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Member of Early Rayne Family Is Claimed By Death

Funeral services were held Monday at 10 a.m. in St. John's Cathedral in Lafayette for Mrs. J. Frank Jeanmard, the former Lucille Perres, 81, who died at Lafayette General Hospital at 11 a.m. Saturday.

Her son, Rt. Rev. Msgr. Jules Jeanmard of Eunice, was celebrant of the beautiful Mass, with His Excellency, the Most Rev. Maurice Schexnayder, D.D., Bishop of Lafayette, giving the Absolution, and Rt. Rev. Msgr. George A. Bodin, V.F., pastor of St. John Cathedral, officiating at the graveside ceremonies. Deacon for the Mass was Very Rev. Edward Boudreaux, while the Sub Deacon was Rev. Marcel Fourcade.

Interment was in the St. John Cemetery, with hosts of relatives and friends from this entire area in attendance.

Pallbearers included her grandsons and grandnephews, Frank Traub and Buddy Bettis, grandsons, and George Jeanmard, Cyrus Guidry, Michael and Michell Barras, great nephews.

Honorary pallbearers included Bennett Voorhies, Sr., J. Alfred Mouton, Sr., William Mouton, Dr. Eerleen Bienvenu, Jerome Thibeaux and Jules Krauss of Lafayette, J.C. Keller, Jr., of Eunice, and John Fangue and Sidney Toups of Berwick.

Mrs. Jeanmard will be remembered by many in this community as the daughter of the late August Perres and Dolores Arenas Perres, pioneer settlers of the Rayne area.

She was a sister of the late Felix Perres, charter member and first Fire Chief of the Rayne Volunteer Fire Association, and long prominent in the business and civic life of this community. Her girlhood was spent here, and her happiest memories were of her early life in Rayne, and the many wonderful friends here whom she cherished throughout the years she lived in Lafayette.

Mrs. Jeanmard often said: "Lafayette is where I live, but Rayne will always be my home". She frequently visited here during the time Mr. and Mrs. Perres were living, and had many relatives and friends in Rayne who dearly loved this sweet Christian woman. Her family was her greatest joy, and she was a devoted wife and mother. Her husband, the late J. Frank Jeanmard, was a brother to His Excellency, the most Rev. Jules B. Jeanmard, D.D., loved Bishop of the Lafayette Diocese until his death several years ago.

Following her death, the family requested that remembrances be made to St. Mary's Home or Immaculate Seminary, since she had always had a great interest in these two institutions.

Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Jerome Thibeaux and Miss Marie Louise Jeanmard, both of Lafayette, Mrs. George Traub of New Orleans and Mrs. Nathan Bettis of Houston, Texas, one son, Rt. Rev. Msgr. Jules Jeanmard, pastor of St. Anthony Catholic Church in Eunice; and nine grandchildren.

(Published in The Rayne Acadian Tribune on June 6, 1968)

Lucille — Joseph Frank Jeanmard. Joseph was born 21 Sep 1873, Breaux Bridge, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 7 Dec 1931, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 8 Dec 1931, St. John Cemetery - Lafayette, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

1. Marie Louise Jeanmard was born 16 Dec 1911, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 19 Nov 2010, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 23 Nov 2010, St. John Cemetery - Lafayette, Louisiana, USA.
2. Jules August Jeanmard was born 7 Aug 1913, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 25 Dec 1971, Eunice, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 27 Dec 1971, St. John Cemetery - Lafayette, Louisiana, USA.
3. Lucille Marie Jeanmard was born 8 Dec 1915, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 12 Nov 1998, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 14 Nov 1998, St. Louis Cemetery #3 - New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
4. Blanche Dolores Jeanmard was born 12 Apr 1928, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 20 Jun 2016, Laredo, Webb County, Texas, USA; was buried 2 Jul 2016, Forest Park Cemetery - Houston, Texas, USA.
5. A.M. Jeanmard

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RAYNE PIONEER BURIED TODAY

Auguste Perres, Estimable Citizen Succumbs After Three Days Illness

Auguste Perres, one of the pioneer settlers of the town of Rayne, was buried this morning at 9 o'clock. Right Rev. J.B. Jeanmard, bishop of Lafayette, officiated. He was assisted by Rev. Father Doutre, pastor of the Catholic Church in Rayne. The funeral was largely attended because the deceased was held in the highest esteem by many friends.

Three days ago, Mr. Perres became ill with an acute attack of Bright's disease from which he never rallied. He passed into eternity at 10:30 o'clock Tuesday morning surrounded by his loved ones.

All of the time that he lived in Rayne, Mr. Perres conducted a blacksmith and wheelwright establishment. In later years he retired and his son, Felix Perres, carried on the business which his father established so well.

Besides his son, Mr. Perres is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Frank Jeanmard, of Lafayette, and a sister, Mrs. Walter McBride, of Rayne, as well as a number of other relatives.

Mr. Perres was always deeply concerned in the welfare of Rayne, more particularity because he was among the original settlers in the place. There remains but two more of the first citizens of the town, Auguste Perres and H.W. Anding, according to the information given to The Signal this morning.

We wish to extend our condolence to those who are grieved in the death of this much lamented citizen.

(Published in the Crowley Daily Signal on January 19, 1921)

Auguste married Dolores Arenas 18 Sep 1879, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA. Dolores was born 11 Dec 1858, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 28 Feb 1926, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 1 Mar 1926, St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery #1 - Rayne, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Mrs. Aug. Perres, Pioneer Resident, Passes Away

Mrs. Auguste Perres, pioneer resident of Rayne, passed away at Sunday evening, February 28th, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. Frank Jeanmard, in Lafayette following a long illness.

Mrs. Perres was Dolores Arenas, a native of Terrebonne Parish, and moved here with her husband shortly after their marriage over 45 years ago. At that time travel was still by stagecoach, and Rayne was a struggling crossroad village known as Pooperville then settled about 2 miles south of the present town. When the railroad came through the far-sighted residents of the village moved houses and all to the present location, and Mr. Perres opened a blacksmith shop here, prospered and accumulated considerable very choice real estate holdings. Mr. Perres preceded his wife in death five years ago.

At the time of her death Mrs. Perres was 68 years 1 month and 7 days of age. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. J. Frank Jeanmard of Lafayette, one son, Felix Perres of Rayne, and a niece, Mrs. E.C. Fremaux of Rayne. The body was viewed by a large number of friends and relatives Monday afternoon at the home of her son, Feli Perres, where it lay in state from 2 to 4 o'clock.

(Published in the Rayne Acadian Tribune on March 6, 1926)

Auguste married Calisse Zelonise LeBlanc 20 Jan 1854, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA. Calisse (daughter of Calliste LeBlanc and Marie Cleonide Broussard) was born 4 May 1838, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 28 Jul 1903, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 29 Jul 1903, St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery #1 - Rayne, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Rayne, La., July 28. - Mrs. Don Louis Clement died this morning at 10 o'clock, at the advanced age of sixty-seven years. She will be buried at the Catholic Cemetery here tomorrow morning. She leaves two sons and four daughters.

(Published in The New Orleans Times-Democrat on July 29, 1903)

Calliste married Marie Cleonide Broussard 30 Apr 1821, St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, USA. Marie (daughter of Benjamin Louis Broussard and Marie Magdeline Hebert) was born 16 Jan 1805, St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 1876, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]