Wilma Venable

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Wilma Pitre Venable at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, July 21, 2017, in Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in Opelousas. Reverend Austin Leger will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal will be held in the St. Bridget Catholic Church Cemetery in Lawtell, LA. Readers will be Marilyn Pitre DeJean, Stacey Lormand Dupre' and Sarah Kelley Whitehead. Gift bearers will be Lindsey Lemoine Choroszucha, Christina Pitre Castillo, Stephanie Pitre Higgins and Melinda Boss Labbe.

Visitation will be held on Friday, July 21, 2017 in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home Chapel from 10:00 a.m. until time of service.

Wilma, age 95, a resident of Opelousas, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 18, 2017 at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Nursing Home.

Wilma was a member of the Catholic Daughters and the Our Lady of Mercy Ladies' Altar Society. She was also a lay minister for many years at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church and received an Apostolic Blessing from Pope Benedict XVI on November 30, 2011. Wilma enjoyed sewing, crocheting, reading and doing word search books. She will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved her.

She is survived by her daughters, Loraine Venable Lemoine of Fredericksburg, VA; Carol Venable of Opelousas and her brother, Ray Pitre of Opelousas. She is also survived by one grandchild, Lindsey Lemoine Choroszucha; Stacey Lormand Dupre', who was like her own grandchild and two great-grandchildren, Anna Katheryn Dupre' and Amelia Claire Dupre'.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Merlin Joseph Venable; her parents, Benjamin and Louisa Reed Pitre and her brother, James Pitre.

Pallbearers will be Scott Pitre, Gregory Veillon, Ted Labbe, Bryan Labbe, Tom Choroszucha, Barry Labbe, Kevin Labbe and Anthony Castillo. Honorary pallbearers will be Donald Lemoine, Ray Pitre, Murray Labbe, L.T. Dupre', III, Ron Lormand, Terry Rozas and Steven Higgins.

The family request donations be made to the charity of your choice in memory of Mrs. Wilma .

Family and friends are invited to sign and view the online guestbook at www.lafondardoin.com.
Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home of Opelousas, 2845 South Union Street, Opelousas, LA 70570, (337)-942-2638 has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements.

Visitation

Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home of Opelousas
2845 South Union Street
Opelousas, LA  70570
Friday, July 21, 2017
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Service

Mass of Christian Burial

Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church
207 North Camille Street
Opelousas, LA  70570
Friday, July 21, 2017
3:00 p.m.

Cemetery

St. Bridget Catholic Church Cemetery
3933 Hwy. 35
Lawtell, LA  70550