Estelle Bienvenu Labbe'

St. Martinville - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, October 5, 2019, at St. Martin de Tours Catholic Church in St. Martinville for Estelle "Tell" Labbe' , 91, who passed away on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, at her home surrounded by her loving family. The family requests that visiting hours be observed at the funeral home from 5:00 pm until 9:00 pm on Friday and continue on Saturday at 8:00 am until 10:30 am. A rosary will be prayed at 6:30 pm on Friday by Joseph and Brooke Summers. Rev. Rusty P. Richard will officiate at the Mass of Christian Burial. Readers will be Bridget Latiolais and Sidney "Estelle" Ortego. Gift Bearers will be Jennifer Greig, Natalie "Estelle" Pecoy, Hannah Latiolais, and Gwen Tabor. Interment will follow at St. Michael Cemetery in St. Martinville. A lifelong resident of St. Martinville, Estelle was known as Tell, MeMe, or Mrs. Labbe' (to her former students). She was a graduate of Mercy High and SLI which is now University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Mrs. Labbe' taught at Catahoula Elementary for over 25 years. Her children loved hearing the enthusiastic recognition, "Your MaMa's, Mrs. Labbe?", knowing the loving praise that would follow. She was a devote wife, married to Robert "Bob" Labbe for nearly 50 years, until he passed away in 1998. Her kitchen counter was a favorite hangout for everyone, where there was always an endless flow of coffee, conversation, and unconditional love. Tell loved working in her garden and was delighted to have been awarded "Garden of the Month" many times. She loved taking trips to the beach with her sister, Sonja, and other family members, searching for seashells and sand dollars, which was one of her favorite pastimes. Tell was an excellent dancer who, on occasion, would put on her tap shoes and put on a spontaneous performance. Never without a smile and a kind word, Tell will be remembered for her fun, loving nature, generous spirit, and selfless acts of charity. Her favorite charity was St. Jude's Children's Hospital. She is survived by her loving daughters, Renee Labbe' Blanchard of St. Martinville, Judy "Juju" Greig of St. Martinville; son, Robert "Robbie" Labbe' and wife Jane Adair of New York, NY; 7 grandchildren, Stephanie Ortego and husband Clay of Broussard, Bridget Latiolais and husband Chad of St. Martinville, Scott Blanchard and wife Jessica of St. Martinville, Jennifer Greig of Lafayette, Jeremy Greig and wife Lauren of St. Martinville, Natalie Pecoy and husband Seth of Germany, and Wells Labbe' of New York , NY; 11 great grandchildren; 6 great great grandchildren; sister, Sonja B. Dupois of St. Martinville; brother, Raymond "Eboo" Bienvenu, Sr. of St. Martinville. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert "Bob" Labbe'; daughter, Rachael Ann Labbe'; father, Lee "Dune" Bienvenu, mother, Agatha Barras Bienvenu; step-mother, Elia "Mom Dune" Breaux Bienvenu; brother, Joseph "JC" Clairville Bienvenu; baby sister, Grace Bienvenu; son in law, Lynn "Butch" Blanchard; brother in law, Sidney Dupois, Jr. Pallbearers will be Scott Blanchard, Jeremy Greig, Wells Bienvenu Labbe', Chad Latiolais, Caleb Latiolais, and Raymond Bienvenu Jr. Honorary pallbearers will be Raymond "Eboo" Bienvenu Sr., James "Jimbo" Bienvenu, Clay Ortego, Rex "Rocky" Landry Jr., Seth Pecoy, and Leon "LeeLee" Russo. Family would like to acknowledge the loving care that was given by Theresa Sam, Wanda Sullivan, Tammy Latiolais, Mary Reese, and Hope Hospice to Mrs. Labbe' and her family. Pellerin Funeral Home of St. Martinville, 112 New Market St., St. Martinville, LA 70582, (337-332-2111) is in charge of arrangements. To view on-line obituary, sign guestbook and view video tribute, go to www.pellerinfuneralhome.com