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Opelousas - A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for Alle Gautreaux Ray, age 80, at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 10, 2010 in the Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church, followed by interment in the Bellevue Memorial Park cemetery. The Reverend Paul Bienvenu will celebrate the Mass.

Mrs. Ray, who was a resident of Opelousas, died on Sunday, June 6, 2010 at 3:10 a.m. in the Homer Memorial Hospital.

She was a homemaker and had a green thumb that would make anything that she planted thrive. She will be sadly missed by those who knew and loved her.

Survivors include two sons, Darrell J. Ray of Highlands Ranch, CO. and Philip Ray and wife Barbara of Port Royal, S.C.; two daughters, Jane Newsom and husband Stanley of Sarepta, LA. and Clara McKee and husband Tim of Inola, OK.; a sister, Jeanette Thibodeaux of Opelousas five grandchildren, Valerie McKee, Matthew McKee, Jared Newsom and wife Jessica, Lance Newsom and wife Jennifer and Chad Newsom and wife Robbi; five great grandchildren, Clara, Emma, Jackson, Landon and Logan Newsom.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Harold Ray; parents, Laurent and Isabelle Miller Gautreaux; three brothers, John "Brother" Gautreaux, Paul "T-Boy" Gautreaux, and Bell Lawrence "Toby" Gautreaux.

Visitation will be held in the LaFond-Ardoin Funeral Home of Opelousas beginning on Wednesday, June 9, 2010 from 2:00 9:00 p.m. and will reopen on Thursday at 8:00 a.m. until service time. A Rosary will be held on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.

LaFond-Ardoin Funeral Home of Opelousas has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements. 3379422638

Allee — Joseph Harold Ray. Joseph was born 4 Oct 1924, Arnaudville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 5 Jul 1993, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 8 Jul 1993, Bellevue Memorial Park - Opelousas, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

1. D.J. Ray
2. C. Ray
3. J. Ray
4. P. Ray

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Funeral services for Mr. Laurent Gautreaux, 80, will be held Thursday (time pending) in St. Landry Catholic Church here with burial in Bellevue Memorial Park.

Mr. Gautreaux, a retired farmer and carpenter of Opelousas, died at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in Opelousas General Hospital following a short illness.

Survivors include his wife, the former Isabelle Miller of Opelousas; two sons, Paul Gautreaux of Opelousas and John Gautreaux of Sunset; two daughters, Mrs. Edmond (Jeanette) Thibodeaux, Jr. and Mrs. Joseph H. (Allee) Ray, both of Opelousas; a sister, Mrs. Pierre (Gertrude) Bellard of Crowley; 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

The Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home on N. Main Street in Opelousas is in charge of arrangements.

(Published in The Opelousas Daily World on October 27, 1982)



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Funeral services for Mr. Laurent Gautreaux, 80, were to be held at 2:30 p.m. today in St Landry Catholic Church here with burial in Bellevue Memorial Park.

The Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home on N. Main Street in Opelousas is directing.

(Published in The Opelousas Daily World on October 28, 1982)

Laurent — Isabelle Miller. Isabelle (daughter of Ignace Miller and Lela McBride) was born 5 Oct 1903, Church Point, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 31 Jan 1984, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 1 Feb 1984, Bellevue Memorial Park - Opelousas, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Funeral services for Mrs. Laurent Gautreaux, 80, were to be held at 3 p.m. today in St. Landry Roman Catholic Church here with burial in Bellevue Memorial Park.

Mrs. Gautreaux, the former Isabelle Miller of Opelousas, died at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday in Opelousas General Hospital following a short illness.

Survivors include two sons, Paul Gautreaux of Opelousas and John Gautreaux of Sunset; two daughters, Mrs. Edmond (Jeanette) Thibodeaux, Jr., and Mrs. Joseph Harold (Allee) Ray, both of Opelousas; a brother, Ebenezer Miller of Opelousas; two half brothers, A.B. Cummings of Opelousas and E.R. Cummings of Baton Rouge; a half sister, Mrs. Elmer (Irene) Guillory of Opelousas; 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

The Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home on North Main Street in Opelousas is in charge of arrangements.

(Published in The Opelousas Daily World on February 1, 1984)

Ignace married Lela McBride 18 Feb 1897, Church Point, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA. Lela (daughter of Edwin Rouvin McBride and Anastasie Clement) was born 26 Jul 1880, Church Point, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 20 Apr 1949, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 22 Apr 1949, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Cemetery #01 - Church Point, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Mrs. Lila Cummings Of Church Point Succumbs Wednesday

Mrs. Lila Cummings, 68, of Church Point, died at 7:40 p.m. April 20 at the St. Landry Hospital following an illness of five days.

Funeral services will be held at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon, April 22, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Church Point with the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Clay Bienvenu officiating.

Born Lila McBride on July 24, 1880, Mrs. Cummings was a native of Church Point and had lived her entire life in that community.

Survivors include her 98 year old father, Ed McBride of Church Point; her husband, Louis Cummings, of Church Point; four sons, Ebenezer Miller of Lewisburg, John M. Miller of Baton Rouge, Edwin R. Cummings and Alec B. Cummings of Opelousas; two daughters, Mrs. Lawrence Gautreaux of Lewisburg and Mrs. Elmer Guillory of Church Point, 14 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

The First National Funeral Home of Opelousas is in charge of arrangements.

(Published in The Crowley Daily Signal on April 21, 1949)

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ACADIA PIONEER DIES AT HOME IN CHURCH POINT

Ed McBride, 95, Will Be Buried In Rites In Church Point Sunday

Church Point - (Spl) - Ed McBride, 95 year old member of one of Acadia's first families, died at his home three miles east of Church Point at 8 p.m. Friday following an extended illness.

Funeral services will be held at 930 a.m. Sunday at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic church in Church Point. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. C.A. Bienvenu will conduct the services.

Mr. McBride was born October 1855, in Church Point, in one of the earliest pioneer homes in that community. Four generations of descendants survive him as well as a member of his own generation, Mrs. Jerry Wimberly, his 99-year old sister.

Survivors include three sons, Wallace of Crowley, Noah of Vinton, Jacob of Lake Charles; four daughters, Mrs. Charles Guidry of Vinton, Mrs. Monroe Higginbotham of Orange, Texas, Mrs. Ollie Marshall of Church Point and Mrs. Leo Guidry of Vinton; 27 grandchildren and several great grandchildren and great, great grandchildren.

The First National Funeral home of Opelousas had charge of arrangements.

(Published in The Crowley Daily Signal on July 29, 1950)

Edwin married Anastasie Clement 2 Apr 1877, Church Point, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA. Anastasie (daughter of Don Louis Clement and Calisse Zelonise LeBlanc) was born 28 Nov 1861, Grand Coteau, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 24 Jun 1881, Church Point, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried , Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Cemetery #01 - Church Point, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]