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Submitted: 4/15/22 • Approved: 6/18/22 • Last Updated: 6/21/22 • R358787-G358785-S3
Clayton
February 1, 1921 - January 22, 2015
Stella
November 23, 1922 - September 15, 2020
Mausoleum
Lafayette, Louisiana ----- A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Mrs Stella Bernard Bourges, 97, at 11:00 AM Saturday, September 26, 2020 at the Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, 515 Cathedral Street, Lafayette, Louisiana .
Mrs Bourges passed away peacefully Tuesday, September 15, 2020, at her daughter’s home in Ocala, Florida, surrounded by her family.
Visitation is from 9:00 AM until the time of service at the Cathedral of St John the Evangelist. A rosary will be recited at 10 AM.
Interment will follow at St John Cathedral Cemetery.
The Very Reverend Father Chester Arceneaux, VF Rector of the Cathedral of St John The Evangelist, will conduct services; Rev Robert Seay, OFM Co-Celebrant.
Mrs Bourges, a native of Lafayette, was a loving and devoted wife, sister, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She worked at Guaranty Bank & Trust Company and Lafayette Parish Head Start. After the death of her husband in 2015, she moved to Florida to live with her daughter and family. She was an active member of several civic and social organizations and served as a Eucharistic Minister of St Paul the Apostle Catholic Church. She was a 70-year member of The Knights of Peter Claver Ladies Auxiliary, Little Theresa Court #11. She was exemplified in the Meritorious 4th Degree Ladies of Grace Division, St Paul Chapter Number #3 ranks because of her outstanding contributions to the organization, church, and community. She was married to the late Mr Clayton Bourges, Sr for 68 years.
Mrs Bourges leaves to mourn son, Clayton Bourges, Jr and wife, Alva and grandson, Clayton III of Herdon, Virginia; daughter Sharon and husband Dr Kurt D Jones of Pensacola, Florida; grandchildren Attorney Dominic Jones of Atlanta, Georgia, Kaylen of Gainesville, Florida and Kourtney Jones of Baton Rouge, Louisiana: great-grandchild Kamryn Jones of Atlanta, Georgia. She also leaves to mourn a host of relatives and friends.
She is preceded in death by her parents Jules and Anita (Alexander) Bernard; brother Joseph Bernard; and sisters Solange Bernard, Rhea Bernard, Helen Bernard, Elvina Bernard, Hazel Bernard, Mildred Bernard, and Hilda Bernard.
Condolences may be sent to the family of Mrs Stella Bourges, 8145 15th Court, Ocala, Florida 34480.
Contributed on 4/15/22 by debbraszymanski
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