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PERRES FUNERAL SET FOR FRIDAY

Rites for Widow of Rayne Fire Chief to Be at 9 o'clock Tomorrow Morning

Rayne, La., March 14 - Mrs. Georgiana Amy Perres, 52, widow of the late Chief Felix Perres, who died on Friday, March 2, died in a New Orleans hospital at 8 a.m. Wednesday, 11 days after the death of her husband.

Funeral services have been set for 9 a.m. Friday, with a solemn requiem mass at St. Joseph's Catholic church, Rev. Father H. Lerschen will officiate, and following the services, burial will be in the family vault in St. Joseph cemetery. Until the hour of the funeral, the body will be at the family home.

Mrs. Perres suffered a stroke immediately following her husband's death, and had been in a critical condition since that time. On Monday night she was taken to New Orleans for further treatment, but failed to respond.

Mrs. Perres was the former Miss Georgiana Amy, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. V. Amy. She was born in St. Martinsville on February 8, 1888, but moved with her family to Rayne to make her home in later years.

On October 27, 1908, she was married to Felix Peres at the local Catholic church, the late Right Rev. Msgr. A.S. Doutre officiating. Since that time she had been active in church, social and civic circles, and had accompanied Chief Perres to numerous international conventions of fire chiefs and similar organizations. She was a member of the Caholic Daughters of America and the Ladies Altar society

She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. walter B. Chelf of Indianapolis, Ind., and one son, Leo Perres of Eunice; one grandson; five sisters, Mrs. A.L. Guidry, Port Arthur, Texas; Mrs. L.A. Morrison, Mrs. Laurent Oubre and Mrs. Lee Oubre, all of St. Martinville, and Mrs. Antoine Lacroix of Rayne; and one brother, Martin Amy of Loreauville.

(Published in the Crowley Daily Signal on March 14, 1940)



Obituary:

RAYNE RESIDENT DIES 11 DAYS AFTER HUSBAND

Mrs. Georgiana Perres, Widow Chief of Police, Succumbs

Mrs. Georgiana Amy Perres, 52, widow of the late Chief Felix Perres, who died Friday, March 2, last, died in a New Orleans hospital at 8 a. m. Wednesday, 11 days after the death of her husband.

Funeral services have been set for 9 a. m. Friday, with a solemn requiem mass at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Rayne. Rev. Father H. Lerschen will officiate, and following the services, burial will be in the family vault in St. Joseph Cemetery. Until the hour of the funeral, the body will be at the family home.

Mrs. Perres suffered a stroke immediately following her husband's death, and had been in a critical condition since that time. On Monday night she was taken to New Orleans for further treatment.

Mrs. Perres was the former Miss Georgiana Amy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. V. Amy. She was born in St. Martinville on February 8, 1888, but moved with her family to Rayne to make her home in later years.

On October 27, 1908 she was married to Felix Perres at the local Catholic Church, the late Right Rev. Msgr. A. S. Doutre officiating. Since that time she has been active in church, social and civic circles, and had accompanied Chief Perres to numerous international conventions of the fire chiefs and similar organizations. She was a member of the Catholic Daughters of America and the Ladies' Altar Society.

She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Walter B. Chief of Indianapolis, Ind., and one son, Leo Perres of Eunice; one grandson, five sisters, Mrs. A. L. Guidry, Port Arthur, Tex.; Mrs. L. A. Morrison, Mrs. Laurent Oubre and Mrs. Lee Oubre, all of St. Martinville, and Mrs. Antoine Lacroix of Rayne; and one brother, Martin Amy of Loreauville.

(Published in The Opelousas Herald on March 15, 1940)

Georgiana married Felix Perres 27 Oct 1908, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA. Felix (son of Auguste Perres, Jr. and Dolores Arenas) was born 27 Oct 1884, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 1 Mar 1940, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 2 Mar 1940, St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery #1 - Rayne, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

1. Leo Anthony Perres was born 16 Oct 1909, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 28 Apr 1965, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 5 May 1965, St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery #2 - Rayne, Louisiana, USA.
2. Yolande Georgia Perres was born 9 Mar 1911, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 12 May 1957, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA; was buried 16 May 1957, Mount Olivet Cemetery - Wheat Ridge, Colorado, USA.