The Life of Mary Margaret Thibeaux
LAFAYETTE - Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at a 10:00 AM Mass of Christian Burial at St. Mary Mother of the Church, 419 Doucet Road, Lafayette, LA 70503, for Mary Margaret Rogers Thibeaux, 84, who died peacefully on Monday, April 27, 2015 at her residence in Lafayette.
The family requests that visitation be observed in Martin & Castille''s DOWNTOWN location on Tuesday from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM and on Wednesday from 8:00 AM until time of service.
A Rosary will be prayed on Tuesday at 6:00 PM in Martin & Castille Funeral Home.
Interment will take place at Holy Mary, Mother of God Cemetery in Lafayette.
Father Peter S. Rogers, S.J., of New Orleans will be celebrant of the Mass and conduct the funeral services. Lectors for the celebration of the Eucharist will be Dale Doucet, Chuck Bernard and Kevin McKay, Sr. Giftbearers will be Mary’s granddaughters. Eulogist will be her son, Roger Thibeaux.
Mrs. Thibeaux, daughter of the late Kirby Séraphin Rogers and the former Marguerite Louise Minvielle, was born May 14, 1930 and reared in Jeanerette, LA. Mary was the second of twelve children, a 1947 graduate of St. Joseph High School in Jeanerette and a 1951 graduate of Sacred Heart College in Grand Coteau. Upon graduation, she became a governess for a family in Puerto Rico. Returning to Jeanerette, she was employed at Wormser’s Department Store where she sold her future husband a pair of slippers. She married Bernard Cornelius Thibeaux, Sr. in 1952. Over the years Mary and Ben were active members at Our Lady of Fatima, St. Mary’s and, most recently, St. Patrick''s Parish where she served as an extraordinary Eucharistic minister and decorated the church for the liturgical seasons. Mary also cooked dinner once a month for the residents of Faith House, a shelter for women.
Mary was a beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother and grandmother; her dedication to her family was evident in many ways. One that was especially dear to them was her weekly Sunday dinner with wonderfully prepared food, a set table and a place for everyone. Mary was an avid tennis player and was nicknamed “Tiger T-Bo” on the court where she enjoyed a special camaraderie with her tennis buddies. Mary also loved to find and restore antique furniture. When not baking or making pralines, she enjoyed sewing and was a member of the La Fonda “Sewing Club”; she also loved to dance.
Mary was a beautiful role model for her children as they witnessed her sweetness and enjoyment of life as well as her goodness to those in need. In this she expressed her Christian faith. The following was printed about Mary at graduation in the Sacred Heart yearbook, Memorare: “It’s hard to say how we feel about Mary. Her genuineness, sincerity, kindness are impressed upon anyone who knows her. But more than any of these, there is a quality which distinguishes her which embodies all of her good points, and these are her only points. That is her utter lovableness. ‘For it was Mary’ who for four years has been the brightest spot in our lives.”
Survivors include her children: Juliet McKay of Lafayette, Bernard C. Thibeaux, Jr. and his wife, Angela, of Lafayette, Mary “Ginger" Doucet and her husband, Dale, of Milton, David Thibeaux and his wife, Nanette, of Lafayette, Renee Bernard and her husband, Charles “Chuck” of Lafayette, and Roger Thibeaux and his wife, Ruth Ann, of Milton; nineteen grandchildren: Kevin McKay and his wife, Sara, Meghan McKay Bouquet and her husband, Kevin , Beau McKay, B. C. Thibeaux, III and his wife, Cassie, Dailey Thibeaux, Marguerite Doucet Blanchard and her husband, John, Marc Doucet, August Doucet, Mollie Feerick and her husband, Rourk, Madeleine Thibeaux, Sarah Bernard Sturlese and her husband, J. Hunter, Camille Bernard Moody, and her husband Benjamin, Robert Bernard, Patrick Bernard, Zachary Falgout, Kirby Thibeaux, Theodore Thibeaux, Genevieve Thibeaux and Emmaline Thibeaux; fourteen great grandchildren; three sisters: Jane Boudreaux of Lafayette, Rita Rogers of Jeanerette and Suzie Luke and her husband, David, of Milton; two brothers: Roland “Boo” Rogers of Lydia and Rev. Peter Rogers, S.J. of New Orleans; her four sisters-in-law, Margaret Rogers, Lynn Rogers, Anna Thibeaux and May Thibeaux.
She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, her daughter Marguerite Ellen “Totsie” Thibeaux; her sister, Ellen Rogers; her brothers, Kirby D., Michael, John, Frank, and Robert Rogers.
Pallbearers will be her ten grandsons, Kevin McKay, II, Beau McKay, B.C. Thibeaux, III, Dailey Thibeaux, Marc Doucet, August Doucet, Robert Bernard, Patrick Bernard, Zachary Falgout, and Theodore Thibeaux.
Memorial contributions may be made in the name of Mary R. Thibeaux, Sr. to Hospice of Acadiana, 2600 Johnston St., Suite 200, Lafayette, LA 70503 or to St. Jude Children''s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
The Thibeaux family extends its heartfelt gratitude to Hospice of Acadiana, W. A. Bernard, MD, Beau Burch, MD, Michael Alexander, MD and her caregivers over the years, Cindy Deville, Debbie Courville, Adrienne Guidry, Rosa Munoz, Martha Terro, Nellie Arabie, Janelle Courville, Vivian Kidder and Georgie Boutte and Connie Peschier for their genuine care and compassion.
