Willa Mae McBride

1921 - 2009  (88 years)

• Name	Willa Mae McBride
  Born	22 Mar 1921	Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	16 Aug 2009	Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Buried	20 Aug 2009	Prien Memorial Park Cemetery - Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
  Person ID	I4184	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2018

  
  

  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	Freddie Robert,   b. 16 Sep 1915, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 16 Jan 1998, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Married	Nov 1937	Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Children	+ 1. J.J. Robert + 2. Paul Wayne Robert,   b. 15 Oct 1949, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 13 Aug 2014, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 64 years)
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2025
  Family ID	F1644	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 22 Mar 1921 - Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA Married - Nov 1937 - Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA Died - 16 Aug 2009 - Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA Buried - 20 Aug 2009 - Prien Memorial Park Cemetery - Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents

  Marriage LIcense Announcement of Freddie Robert and Willa Mae McBride Published in The Eunice News on November 30, 1937

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone of Freddie Robert and Willa Mae McBride Robert Prien Memorial Park Cemetery - Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: Willa Mae McBride Robert Willa Mae McBride Robert, age 88, passed away Sunday, August 16, 2009, at a local hospital. Ms. Robert was born in Rayne, LA, on March 22, 1921. She lived in Lake Charles for over 70 years. She retired from The Fair Department Store after 40 years of exemplary service. Ms. Robert was loved and respected by her colleagues and customers. She was a member of St. Margaret's Catholic Church. Preceding her in death was her husband, Freddie Robert. She leaves to cherish her memory, two sons, Julian Robert and wife, Deborah, of Baton Rouge and Paul Wayne Robert and wife, Kate of Lake Charles; one brother, Bill McBride of Lake Charles; one sister, Joyce Landry of Lake Charles; 5 grandchildren; and 7 great-grandchildren. Her funeral will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, August 20, 2009, at Johnson Funeral Home. Rev. Jody Robert, her grandson, will officiate. Burial will follow in Prien Memorial Park. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, August 19, from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. and again on Thursday, from 8 a.m. until time of service. A scripture and memory service will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday evening. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the American Cancer Society in Willa Mae Robert's memory. (Published in The Lake Charles American-Press on August 18, 2009)