Leo Anthony Perres

Male 1909 - 1965  (55 years)


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  • Name Leo Anthony Perres 
    Born 16 Oct 1909  Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 28 Apr 1965  Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 5 May 1965  St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery #2 - Rayne, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1509  Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2018 

    Father Felix Perres,   b. 27 Oct 1884, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1940, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Georgiana Amy,   b. 8 Feb 1888, St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 1940, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Married 27 Oct 1908  Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F583  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Leora Thibodeaux,   b. 12 Sep 1917, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Nov 1999, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 8 Jun 1935  Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Brengle Felix Chelf-Perres,   b. 25 Feb 1940, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 2023, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)  [Adopted]
    +2. G.A. Perres
    +3. Marie Jeanne Perres,   b. 13 Jan 1944, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 2000, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
    Last Modified 28 Aug 2015 
    Family ID F584  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Oct 1909 - Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 8 Jun 1935 - Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Apr 1965 - Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 5 May 1965 - St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery #2 - Rayne, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    U.S. World War II Draft Card - Leo Anthony Perres
    U.S. World War II Draft Card - Leo Anthony Perres
    Name: Leo Anthony Perres
    Gender: Male
    Race: White
    Age: 31
    Birth Date: 16 Oct 1909
    Birth Place: Rayne, Louisiana
    Residence Place: Rayne, Acadia, Louisiana, USA
    Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
    Registration Place: Rayne, Acadia, Louisiana, USA
    Employer: E. C. Fremaux & Son Inc.
    Height: 5' 6"
    Weight: 160 lbs.
    Complexion: Ruddy
    Hair Color: Black
    Eye Color: Hazel
    Next of Kin: Mrs. Leo Anthony Perres
    U.S. Headstone Application for Military Veterans - Leo Anthony Perres
    U.S. Headstone Application for Military Veterans - Leo Anthony Perres
    Name: Leo A. Perres
    Rank: Technician 5th Grade
    Birth Date: 16 Oct 1909
    Service Number: 38 487 641
    Service Branch: U.S. Army
    Unit: 14th Base Post Office
    Enlistment Date: 9 Aug 1943
    Discharge Date: 11 Nov 1945
    Death Date: 28 Apr 1965
    Cemetery: St. Joseph Cemetery
    Cemetery Location: Rayne, Louisiana, USA
    Obituary of Leo Anthony Perres
    Obituary of Leo Anthony Perres
    Published in The Lafayette Daily Advertiser on April 29, 1965
    Obituary of Leo Anthony Perres
    Obituary of Leo Anthony Perres
    Published in the Rayne Acadian Tribune on May 6, 1965

    Headstones
    Headstone of Leo Anthony Perres
    Headstone of Leo Anthony Perres
    Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery #2 - Rayne, Louisiana, USA

  • Notes 
    • Obituary:

      Leo A. Perres

      RAYNE - Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, for Leo A. Perres 55, who died at his home at 220 S. Polk, Rayne, at 6:30 p.m. yesterday. Interment will be in the church cemetery.

      Born Oct. 16, 1909, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Felix Perres, early residents of the parish.

      Survivors include his widow, the former Leora Thibodeaux; two daughters Miss Jeanne Perres, Rayne, and Mrs. Gary Fruge Branch; and three grandchildren.

      The Gossen Funeral Home, Rayne, is in charge of arrangements.

      (Published in The Lafayette Daily Advertiser on April 29, 1965)

    • Obituary:

      Perres Rites are Held Wednesday

      Funeral services were held for 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church for Leo A. Perres, 55, who died suddenly at his home at 220 South Polk Street in Rayne at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.

      Perres had been mowing his lawn when he was stricken, and died a few minutes later of a heart attack.

      Until the hour of the funeral, the body was held at the Chapel of Gossen Funeral Home. Burial followed in the St. Joseph Cemetery.

      Born October 16, 1909, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Felix Perres, early residents of this area. Veteran of World War II, Perres had been a mail carrier with the Rayne Post office for the past 15 years. He was a relative of the late Bishop Jules B. Jeanmard.

      He is survived by his widow, the former Leora Thibodeaux of Rayne; two daughters, Miss Marie Jeanne Perres of Rayne and Mrs. Gary Fruge of Branch; and three grandchildren.

      (Published in the Rayne Acadian Tribune in Rayne, Louisiana on May 6, 1965.)