Octavia Boudreaux

July 27, 1936 - February 22, 2014
OPELOUSAS - Funeral services were held for Octavia Boudreaux, 77, of Gulfport, Mississippi, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ville Platte at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, February 26. Burial followed in Bellevue Memorial Park in Opelousas.
A devoted mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, Ms. Boudreaux died Saturday, February 22, 2014, in Gulfport, Mississippi, surrounded by her beloved family. She was born in Plaisance on July 27, 1936, to George Allen and Rosa Lee Gay Dupre. After many years of residing in the area, she set out on another chapter of her life and relocated to the Mississippi Gulf Coast, where she spent the last 22 years of her life surrounded by her family. She was a member of St. James Catholic Church and attended Family Worship Center with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She devoted her life to the care and well being of her family, but she was also a dear friend to many. Her sweet disposition and gracious smile will forever be cherished by all who were lucky enough to have crossed paths with her on her journey through this life.
Survivors include her precious children, Craig Boudreaux and his wife, Julie, of Metairie, Arlene Rich and her husband, Michael, of Portland, Oregon, and Sharon Jones and her husband, Joseph, Carmen Urbina and her companion, Pete, and Carol Kennedy and her husband, Doug, all of Gulfport, Mississippi. She was blessed with eight grandchildren and further blessed with six great-grandchildren. They were her greatest joy and she never missed an opportunity to boast about them. Also left behind are her siblings, James Dupre and his wife, Beulah, of Ville Platte, Alvin Dupre and his wife, Sara, of Opelousas, Steve Dupre and Winton Dupre, both of Lacombe, Betty Fontenot of French Settlement, Georganna Bellow and her husband, Tom, of Opelousas, Ruth Bernard and her husband, Bill, of New Iberia and Jenny Gorecki of Franklinton.
She was preceded in death by her parents, George Allen and Rosa Lee Gay Dupre; and one brother, Roy Dupre.
Father Brian Harrington officiated.
Family and friends may view the online obituary and/or sign the guestbook at www.ardoinfuneralhomes.com.
Ardoin’s Funeral Home of Ville Platte was in charge of arrangements.