Willie Joseph McBride

1924 - 2021  (96 years)

• Name	Willie Joseph McBride
  Born	13 Feb 1924	Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Jan 2021	Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Buried	21 Jan 2021	Highland Memory Gardens - Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
  Person ID	I4167	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Anderson Joseph McBride, Sr.,   b. 14 Feb 1873, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 2 Jun 1944, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Ozia Breaux,   b. 5 Oct 1884, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 18 Apr 1957, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F1639	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hazel Benoit,   b. 9 Jan 1923, Morse, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 1 Aug 2014, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 91 years)
  Children	+ 1. W.D. McBride + 2. M.R. McBride + 3. R. McBride   4. T.K. McBride
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2015
  Family ID	F1640	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 13 Feb 1924 - Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA Died - 16 Jan 2021 - Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA Buried - 21 Jan 2021 - Highland Memory Gardens - Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		Willie Joseph McBride Obituary picture
  		Willie Joseph McBride and Clara Joyce McBride Landry

  
  

  Documents		U.S. World War II Draft Card - Willie Joseph McBride Name: Willie McBride Race: White Age: 18 Birth Date: 13 Feb 1924 Birth Place: Rayne, Louisiana Residence Place: Rayne, Acadia, Louisiana, USA Registration Date: 30 Jun 1942 Registration Place: Rayne, Acadia, Louisiana, USA Employer: N. Y. A. Lafayette, La. Height: 5' 9" Weight: 147 lbs. Complexion: Ruddy Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Brown Next of Kin: Anderson McBride
  		Obituary of Willie Joseph McBride Published in The Lake Charles American Press on January 19, 2021

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone of Willie Joseph McBride and Hazel Benoit McBride Highland Memory Gardens - Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: Willie Joseph McBride February 13, 1924 ~ January 16, 2021 Willie Joseph McBride, 96, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 10:11 PM on Saturday, January 16, 2021 in a local hospital. Mr. McBride was born February 13, 1924 in Rayne, LA. He rode his bicycle to Lake Charles where he began driving a taxicab and them moved his family here. He spent several years in construction, where he learned how to build houses and then worked as a longshoreman. He later was the owner and operator of McBride's Roller Disco. Mr. McBride was a member of St. Margaret Catholic Church. He always enjoyed building cabinets and tinkering and could fix anything set before him. He will always be remembered for his humble nature and was thankful for everyone in his life. Mr. McBride is survived by his four sons, Willie Dean McBride and wife Tam of Georgia, Melvin "Ray" McBride and fiancée Mary Chambers of Sulphur, Rene McBride and wife Tammy of Lake Charles, and Troy Kim McBride of Lake Charles; along with twenty-six grandchildren, fifty-one great-grandchildren, and four great-great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Hazel McBride; his parents; and all of his brothers and sisters. His funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at University Baptist Church, under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home. Rev. Jody Robinson will officiate. Burial will follow in Prien Memorial Park. Visitation will be at the church on Wednesday from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM and continue on Thursday from 9:00 AM until the start of the services. (Published by Johnson Funeral Home of Lake Charles, LA)