Breaux Bridge - A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 am on Monday, July 22, 2019, at St. Bernard Catholic Church in Breaux Bridge for Lillian Theriot Degeyter, 88, who passed away on Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at St. Martin Hospital.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at the funeral home from 4:30 pm until 10:00 pm on Sunday and continue on Monday at 7:00 am until 10:30 am.
A rosary will be prayer by Sister Ameline Theriot at 6:00 pm on Sunday.
Rev. Garrett McIntyre will officiate at the Funeral Mass. The reader will be Larry Boyer. Gift Bearers will be Joyce N. Champagne and Mary Jane Ozenne.
Interment will follow at St. Bernard Cemetery No. 2 in Breaux Bridge.
Lillian was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and sister. Her family was her pride and joy and she cherished moments spent with them, especially babysitting her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Lillian enjoyed playing Bingo, baking, and decorating for Christmas time. She will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her.
She is survived by her daughters, Janice Delahoussaye and Vorena Boyer and husband Larry; son, James Degeyter and wife Sharleen; brothers, Milton Theriot and wife Joyce, and Clarence Theriot and wife Ozia; sisters, Odell Lovell, Maydelle Dupuis and husband Lawrence, Sister Ameline Theriot, Joyce Champagne and husband Jessie, and Mary Jane Ozenne; grandchildren, Sandi Orson and spouse John, Byran Delahoussaye and spouse Kimberly, Toby Degeyter and spouse Cherri, Tanner Degeyter and spouse Rachal, April Boyer, Adam Boyer and spouse Brittany, Alex Boyer and companion, Chelsea; and her great grandchildren, Tristan Orson, Ashton Orson, Carmen Degeyter, Tagen Degeyter, and Jansson Boudreaux.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilbert Degeyter; parents, Alexie and Jeanne Blanchard Theriot, Sr.; son-in-law, Gerald Delahoussaye; brother, Alexie Theriot, Jr.; sisters, Mildred Degeyter and Aline Guidry; and her brothers-in-law, Tony Ozenne and Ray Lovell.
Pallbearers will be Byran Delahoussaye, Toby Degeyter, Adam Boyer, Alex Boyer, Tristan Orson, and John Orson.
Pellerin Funeral Home of Breaux Bridge, 211 Berard St., Breaux Bridge, LA 70517, (337-332-2111) is in charge of arrangements.
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