Madeline Wyche

St. Martinville - A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 am, on Saturday, March 31, 2012, at Notre Dame Catholic Church in Saint Martinville, for Madeline Marie Turpeau Wyche, 75, who passed away on Saturday, March 24, 2012. Rev. Augustinus Seran, SVD will officiate at the Funeral Mass. Scriptures will be read by Jennifer Fontenette, Rhonda Broussard, Dr. Erinn Olivier, and Diane Olivier. Gift bearers will be Anna Olivier, Howard Wilkinson, III, Athan Olivier, IV, Raenika Wilkinson, and Athan Olivier, III. Interment will follow at St. Michael Cemetery in Saint Martinville. Mrs. Wyche was the owner and operator of Wyche's Bar Pool Hall and Timmy's Lounge. She served as a foster grandparent at the Early Learning Center in St. Martinville for numerous years. Madeline enjoyed spending time with her family and friends, cooking and baking, and going to the casino with the girls. She is survived by her daughter Raephelle Curtis Olivier and her husband, Athan Olivier, Jr. of Saint Martinville; her sister, Goldie Charles of Houston, TX; two grandchildren, Athan Olivier, III and Raenika Olivier Wilkinson; and three great grandchildren, Anna Olivier, Athan Olivier, IV, and Howard Wilkinson, III. She is preceded in death by her first husband, Jual Curtis, Sr. and her second husband, Henry Wyche; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. McKinley Turpeau; and three brothers, Audrey, Wilbert, and George Turpeau. The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Notre Dame Catholic Church from 7:30 am until 10:30 am on Saturday. A rosary will be recited at 9:00 AM on Saturday. Pallbearers will be Benjamin Francis, Dennis Turpeau, Donald "Donnie" Charles, Paul Turpeau, Athan Olivier III, and Woody Davis. Pellerin Funeral Home, (337.332.2111), is in charge of arrangements. To view on-line obituary, sign guestbook and view video tribute, go to www.pellerinfuneralhome.com