Consolata Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 - 8 pm, Monday, July 4, 2005 in the funeral home.