BEATRICE CASWELL DOUCET

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 12 p.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Iota for Beatrice Caswell Doucet, 93, who died Monday, April 20, 2015 at 6:45 p.m. at Oak Lane Wellness and Rehabilitation Center in Eunice.
Fr. Jude Thierry, Pastor of St. Joseph Catholic Church, will officiate for the services. The family requests visiting hours Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. A rosary will be recited at 10:00 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Joseph Mausoleum.
Mrs. Doucet is survived by one daughter, Glenda D. Richard and her husband T. J. of Eunice; two sons, Kenneth Doucet and his wife Shirley of Baton Rouge, Malhon Doucet and his wife Sheryl of Metairie; one sister, Elrine C. Segura of Eunice; one brother, Viel Caswell, Sr. of Eunice; six grandchildren, Jeff Richard and his wife Alicia, Michelle Newsom and her husband Bryan, Timothy Doucet and wife Taylor, Travis Doucet, Diane Branting and her husband Scott and Denise Hooter and her husband Paul, Sr.; six great-grandchildren, Joshua Richard, Laura LeBlanc and husband Bryce, Ashley Newsom, Wesley Newsom, Mason Doucet, Lauren Doucet and Paul Hooter, Jr.; one great great-grandchild, Evella LeBlanc; numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Leroy Doucet; one great-grandson, Corporal Matthew Richard, her parents, Elice and Louricia Bertrand Caswell; four sisters, Ena Stroderd, Eve Caswell, Lillie Young and Imae Seilhan; one brother, Elvin Caswell.
Pallbearers will be Jeff Richard, Bryan Newsom, Timothy Doucet, Travis Doucet, Scott Branting, Paul Hooter, Sr.
The family requests memorial contributions be made to St. Francis School, 604 St. Joseph Ave, Iota, LA 70543 or to the Corporal Matthew Richard Memorial Run, P. O. Box 233, Iota, LA 70543.
Words of comfort may be sent to the family at www.geesey-ferguson.com
Arrangements have been entrusted to Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home, 509 Duson Avenue, Iota, LA 70543, 337-779-2669.