Norwood Joseph Blanchard

Breaux Bridge A Mass of Christian will be celebrated at 10:30 am, on Saturday, November 8, 2014, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Breaux Bridge, for Norwood Joseph Blanchard, 61, who passed away on Sunday, October 26, 2014. The family requests that visiting hours be observed from 4 pm until 9 pm on Friday, and continue on Saturday, at 7 am until 10 am, at Pellerin Funeral Home Carver Street Chapel. A rosary will be recited at 8:00 am on Saturday. Rev. Joseph Campion will officiate at the Funeral Mass. Scriptures will be read by Pauline Lazard and Veronica Thibodeaux. Gift bearers will be Zakarriya Collins and Danaya Zeno. Interment will follow at St. Francis of Assisi Cemetery in Breaux Bridge. Norwood Thunder worked hard labor during his life. His final job was Credit Merchandise, where he retired. He enjoyed playing cards and Dominoes. He also enjoyed walking around the neighborhood. He loved his family and especially his grandkids, they were the highlight of his life. He enjoyed showing-off pictures of his grandkids and taking them to the store. His favorite stores to visit on a daily basis were Food-n-Fun, Shell, Wal-Mart, Heberts and Dollar Tree. Norwood loved to talk, he never met a stranger. He was a funny man who loved to joke and clown around. His favorite joke was Youre so stupid, they said brain and you ran in the house because you thought they said rain. He is survived by mother, Joanella Blanchard; wife, Mary Gwendolyn Davis Blanchard; sons, Kendrick Blanchard and Dwainwood Blanchard; daughters, Autrea Collins and husband, Joseph Jr., and Christy Pennier and husband, Demoyne; brothers, Lawrence Blanchard and wife, Shirleta, Wilson Zeno and wife, Nina, Lonnie Zeno and wife, Sarah, and Clarence Zeno, Jr. and wife, Earline; sisters, Emily Williams, Emma Charles and husband, Norris, Ella Mae Thomas and husband, Clarence, Justina Hadnot and husband, Chris, Lorita Davis and husband, Milton, Rebecca Arceneaux and husband, Andrew, Betty John and husband, Mike, Willie Mae Wiltz and husband, Nelson; his grandchildren, Rodney, Jordie, and DeMarco Roberts, Zakarriya, Zahiya, Zah Niya and Zavion Collins, Rush Cole Arvie, Taiylea Batiste, Danaya Sam, and Jnaesheia Pennier. He is also survived by Selina Wiltz, who helped raise him and was there for him all his life. He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Amanda and George Benjamin; brothers, Nolton Blanchard, Curtis Zenon, Lawrence Zeno, Joseph Zenon, George Benjamin; grandson, Bentley David Pennier; nephew, Daniel Zeno, Sr.; step-father, Clarence Zeno; father in law, Joseph Davis; Evelina and Arthur John Louis, Jr.; sister in law, Mercedes Sylvester and brother in law, Gaston Williams. Pallbearers will be Lawrence Blanchard, Rodney Roberts, Wilson Zeno, Brian Blanchard, Lonnie Zeno and Harvey Noel. Honorary pallbearers will be Kendrick Blanchard, Dwainwood Blanchard, Demoyne Pennier, Joseph Collins, Jr., Calvin Sylvester, Clarence Thomas and Milton Davis. Pellerin Funeral Home (Carver Street Chapel), 416 Dauterive St., Breaux Bridge, Louisiana 70517, (337-332-2111) is in charge of arrangements. To view on-line obituary, sign guestbook and view video tribute, go to www.pellerinfuneralhome.com