Martin & Castille-DOWNTOWN-330 St. Landry St., Lafayette, LA 70506, 337-234-2311
The family requests that visitation be observed in Martin & Castille''s DOWNTOWN location on Tuesday from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM and on Wednesday from 8:00 AM until time of service.
A Rosary will be prayed on Tuesday at 6:00 PM in Martin & Castille Funeral Home.
Interment will take place at Holy Mary, Mother of God Cemetery in Lafayette.
Father Peter S. Rogers, S.J., of New Orleans will be celebrant of the Mass and conduct the funeral services. Lectors for the celebration of the Eucharist will be Dale Doucet, Chuck Bernard and Kevin McKay, Sr. Giftbearers will be Mary’s granddaughters. Eulogist will be her son, Roger Thibeaux.
Mrs. Thibeaux, daughter of the late Kirby Séraphin Rogers and the former Marguerite Louise Minvielle, was born May 14, 1930 and reared in Jeanerette, LA. Mary was the second of twelve children, a 1947 graduate of St. Joseph High School in Jeanerette and a 1951 graduate of Sacred Heart College in Grand Coteau. Upon graduation, she became a governess for a family in Puerto Rico. Returning to Jeanerette, she was employed at Wormser’s Department Store where she sold her future husband a pair of slippers. She married Bernard Cornelius Thibeaux, Sr. in 1952. Over the years Mary and Ben were active members at Our Lady of Fatima, St. Mary’s and, most recently, St. Patrick''s Parish where she served as an extraordinary Eucharistic minister and decorated the church for the liturgical seasons. Mary also cooked dinner once a month for the residents of Faith House, a shelter for women.
Mary was a beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother and grandmother; her dedication to her family was evident in many ways. One that was especially dear to them was her weekly Sunday dinner with wonderfully prepared food, a set table and a place for everyone. Mary was an avid tennis player and was nicknamed “Tiger T-Bo” on the court where she enjoyed a special camaraderie with her tennis buddies. Mary also loved to find and restore antique furniture. When not baking or making pralines, she enjoyed sewing and was a member of the La Fonda “Sewing Club”; she also loved to dance.
Mary was a beautiful role model for her children as they witnessed her sweetness and enjoyment of life as well as her goodness to those in need. In this she expressed her Christian faith. The following was printed about Mary at graduation in the Sacred Heart yearbook, Memorare: “It’s hard to say how we feel about Mary. Her genuineness, sincerity, kindness are impressed upon anyone who knows her. But more than any of these, there is a quality which distinguishes her which embodies all of her good points, and these are her only points. That is her utter lovableness. ‘For it was Mary’ who for four years has been the brightest spot in our lives.”
Survivors include her children: Juliet McKay of Lafayette, Bernard C. Thibeaux, Jr. and his wife, Angela, of Lafayette, Mary “Ginger" Doucet and her husband, Dale, of Milton, David Thibeaux and his wife, Nanette, of Lafayette, Renee Bernard and her husband, Charles “Chuck” of Lafayette, and Roger Thibeaux and his wife, Ruth Ann, of Milton; nineteen grandchildren: Kevin McKay and his wife, Sara, Meghan McKay Bouquet and her husband, Kevin , Beau McKay, B. C. Thibeaux, III and his wife, Cassie, Dailey Thibeaux, Marguerite Doucet Blanchard and her husband, John, Marc Doucet, August Doucet, Mollie Feerick and her husband, Rourk, Madeleine Thibeaux, Sarah Bernard Sturlese and her husband, J. Hunter, Camille Bernard Moody, and her husband Benjamin, Robert Bernard, Patrick Bernard, Zachary Falgout, Kirby Thibeaux, Theodore Thibeaux, Genevieve Thibeaux and Emmaline Thibeaux; fourteen great grandchildren; three sisters: Jane Boudreaux of Lafayette, Rita Rogers of Jeanerette and Suzie Luke and her husband, David, of Milton; two brothers: Roland “Boo” Rogers of Lydia and Rev. Peter Rogers, S.J. of New Orleans; her four sisters-in-law, Margaret Rogers, Lynn Rogers, Anna Thibeaux and May Thibeaux.
She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, her daughter Marguerite Ellen “Totsie” Thibeaux; her sister, Ellen Rogers; her brothers, Kirby D., Michael, John, Frank, and Robert Rogers.
Pallbearers will be her ten grandsons, Kevin McKay, II, Beau McKay, B.C. Thibeaux, III, Dailey Thibeaux, Marc Doucet, August Doucet, Robert Bernard, Patrick Bernard, Zachary Falgout, and Theodore Thibeaux.
Memorial contributions may be made in the name of Mary R. Thibeaux, Sr. to Hospice of Acadiana, 2600 Johnston St., Suite 200, Lafayette, LA 70503 or to St. Jude Children''s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
The Thibeaux family extends its heartfelt gratitude to Hospice of Acadiana, W. A. Bernard, MD, Beau Burch, MD, Michael Alexander, MD and her caregivers over the years, Cindy Deville, Debbie Courville, Adrienne Guidry, Rosa Munoz, Martha Terro, Nellie Arabie, Janelle Courville, Vivian Kidder and Georgie Boutte and Connie Peschier for their genuine care and compassion.
Martin & Castille-DOWNTOWN-330 St. Landry St., Lafayette, LA 70506, 337-234-2311
