Arthur Whitley Alex

Breaux Bridge - Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 6, 2010, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Breaux Bridge, for Arthur Whitley Alex, 88, who passed away on Saturday, January 30, 2010 at his residence. Interment will follow at St. Francis of Assisi Cemetery in Breaux Bridge. Fr. James Fallon will officiate at the Funeral Mass. Scriptures will be read by Lucinda Mason. Mr. Alex was a parishioner of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. He was a handyman that could fix just about anything and enjoyed working, planting his orange trees, and driving his family and friends to their destinations. He will be sadly missed by his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him. Survivors include two sons, Ronald Alex and wife, Barbara, of Thibodaux, and Donald Alex and wife, Alice, of St. Martinville; three daughters, Rita Alex and husband, Allen, of Irving, TX, Shirley A. Infante, of Beaumont, TX, and Barbara Noel, of St. Martinville; four sisters, Daisy Sylvester, Thelma Celestine, Beatrice Derouselle, and Rose Noel, all of Breaux Bridge; 25 grandchildren and 46 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Arceneaux Alex; parents, Henry and Antoinia Noel Alex; and a brother, Dalton Alex. The family requests that visiting hours be observed from 4 p.m. until 10 p.m. on Friday and continue at 7 a.m. until time of service on Saturday. A Rosary will be recited at 6 p.m. on Friday evening. Pallbearers will be Donald Alex, Jr., Michael Noel, Renaldo Wiltz, Jr., Corey Wiltz, Donald Alex, Sr., and Ronald Babin, Sr. Pellerin Funeral Home of Breaux Bridge is in charge of arrangements.