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Isom Roy, 80, died at 6:45 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 1, 2002, in a local hospital.

He was a native of Eunice and a longtime resident of Lake Charles. He was an Army veteran and had served in World War II. He was a member of VFW Post 2130 and the American Legion.

Survivors include his wife, Patricia Roy of Lake Charles; one son, Toby Roy of Lake Charles; one daughter, Barbara Ann Rennick of Beaumont, Texas; two sisters, Billie Lou Roy of Odessa, Texas, and Alice Manuel of Eunice; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

His services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, in Hixson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Consolata Cemetery. Visitation is 11 a.m.- 10 p.m. Tuesday and from 8 a.m. Wednesday.

(Published in The Lake Charles American Press on December 2, 2002)

Isom — Clara Joyce McBride. Clara (daughter of Anderson Joseph McBride, Sr. and Ozia Breaux) was born 29 Aug 1930, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 20 Oct 2015, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 24 Oct 2015, Prien Memorial Park Cemetery - Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Joyce Landry, 85, passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2015 in her residence.

She was a resident of Lake Charles for over 60 years and was a member of St. Margaret's Catholic Church. She had been a Hair Dresser since 1963. She enjoyed cleaning and also caring for her plants. Grocery shopping and cooking was a big love of hers. One of the many things she was able to do in her life which she was proud was be a part of the "Lee Jonet Show" on Channel 7 multiple times. Also, she worked at the "Fair Store" for many years. She loved QVC and was very faithful at watching it. Most of all she loved her family and was known for her great sense of humor.

She is survived by her son; one brother; one granddaughter; four great-grandchildren, along with several nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by two husbands, Isom Roy and Frank L. Landry, Sr., her parents Anderson and Ozxia McBride, along with four brothers and four sisters.

Services will be held at Hixson Funeral Home of Lake Charles on Saturday, October 24, 2015 at 11:00am. Rev. Jody Blane Robert great nephew will officiate. Visitation will be held on Saturday from 10:00am until service time at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Prien Memorial Park. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.hixsonfuneralhomes.com.

(Published by Hixson Funeral Home of Lake Charles, LA)

Anderson — Ozia Breaux. Ozia was born 5 Oct 1884, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 18 Apr 1957, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried , Prien Memorial Park Cemetery - Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

Walter married Aurelia Perres Aurelia (daughter of Auguste Perres and Calisse Zelonise LeBlanc) was born 13 Jan 1855, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 23 Mar 1936, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried , St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery #1 - Rayne, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Pioneer Woman Of Rayne Dies Sunday

St. Joseph Catholic Church at 9 a.m., Monday, March 23, Father H. Lerschen officiating. during his sermon, he spoke of the many virtues which Mrs. McBride possessed, stressing her motherhood and life of love for her children, which was made the more impressive by the tear stained faces of these same "girls and boys" who surrounded her during the funeral. At the close of the last rites, the funeral procession continued on to St. Joseph's cemetery, where the remains were laid to rest in the family vault.

Pallbearers included Mrs. McBride's four sons: Walter, Edward, Henry and Anderson, and two nephews, Felix Perres and O.T. McBride.

The well conducted arrangements were in charge of the Ardoin Funeral Home.

With Mrs. McBride's death, one of Rayne's most colorful characters has passed on. With her went a wealth of history and lore of this community since she was one of the first residents of Rayne and the former Poupeville. Her father, August Perres, Sr., came to this section of Louisiana from France, and was one of the first to make his home in the vicinity of what is now known as Rayne. He married a Miss LeBlanc who was in turn a daughter of a Miss Broussard, the family line being direct descendants of Longfellow's famous "Evangeline". Mrs. McBride's mother was originally from what is now the Church Point community, but after her marriage, she and Mr. Perres moved to this section. Mrs. McBride was born on one of the largest tracts in the State at that time, owned by her father and located in and around Poupeville, near the present John Servat farm. The settlement gradually grew and the present St. Joseph Church was established near there some 70 years ago. Later, with the passing of the Southern Pacific Lines, the entire settlement was moved up to the tracks and renamed Rayne, Mrs. McBride moving into town 65 years ago she married Walter Scott McBride of the Church Point section and since that time, has made her home continuously in Rayne.

To talk with her was a rare treat, for she had the customs and history of the community at her fingertips and with her many experiences in the early days, she was a source of unusual and accurate information. During her girlhood and early wife-hood, the families had to spin their own cotton and weave their cloth for wearing apparel. All of their cooking was done in chimneys, and hardships were plentiful. Mrs. McBride was one of the few of these Louisiana pioneers who lived to see electricity become universally used along with thousands of other inventions and improvements, and she kept in touch with the wide progress of the world during her last years.

Her keen mind and active sense of humor, made Mrs. McBride a constant source of pleasure to her family and hundreds of friends, these faculties even seeming to improve with the advancement of years. She recognized everyone immediately and always had a friendly greeting for all.

In her last illness, around her bedside were gathered her "boys" and "girls", always girls and boys to her although they have grown to mature years with homes of their own. The life so long interwoven with theirs, they watched with grief-stricken hearts, while it slowly but surely passed over. The love of a mother for her children passes all human understanding and just such a love did this mother have for her family. We feel confident that in coming years the memory of her unselfish devotion will be for them a guiding star and an ever present inspiration. Although fully aware that her "four score and ten" had long since passed, this mother had no fear of death. She talked with members of her family about the past and planned for the present and future. Her last words were of love for her children, and that quiet closing scene has left with them the indication of that wonderful peace to which she has been claimed after her long years of service and labor on this earth. A true Christian, Mrs. McBride practiced the precepts of her early teaching faithfully, and was prepared when the last summons came.

Tribune bows its head in grief at the passing of so loved a figure, and it is with sincere regret that we add our words of condolences to those who have been voiced by the scores of friends throughout this section.

Surviving Mrs. McBride, former Miss Aurelia Perres, are six children: Anderson of Rayne, Henry of Port Arthur, Miss Ella McBride, Walter, Edward, and Mrs. Jos. Privat, all of Rayne. In addition she is survived by one adopted daughter, Mrs. G. Besse of Port Arthur; four half-sisters: Mrs. Sylvestre Boudreaux, and Mrs. John LeBleu of Rayne and Mrs. Adam Talbot and Mrs. Felix Royer of Port Arthur; and one half-brother, Anatole Clement of Rayne; seventeen grandchildren, and one niece, Mrs. Lucille Jeanmard of Lafayette and one nephew, Felix Perres of Rayne. Her only brother, August Perres, Jr., preceded her in death a number of years ago.

(Published in the Rayne Acadian Tribune on March 27, 1936)