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MAURICE — A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, January 4, 2019 at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church for Barbara L. Picard, 88, who passed away on December 31, 2018.
Burial will take place in St. Alphonsus Cemetery.
Barbara retired after 30 years of service as a secretary at Maurice High School and North Vermillion. She served as Alderman and Mayor of Maurice for 31 years. Barbara was a loving mother, grandmother and friend to many.
Barbara, a resident of Maurice, was the daughter of the late Ollie Landry and the former Bernadette Saunier.
She is survived by two daughters, Elizabeth “Wibby” Picard; Caroline Picard; one son, Doug Picard; and grandson, Jordan Picard; sister-in-law, Laurence Landry; brother-in-law, Alfred Hatteberg; as well as 22 nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Paul J. Picard; sister, Catherine Richard and two brothers, Ludovic “Don” Landry and Richard “Dickie” Landry.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Delhomme Funeral Home on Thursday, January 3, 2019 from 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM. A Rosary will be recited at 7:00 PM on Thursday evening in the funeral home. Visiting hours will continue on Friday from 8:00 AM until the time of service.
Pallbearers will be Jordan Picard, Warren Rost, Dr. Nathan Landry, Matt Broussard, Nicholas Broussard and Jonathan Broussard.
The family would like to thank all of her caregivers, staff of St. Joseph Hospice, Sarah Begnaud, Angela Michelle Credeur, Monica Baxter, JoAnn Kebodeaux and Dionne Kubin for all of their help in our time of need.
Personal condolences may be sent to the Picard family at www.delhommefuneralhome.com
Delhomme Funeral Home, 200 Chief H. Fred Road, Maurice, LA is in charge of funeral arrangements.

Jennings — It’s with great sadness and heavy hearts that the family of Jennifer Trahan Cunningham announces her passing from this life on December 29, 2018 at the age of 63. Jennifer was born in Gueydan, LA to Manson Paul Trahan and Esther Mae Bonvillion Trahan Clark on May 4, 1955. Jennifer loved spending time with all her family and friends. She loved her little dog (Lapain). Jennifer also enjoyed shopping and listening to good music. She was a kind and loving person and will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Jennifer is survived by her six brothers & sisters, Marietta Trahan Clark of Abbeville, LA, Paul Trahan of Meaux, LA, Dennis Trahan of Morse, LA, Leonard Trahan of Meaux, LA, Troy Clark of Nunez, LA, and Sherry Clark Guidry of Carencro, LA.
Jennifer was preceded in death by her parents, Manson Trahan and Esther Mae Bonvillion Trahan Clark; her step-father Alday Joseph Clark; her first husband, Jeffery Sonnier; her brother, Russell Trahan.
Funeral Services for Jennifer Trahan Cunningham, 63 of Abbeville, LA will be held at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Kaplan, LA on Saturday, January 5, 2019 at 1:00 PM. A gathering of family and friends will be held at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Kaplan on Saturday, January 5th from 12:00 PM until the time of her service at 1:00 PM. Jennifer will be laid to rest in Holy Rosary Catholic Cemetery following her Service.
To extend online condolences, please visit our website at www.matthewsandsonfuneralhome.net
Arrangements have been entrusted to Matthews & Son Funeral Home.

MAURICE - Barbara Picard was a trailblazer in Vermilion Parish politics.
Back in 1982, Picard decided to run for mayor of Maurice after serving as an alderwoman for seven years. What made her decision so unique is that there had never been a female mayor in Vermilion Parish, let alone in Maurice. She ran and beat Sue Folse, in the mayor’s race.
She remained the mayor of Maurice until 2006, which added up to 24 years.
On Sunday, Picard passed away.
Delhomme Funeral Home in Maurice is handling the arragements.
The Picard family requests that visiting hours be observed at Delhomme Funeral Home on Thursday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. A Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. on Thursday evening in the funeral home. Visiting hours will continue on Friday from 8 a.m.until the time of service.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m on Friday at St. Alphonus Catholic Church for Picard.
Picard was quoted in the Meridional in 1982, saying she wanted be a part of the future progress of the Village of Maurice.
For the next 30-plus years, she was.
Since Picard retired as mayor in 2006, there have only been two other women mayors in Vermilion Parish.
Linda Hardee of Kaplan, between 2006-2010, and Pam Blakely, who is now the mayor of Delcambre, are the only other female mayors in Vermilion Parish.
“She paved the way for women to get involved in politics in Vermilion Parish,” said Linda. “I called on her for advice while I was mayor."
What people may have forgotten is that Picard is originally from Delcambre.
“Being from Delcambre, we were proud of her,” said Blakely. “She ran Maurice like a business. I loved the fact she treated everyone the same. It did not matter who you were or where you came from. In the end, the result was the same. I think that is how things should be.”
The Village of Maurice honored her this week by flying the flags at Maurice City Hall at half-mast.
Maurice Mayor Wayne Theriot remembers Picard. He was a new alderman when she took office as mayor of Maurice.
“She did a lot for the community,” said Theriot. “She was inspirational to me.”
Mayor Theriot was not afraid to accept advice from Mayor Picard and Mayor Picard was not scared to give it, said Mayor Theriot.
“She would call and set me straight sometimes,” said Mayor Theriot.
Mayor Theriot was sworn into his third term as Maurice mayor last week. Mayor Picard attended his first two swearing-ins but was not able to make Sunday’s because of her death.
“She will be missed,” said Theriot.

Mr. and Mrs. Senuah Landry Jr. are celebrating 55 years of a beautiful love story.
Married on December 28th, 1963, their love for each other has been never ending.
They have four daughters and four sons, along with many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Their children include Christina, married to Clark Hebert; Debra, married to Jerrod Veazey; Vanessa, married to Ricky Becker; Rebecca Landry and her fiancé Mark Meaux; Kevin, married to Nicole Landry; Tim Landry; Jeromy, married to Tracy Landry and Thad and Rachael Landry.