Bessie Durio

Opelousas Funeral services for Mrs. Bessie Cecile Guedry Durio, age 79, will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, January 15, 2012, with a Mass of Christian Burial in the St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas. Interment will follow in the Holy Sepulcher Mausoleum. Father James Brady will celebrate the Mass.

Mrs. Durio was a native and longtime resident of Opelousas. She passed away on January 10, 2012, at Opelousas General Health System. She was a wonderful wife, mother, and grandmother. She was one who loved her family without reservation. She will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved her. She was a member of St. Landry Catholic Church, St. Landry Altar Society, Opelousas Community Choir, and Les Dames dEtude where she served as President for two terms. Her passion in life was family especially her three grandchildren, her pets and music.

She is survived by her husband, Glyn Roy Durio of Opelousas two sons, Michael Durio of Phoenix, AZ and Bryan Durio and wife, wife, Laura Durio of Lawrenceville, GA two daughters, Dorothy Collins of Baton Rouge and Ann L. Fitzpatrick and husband, Mark of Geneva, Switzerland and three grandchildren, Marguerite Durio, Andrew Fitzpatrick, and Eleanor Fitzpatrick.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Noah Guedry and Dorothy Pearce Guedry and one sister, Dorothy G. Pyle.

Visitation will be held on Saturday, January 14, 2012, from 4 pm to 10 pm in the Sibille Funeral Home of Opelousas. On Sunday, visitation will continue from 8 am until 1:00 pm in the funeral home.

A Vigil service will be held at 7 pm on Saturday evening in the funeral home.

Special thanks to Dr. Gary Blanchard, Dr. Hunt DeBlanc, Dr. Tom Castille, Dr. Kaylan Verina, Dr. Carlos Mendez and St. Landry Home Health and Home Instead Senior Care for their wonderful care and assistance during her time of illness.

In lieu of flowers, the family would like for donations to be made in memory of Mrs. Bessie to the Lupus Foundation of America www.lupus.org or to St. Josephs Indian School www.stjo.org.

Words of comfort to the family may be expressed at www.sibillefuneralhomes.com.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Sibille Funeral Home of Opelousas.

Visitation

Sibille Funeral Home
2309 George Drive
Opelousas, LA  70570
Saturday, January 14, 2012
410 pm Sun. 8 am1 pm

Service

Mass of Christian Burial

St. Landry Catholic Church
1020 North Main Street
Opelousas, LA  70570
Sunday, January 15, 2012
1:30 pm

Vigil Service

Sibille Funeral Home Chapel
2309 George Drive
Opelousas, LA  70570
Saturday, January 14, 2012
7 pm

Cemetery

Holy Sepulcher Mausoleum
822 North Union
Opelousas, LA  70570

Memorial Contributions

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