Vivian Washington

Breaux Bridge - Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am, on Wednesday, February 29, 2012, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Breaux Bridge, for Vivian Washington, 97, who passed away on Sunday, February 26, 2012.Rev. Joseph Campion, will officiate at the mass. Reading the scriptures will be Melissa Narcisse and Roxanne Howard. Gift bearers will be Kim and Raymond Vavasseur and Clarissa Acklin.Interment will follow at St. Francis of Assisi Cemetery in Breaux Bridge.She is survived by her 3 daughters - Mary Joyce John of Breaux Bridge, Marian (John, Sr.) Tatum of Dallas, TX, Evola (Earl) Derouselle of Houston, TX; son - LeRoy (Jacqueline) Washington, Sr. of Baton Rouge; 24 grandchildren; 43 great grandchildren; 22 great great grandchildren; 1 great great great grandchild.She is preceded in death by her husband, Sidney Washington, her father, Orel Ledet, mother, Cecile Zeno Ledet, daughters, Anna Rose Washington and Renella Narcisse, sisters, Rose Elow, Bertha Joseph, Hilda Solomon and Rose Mae Clement, her brothers, Murphy Ledet and Percy Ledet.The family requests that visiting hours be observed at the funeral home from 7:00 am until 10:30 am on Wednesday.A rosary will be recited at 8:30 am on Wednesday.Pallbearers will be Melvin John, Jr., Brandall John, Ivan Tatum, Nathan Batiste, Leroy Washington, Jr., and Alton Batiste.Honorary pallbearers will be John Tatum, Sr., Wallace Narcisse, Jr., Bryan John, Sr., Eric Washington, Earl Derousselle, Jonathan Narcisse, Sr., John Washington and John Tatum, Jr.The family would like to extend their special appreciation to Heart of Hospice, Susan "Tebah" Green, Vergie Lewis, Brandell John, Melissa Narcisse, Kim Vavasseur, Brian John, Sr., Dedra Borel and Veda Harness for their loving care and support during her time of illness.Pellerin Funeral Home of Breaux Bridge, 211 Berard St., Breaux Bridge, Louisiana 70517, is in charge of arrangements.To view on-line obituary, sign guestbook and , go to www.pellerinfuneralhome.com