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Obituary:

Services Here Saturday For Mrs. C. Clement

Funeral services for Mrs. Claudia LeBlanc Clement, widow of the late Clobule Clement, 77, were held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday from St. Joseph Church, with many friends joining the family to pay last tribute to this loved mother.

Rev. Emery Labbe officiated at the services, and burial followed in the old St. Joseph Cemetery, with Gossen Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Pallbearers included Lee Guidry, Ryness LeBlanc, Sr., Rodney LeBlanc, Tom LeBlanc, William LeBlanc and Harold Mier.

Mrs. Clement died at 10:55 a.m. Friday, January 16, at the Rayne-Branch Hospital after a recent serious illness.

Life long resident of Rayne, she was a devout Catholic and had been a member of St. Joseph Church for many years. She had made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Rena Broussard, during recent years, and was a cherished member of the family circle, with many friends in the community who join Acadian-Tribune in extending sympathy to her loved ones in this time of sorrow.

Survivors include one son, August Clement of Paramount, California; one daughter, Mrs. Rena Broussard of Rayne; two brothers, Phillip LeBlanc and Ignace LeBlanc, both of Rayne; two sisters, Mrs. Philip Hebert and Mrs. Gilbert Hebert, both of Rayne; 6 grandchildren and 16 great grand children.

(Published in The Rayne Acadian Tribune on January 22, 1970)

Obituary:

Mrs. Clodia Clement Expires In Rayne

RAYNE, La. - Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. today in St. Joseph Catholic Church here for Mrs. Clodia LeBlanc Clement, 77, of Rayne, who died at 10:55 a.m. Friday in the Rayne - Branch Hospital.

Burial in the Old St. Joseph Cemetery will be under the direction of Gossen Funeral Home of Rayne.


Survivors include a son, August Clement of Paramount, Calif.; a daughter, Mrs. Rena Broussard of Rayne; two brothers, Philip and Ignace LeBlanc, both of Rayne; two sisters, Mrs. Philip Hebert and Mrs. Gilbert Hebert, both of Rayne; six grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.

(Published in The Crowley Post-Signal on January 17, 1970)

Clodia married Clobule Joseph Clement 12 Jan 1911, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA. Clobule (son of Anatole Clement and Odelia Breaux) was born 2 Feb 1892, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 2 Jan 1940, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 4 Jan 1940, St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery #1 - Rayne, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

1. August Joseph Clement was born 8 Oct 1911, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 11 Feb 1980, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 12 Feb 1980, St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery #1 - Rayne, Louisiana, USA.
2. Rena Marie Clement was born 27 Apr 1917, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 18 Oct 1992, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 21 Oct 1992, St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery #1 - Rayne, Louisiana, USA.
3. Ogden J. Clement was born 3 Nov 1928, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 2 Feb 1932, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 3 Feb 1932, St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery #1 - Rayne, Louisiana, USA.