Ophelia Jean Landry

Breaux Bridge - A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 am, on Monday, March 7, 2016, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Breaux Bridge, for Ophelia Jean Batiste Landry, 83, who passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at her residence. The family requests that visiting hours be observed at the funeral home from 7:00 am on Monday, and continue until 10:30 am. A rosary will be prayed at 8:30 am on Monday. Rev. Brian Webre will officiate at the Funeral Mass. Interment will follow at St. Francis of Assisi Cemetery in Breaux Bridge. Ophelia enjoyed participating in Bingo at church and playing cards, and she loved her cat, Chester. During Ophelia's 83 years of life with us, she was a loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She will be greatly missed by her family and all who knew and loved her. She is survived by her son, Earl Landry, Jr. (Patricia); daughters, Mathilda Landry (Vincent Alexander), Brenda Landry (Sylvester Hopkins), Linda Landry, Theresa Landry, all of Breaux Bridge, LA and Bernadine Stevens (Floyd) of Lafayette, LA; sister, Aza Mae John; 15 grandchildren; host of great-grandchildren; brothers-in-law, Wilton and Morris Landry; sisters-in-law, Alice Mae Alexander, Eloise Landry, Mary Batiste, and Alice Batiste; and four godchildren, Darrell Alexander and Robert Batiste, both of Breaux Bridge, Darleen Price of Houston, TX, and Angelina Charles of Shreveport, LA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Landry, Sr. of 62 years; parents, Matilda Charles Batiste and Homer Batiste, Sr.; five brothers, Joseph, Robert, Homer, Jr., Donald, and Clement Batiste; and ten sisters, Emma Landry, Rose Landry, Rosie Batiste, Anna Louise Lewis, Rita Coleman, Mildred Lewis, Alice Wallace, Bertha McGee, Amae Celestine, and Augustine Mitchell. Pallbearers will be Lee Landry Sr., Theodore Landry, Kendrick Landry, Cedrick Landry, Abraham Landry and Corey Landry. Honorary pallbearers will be Norris Landry, Wilton Landry, Bradley Landry, Sterling Soloman, Shannon Landry, and Earl Landry, Jr. A special thanks to NSI Hospice, Dr. John Khorsandi, our loving aunt, Aza Mae John, and her nephew, Clarence Celestine, for the love and care that they all provided to our dear mother. Also a heartfelt thanks to her 6 loving children, who cared for her day and night until our Lord called her home to be with her husband, Earl. Pellerin Funeral Home of Breaux Bridge, 211 Berard 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