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Cecilia - Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., on Thursday, July 3, 2008, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Cecilia, for Elizabeth "Debbie" Rodriguez Roberts, 44, of Cecilia, who passed away on Monday, June 30, 2008 at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette.
Interment will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery in Cecilia.
Reverend Fr. Paul LaFleur, Pastor of St. Bernard Catholic Church in Breaux Bridge, will officiate at the funeral Mass and conduct the service.
Debbie was a manager at Fruit of the Loom in St. Martinville for 20 years. She enjoyed traveling and spending time with her family and friends. Her children were her pride and joy - she was very involved in their lives, making sure that all of their interests were fulfilled. She treasured every moment she was able to spend with them while they participated in various activities. Debbie was "an inspiration to many," a loving and wonderful wife and mother, who will be sadly missed by her family and friends.
Survivors include her loving husband, Clifford J. Roberts; three beautiful children whom she loved and adored, daughters, Kelsie and Brilie Roberts, and son, Landon Roberts, all of Cecilia; her father and step mother, Eusebio and Diana Rodriguez, of Encinal, Texas; her grandmother, Herlinda Rodriguez, of Encinal, Texas; and her half-sister, Nettie Rodriguez, of Encinal, Texas.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Lydia Soto Rodriguez; and her sister, Melissa Rodriguez.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at the funeral home from 12 noon until 10 p.m. on Wednesday and continue at 8 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. on Thursday.
A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. on Wednesday.
Pellerin Funeral Home of Cecilia is in charge of arrangements.