Amanda Gremillion Ducote
(February 3, 1930 - December 30, 2011)
Amanda
Gremillion passed away peacefully on
Friday, December 30, 2011
in
Mansura
,
LA.
Amanda was born on
February 3, 1930
in
Moreauville
,
LA.
Funeral services will be held on
Saturday, December 31, 2011
at
11:00 a.m.
at Church of the Little Flower in Evergreen, LA.
Services will be conducted by Fr. Bartholomew Ibe. Entombment will take place in
Church of the Little Flower Cemetery under the direction of Melancon Funeral
Home, Bunkie.
Amanda,
a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother lived in Evergreen,
LA. She is survived by her five children; Richard Ducote and wife, Joy of
Lafayette; Julienne Spencer and husband, Tracy of Evergreen; Wayne Ducote and
wife, Susan of New Iberia; Joel Ducote and wife, Laura of Plaquemine; and Anita
Gabriel and husband, Scott of Lake Mary, Florida; ten grandchildren; Andre
Spruill (husband, Bill), William Spencer (wife, Becky), Aimee Duplechin
(husband, Shane), Wesley Ducote (wife, Chrissy), Ryan Ducote (wife, Staci), John
Ducote (wife, Brittany), Lauren Ducote, Jennifer Little (husband, Josh), Brad
Ducote, and Ann Gabriel; and seven great grandchildren. She is also survived by
one sister, Jeanette Gremillion of
Baton
Rouge
,
LA
and many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband of
62 years, Raymond Ducote and her parents Joseph Whitney Gremillion and Isabelle
Delephine Gremillion; six brothers and one sister; Harvey, Andrew, James,
Raphael Gremillion, Mary Ann Laborde, Jude “Pat” and Vilge “Pete”
Gremillion. Amanda grew up in
Moreauville
,
LA
and later moved to
Alexandria
where she worked at French Unique Cleaners. She and her husband, Raymond, moved
to Evergreen in 1950, where they raised their five children. Amanda loved her
family and always enjoyed getting together on holidays. She was active in her
church community and taught Catechism for many years. Amanda received the
Bishop’s medal for her church and diocesan services. She served on the altar
society, helping with the church fairs and cooking for various events. Her
specialties included making little pecan pies (dozens at a time), homemade
fudge, or her wonderful pecan cake. She loved working in her flower garden, and
would proudly show you the blooms on her Christmas cactus and other houseplants
as well. The family wishes to thank the staff of Rio Sol Nursing Home in Mansura,
Hospice Compassus of Alexandria, and
Avoyelles
Hospital
.
Your loving care is greatly appreciated. Visitation will be held
Friday,
December 30, 2011
from
5:00
p.m.
to
9:00
p.m.
and
Saturday
, December 31, 2011
from
9:00
a.m.
until time of a double funeral service with her husband, Raymond Ducote.
Personal condolences may be sent to the Ducote family at www. melanconfunerals@aol.com.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Melancon Funeral
Home
of Bunkie
,
LA.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Church of the
Little Flower (
P.O.
Box 20
Evergreen
,
LA
71333
).
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