Lucille Landry

LUCILLE SUE SIBILLE LANDRY

Grand Coteau- Funeral services for Lucille Sibille Landry, 96, will be held at 11:00AM Tuesday, April 17, 2007 in the St. Charles Catholic Church in Grand Coteau. Interment will follow in the St. Charles Catholic Church Cemetery.

Mrs. Landry was born on November 26, 1910 and died at 9:30AM on April 15, 2007, at her residence surrounded by family and friends.

The Very Reverend Monsignor Charles Mallet will conduct the services.

Musical selections will be provided by vocalist Ron Moreau and organist Phyllis Simar. Musical selections will include, Ave Maria, Wind Beneath My Wings, The Our Father and Hail Mary in French and Amazing Grace.

Mrs. Landry was a native of Sunset and a resident of Cankton for many years. She was the daughter of the late Joseph Sibille and Louise Guilbeau Sibille.

She graduated from Opelousas High School and received her teachers certificate from the Academy of the Sacred Heart, Grand Coteau, LA in 1928. She later attended then SLI, now U.L. to further her education. She began her teaching career in Eunice, LA where she met and later married her husband, Lloyd Ford Landry. In 1942 she began teaching fourth grade at Cankton Elementary where she taught for the duration of her career. She retired in 1968 after 33 years of teaching in the public school system in St. Landry Parish. She was a devout Catholic and a member of St. John Berchman Church in Cankton.

Sue was a wonderful person with the patience of a saint. She was dedicated to her profession, and inspired many of her students to further their education. There are many of her students who have given her credit for their success. She adored her family and loved having them close to her. Everyone close to her will remember her for her love and concern for everyone, and, of course, her love for crossword puzzles.

Mrs. Landry is survived by her only child, Carole Landry DeLisle, and her husband, Gib, of Lafayette, her grandchildren, Dana McPhearson and her husband, Dean, of Mandeville, LA, and Scott Bernard of Houston, TX, her great-grandchildren, Leah and Ian McPhearson of Mandeville, and her sister, Marie Sibille, with whom she shared her home since 1969. She is also survived by her nieces, Lucinda Sibille, Susan Prejean, Juliette Kuylen, and Josephine Kuntz, and her nephew, Lowell Sibille, Jr.

Mrs. Landry was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd Landry, her parents Joseph and Louise Guilbeau Sibille, her brothers, Dr. Howard and Lowell Sa-Sa Sibille, Sr., and her sister, Theresa Sibille.

The family would like to thank her caregivers over the past few years, Mary Johnson, Shari Jeffrey, Ann Lyons, and Hazel Spence, who loved her and showed so much concern and care for her. Also, a special thanks to Dr. Scott Sibille for being an inspiration to the family.

Pallbearers will be Gib DeLisle, Dean McPhearson, Scott Bernard, Lowell Sibille, Jr., Michael Prejean, and Alex Edmonds.

Honorary pallbearers will be Willie Barry, Blane Sibille, Kenneth Savoie, Dr. Barry Comeaux, Donald Menard, Armand Brinkhaus, and Douglas Johnson.
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Visitation

Sibille Funeral Home
1473 I-49 North Service Road
Grand Coteau, LA  70541
Monday, April 16, 2007
49PM

Service

Mass of Christian Burial

St. Charles Catholic Church
252 Church St.
Grand Coteau, LA  70541
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
11:00AM

Cemetery

St. Charles Cemetery
Grand Coteau, LA  70541