Dolores Waldrop Guillotte

New Iberia - A Memorial Service will be held at 6:00 PM on Friday, February 3, 2017, at Pellerin Funeral Home in New Iberia for Dolores Waldrop Guillotte, 87, who passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2017, in New Iberia. A gathering of family and friends will be at the funeral home from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM on Friday. Rev. Keith Landry will be the Officiant. Entombment will be private with family only. A native of New Orleans and a resident of New Iberia since 1960, Dolores Waldrop Guillotte was born on June 14, 1929 to the late Lelia Banister Waldrop and William W. Waldrop. She worked as copy girl and part time model for the Times Picayune in New Orleans for three years prior to her marriage to Warren. In 1965, after all four of her children entered school, she returned to the work force as an Accountant for Sanders Drilling Company for 18 years. Dolores was an avid bowler and cat lover, a lifetime member of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, and a member of the New Iberia Boat Club where she served as Secretary/Treasurer and Publicity Chair Person. She was also an active member in the Louisiana Sugarcane Festival for over 25 years, where she held several positions; but her favorite was Head Chaperone for Queen Sugar when she accompanied Queen Sugar and Court to New York for a week every year. Dolores was a loving and supportive wife, mother, and grandmother, and she cherished time spent with her family. She enjoyed playing cards with her ladies card group, camping in their RV all over the United Stated, and going to the casinos. She will be deeply missed. She is survived by her loving husband of 68 years, Warren P. Guillotte Sr.; daughters, Rachel Peltier and husband Wayne Peltier of Lafayette, and Regina "Regi" LeBlanc and husband Irving "Buddy" LeBlanc of Lafayette; son, Warren P. Guillotte, Jr. and wife Becky of New Iberia; sister, Patricia Hall of Tomball, TX; granddaughters, Hayley Guillotte of New Iberia, Lindsay Vella of Lafayette, and Larae Lucas of Cypress, TX; grandsons, Dustin Guillotte and Rhett Peltier, both of New Iberia, Blake LeBlanc of Houston, TX, and Regan Belvin of Tomball, TX; great-grandchildren, Adley and Mason Vella of Lafayette, Aurora LeBlanc of Houston, TX, Emily, Avery,, and Audry Belvin of Victoria, TX, and Madi Lucas of Cypress, TX. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her eldest daughter, Deborah G. Belvin; and a sister, Melrose W. Sauls of New Orleans. Special thanks to Bridgeway Healthcare and Hospice, especially her nurse, Doug; and the staff at New Iberia Manor South for loving care and support. Pellerin Funeral Home, 502 Jefferson Terrace Blvd., New Iberia, LA 70560, (337-365-3331) is in charge of arrangements.