On Thursday, March 26, 2020, our loving mother, Marie Joyce Broussard Monceaux, passed peacefully into the evening. That period was the beginning of what proved to be an arduous trial for the world, our country, our communities, our friends and our families. Rather than hold a service in solitude, our family chose to wait until her passing could be celebrated in a manner fitting of her life and devotion to her family and faith.
That time has now arrived Please join our family in a celebration of Mom’s life on Friday, July 8. The rosary at 8:30 a.m. and funeral Mass will be held at Our Lady of the Lake Church at 9 a.m. followed by graveside service at Shell Beach Cemetery and a reception at the Oustalet Center in Lake Arthur.
She is survived by her children, Herman (Michelle) of Lake Charles, Jenelle (Will Fontenot) of Lake Arthur, Dale (Anne Louise) of Batavia, Ohio, and Jackie Valdetero (John) of Abbeville; her fourteen grandchildren, Bennett, and Brandon Monceaux, Andrea M. Ward, Paytra and Coltra Thibodeaux, Genevieve M. Smith, Adam, Alex, and Catherine Monceaux, Audrey and Lance Cpl. Nick Valdetero, USMC; and thirteen great grandchildren, David and Cameron Monceaux, Adrienne, Elizabeth, and Joseph Ward, Eibhlin, and Keating Monceaux, Zoe and Ethan Missar and Harper and Alex Smith, Gregory and Dylan Colson, Emma Grace and her canine companion Missy.
Joyce was preceded in death by her husband, Chester; her sons, Bennett and Norman; her parents, Phillipe and Agnes Broussard; sister, Loudia Boudreaux; brothers Louis and Phillipe Broussard Jr.; and son-in-law, Robert P. Thibodeaux.
The family wishes to express our sincerest gratitude to Earline LaDelle, for the love and care given to our mother.