St. Martinville A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 2:00 pm, on Friday, December 26, 2014, at St. Martin de Tours Catholic Church in Saint Martinville, for Joyce Mae Douet Theriot, 75, who passed away on Wednesday, December 24, 2014.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at the funeral home from 8:30 am until 1:30 pm on Friday. A rosary will be prayed at 12:30 pm on Friday.
Rev. Rusty P. Richard will officiate at the Funeral Mass. Readers will be Judy Douet and Reece Theriot. Gift Bearers will be Joshua Theriot, Luke Theriot, Alyssa Theriot, and Tristan Theriot. Interment will follow at St. Michael Cemetery in Saint Martinville.
Joyce enjoyed cooking, sewing, and loved being with her grandchildren.
She is survived by her husband, Nolan P. Theriot, Sr. of St. Martinville; her sons, Nolan P. (Sandy) Theriot, Jr., Lorne (Belinda) Theriot, Kevin (Janet) Theriot, Neil (Krystal) Theriot, and Jody (Anne) Theriot all of St. Martinville; her sisters, Rose Douet of New Iberia, Judy Douet of St. Martinville, and Janet (Kenneth) Berard of Loreauville; her aunt, Hazel Gregory of Broussard; her thirteen grandchildren. Kipp Theriot, Jill Theriot, Jake Theriot, Lance Theriot, Reece Theriot, Arrie Theriot, Danielle Theriot, Neil D. Theriot, Jr., Luke Theriot, Alyssa Theriot, Sarah Theriot, Tristan Theriot, and Joshua Theriot; five great-grandchildren, Ava Theriot, Briggs Theriot, Riley Theriot, Hayden Theriot, and Ridge Hebert; and her three godchildren, Angel Marceaux, Kent Berard, and Timmi Berard.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Arville and Theresa Morvant Douet.
Pallbearers will be her grandsons.
Honorary pallbearers will be her grandchildren.
The family would like to extend special thanks to her caregiver, Laura Schiesser, her sisters, Judy and Janet, and her daughter in law, Sandy for the compassionate care and attention given to her during her time of need.
Pellerin Funeral Home of St. Martinville, 112 New Market St., Saint Martinville, Louisiana 70582, (337-332-2111) is in charge of arrangements.
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