Walter Joseph McBride

1891 - 1964  (72 years)

• Name	Walter Joseph McBride
  Born	1 Oct 1891	Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	24 Jun 1964	Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Buried	25 Jun 1964	Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery #2 - Rayne, Louisiana, USA
  Person ID	I3796	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Walter Scott McBride,   b. 1 Dec 1848, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 20 Aug 1917, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Aurelia Perres,   b. 13 Jan 1855, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 23 Mar 1936, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Married	12 Feb 1872	Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Family ID	F1488	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eva Clare Lancaster,   b. 10 Mar 1898, Lorena, McLennan County, Texas, USA ,   d. 15 Oct 1983, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 85 years)
  Married	11 Jan 1921	Waco, McLennan County, Texas, USA
  Children	+ 1. Jeraldine Antoine McBride,   b. 3 Apr 1922, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 22 Dec 1995, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 73 years) + 2. M.R. McBride
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F1549	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1 Oct 1891 - Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA Married - 11 Jan 1921 - Waco, McLennan County, Texas, USA Died - 24 Jun 1964 - Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA Buried - 25 Jun 1964 - Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery #2 - Rayne, Louisiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		Aurelia Perres McBride with children Aurelia Perres McBride, wife of Walter Scott McBride, posed with three of her children. Standing at left is a son Walter J. McBride. Standing at right is Ella McBride, while sitting on his mother's lap is Edward McBride. Published in The Rayne Acadian Tribune on May 15, 2014
  		Walter Joseph McBride Mr. Walter McBride is shown with his "wealth" in unusual coins and bills collected over a lifetime and which enabled him to say he had "never been broke." Published in The Rayne Acadian Tribune on May 8, 2014
  		McBride's Soda Fountain The soda fountain at McBride's was added to the pharmacy and bus station in May 1940 and quickly became a gathering place for old and young alike, a training center for the many "soda jerks" who worked the trade there. Published in The Rayne Acadian Tribune on May 8, 2014

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		U.S. World War I Draft Card - Walter Joseph McBride Name: Walter Joseph McBride Race: Caucasian (White) Marital Status: Single Birth Date: 1 Oct 1892 [1891] Birth Place: Louisiana, USA Residence Date: 1917-1918 Residence Place: Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA Physical Build: Medium Height: Medium Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Brown
  		Marriage Record of Walter Joseph McBride and Eva Clare Lancaster Groom Name: W. J. McBride Bride Name: Eva Clare Lancaster Marriage Date: 11 Jan 1921 Marriage Place: McLennan, Texas, USA
  		U.S. World War II Draft Card - Walter Joseph McBride Name: Walter Joseph McBride Gender: Male Birth Date: 1 Oct 1892 [1891] Military Draft Date: 1942 Next of Kin: Mrs. Eva Clare L. McBride
  		Death Notice of Walter Joseph McBride Published in The Rayne Acadian-Tribune on June 25, 1964
  		Obituary of Walter Joseph McBride Published in The Crowley Daily Signal on June 25, 1964
  		Lot 13 Block 1 "Plan of Rayne" Published in The Rayne Acadian Tribune on May 1, 2014
  		Lot 13 Block 1 "Plan of Rayne" - May 15, 2014 Published in The Rayne Acadian Tribune on May 15, 2014
  		Lot 13, Block 1 "Plan of Rayne" Published in The Rayne Acadian Tribune on May 8, 2014
  		Lot 13 Block 1 "Plan of Rayne" Published in The Rayne Acadian Tribune on May 29, 2014

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone of Walter Joseph McBride Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery #2 - Rayne, Louisiana, USA

  
  

• Notes

  Death Notice: Late Flash Walter McBride, lifetime Rayne resident and former owner of McBride's Pharmacy died suddenly at about 4:55 p.m. at McBride's Office Supply on West Texas Avenue. According to unofficial reports, Mr. McBride died while reading a magazine. Funeral service were incomplete at press time. (Published in The Rayne Acadian-Tribune on June 25, 1964) Obituary: Walter McBride Dies Suddenly RAYNE, LA. - Walter Joseph McBride, 73, lifelong resident of Rayne and member of a pioneer family of this area, died suddenly at 4:50 p.m. Wednesday while visiting with members of his family in a local office supply firm. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. today at St. Joseph Catholic Church, with interment in the St. Joseph Cemetery. Rev. Fr. O'Neil Landry of Centreville will officiate. Gossen Funeral Home of Rayne is in charge of arrangements. Mr. McBride had been a Pharmacist here for 50 years, operating his own drug store. He retired several years ago, but had remained active in his profession, assisting other local druggists at intervals. He is survived by his widow, the former Eva Claire Lancaster; two daughters, Mrs. A. E. Raymond, Jr., Rayne, and Mrs. Gabriel Alviandian, New Haven, Connecticut; and one sister, Miss Ella McBride of Rayne. Five grandchildren also survive. (Published in The Crowley Daily Signal on June 25, 1964)