Bell Lawrence Gautreaux

1941 - 1968  (27 years)

• Name	Bell Lawrence Gautreaux
  Nickname	Toby
  Born	16 Apr 1941	Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	25 Oct 1968	Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Buried	26 Oct 1968	Bellevue Memorial Park - Opelousas, Louisiana, USA
  Person ID	I6360	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2024

  
  

  Father	Laurent Gautreaux,   b. 18 Oct 1902, Lewisburg, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 26 Oct 1982, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Isabelle Miller,   b. 5 Oct 1903, Church Point, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 31 Jan 1984, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F2720	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	J.F. Reed
  Children	+ 1. S.K. Gautreaux
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2024
  Family ID	F2746	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 16 Apr 1941 - Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA Died - 25 Oct 1968 - Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA Buried - 26 Oct 1968 - Bellevue Memorial Park - Opelousas, Louisiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Opelousas Man Electroctued At Plant Here Published in The Opelousas Daily World on October 25, 1968
  		Obituary of Bell Lawrence Gautreaux Published in The Opelousas Daily World on October 27, 1968
  		U.S. Headstone Application for Military Veterans - Bell Lawrence Gautreaux Name: Bell L. Gautreaux Rank: Specialist 4 Birth Date: 16 Apr 1941 Service Number: 54 344 818 Service Branch: U.S. Army Unit: Co. A., 35th Engr Bn. Enlistment Date: 12 Nov 1963 Discharge Date: 10 Nov 1965 Death Date: 25 Oct 1968 Cemetery: Bellvue Memorial Park Cemetery Location: Opelousas, Louisiana, USA

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone of Bell Lawrence Gautreaux Bellevue Memorial Park - Opelousas, Louisiana, USA

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: Rites for B. L. Gautreaux Held Here Saturday Funeral services for B. Lawrence "Toby" Gautreaux, 27, of 823 Rose Ann St., Opelousas, were held at 4 p.m. Saturday at St. Landry Catholic Church. Burial was in Bellevue Memorial Park under direction of the First National Funeral Home. Gautreaux was electrocuted Friday morning in an accident at United Packers, Dr. A.E. Williams, St. Landry Parish coroner, said. Gautreaux suffered an electric shock about 10:45 a.m. at the plant. He was pronounced dead two hours later at St. Landry Clinic. James Pitre, manager of United Packers, said the accident occurred while Gautreaux was on a ladder working on wiring in one of the canning rooms at the plant. Gautreaux is survived by his widow, the former Jeralyn Reed, and one daughter, Sonia Kay Gautreaux, both of Opelousas; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Laurent Gautreaux; and two sisters, Mrs. Harold Ray of Opelousas and Mrs. Edmon Thibodeaux of Houma. (Published in The Opelousas Daily World on October 27, 1968)