To our absent members

The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks has decreed that the first Sunday in December be set apart for Elks to gather and freshen with the dew of recollection the tender blossoms of hope and love entwined about the memory of their departed.  This year we are gathering with family members and the public to include our memorial service with Terrebonne's Bicentennial Celebration.  If you have a family member listed below please contact us at HoumaElks@gmail.com or 985-790-7756 Obedient to our laws, and with hearts attuned in perfect sympathy, we will meet on this Memorial Day to pledge anew Fidelity to the memory of our fellow Members who have entered into the realm of eternity. 

Hope dries our tears, and with eyes of faith may we see those whom we have loved and lost awhile, and who are awaiting the day when the chain of fraternal love shall be re-united forever. Please review the list below as we call the roll of the absent. 

They have passed through the valley of the shadows into the sunlight of eternal morning; the places that have known them shall know them no more, but upon our tablets of love and memory, their names shall endure forever. 

And may the Grace of God enable us to derive from this ceremony renewed confidence that beyond the shadows there is life everlasting. 

Henry G Bush (October 10, 1866 - February 20, 1911)

Reuben G Bush (December 17, 1853 - February 3, 1912)

Arthur W Connely (September 19, 1847 - December 13, 1915)

Henry Earl Dillard (September 01, 1893 - July 7, 1918)

C W Bocage (October 19, 1862 - August 18, 1918)

E C Wurzlow (September 14, 1864 - November 8, 1919) Remembering Cousin E. C.

John Gazzo (August 10, 1856 - March 14, 1920)

O J Stoufflet (November 09, 1886 - February 24, 1920)

Edmund McCollam (February 18, 1845 - April 12, 1920)

Hanson Dupont (April 16, 1896 - August 17, 1920)

Dr. Rudolph L Zelenka Sr (June 03, 1868 - February 27, 1921)

P W Kerwin (March 05, 1852 - November 16, 1921)

Henry M Bourg (November 16, 1875 - August 11, 1923)

A Oliver Hebert Sr (May 03, 1861 - August 9, 1924)

Joseph E Landry (October 14, 1868 - November 17, 1925)

A Milton McCloy (May 10, 1875 - March 2, 1927)

Camille M St Martin (June 09, 1870 - July 19, 1925)

J A Theriot (July 30, 1879 - March 13, 1929)

W P Martin (August 12, 1887 - April 6, 1929)

J Cryille Dupont (November 30, 1883 - November 1, 1929)

L H Jastremski Jr (October 17, 1895 - January 8, 1931)

Frank H Williams (March 10, 1891 - February 1, 1931)

L H Jastremski Sr (October 02, 1865 - March 14, 1931)

Dr F V Riviere (June 14, 1867 - March 18, 1932)

C A Ledet (October 30, 1884 - December 22, 1932)

J A Humphreys (June 28, 1859 - April 5, 1933)

E F Dryden (March 18, 1873 - October 13, 1933)

S E Mauffray (July 26, 1902 - December 29, 1934)

A J Bethancourt (April 30, 1875 - January 4, 1936)

A J Bonvillain (November 10, 1873 - February 8, 1937)

X H St Martin (July 25, 1873 - June 19, 1937)

W F Thibodaux (March 30, 1879 - August 4, 1937)

W Pellegrin (December 25, 1868 - March 8, 1938)

D Anger (April 01, 1862 - April 12, 1938)

C N Champagne (January 30, 1910 - April 23, 1938)

W A White (January 31, 1877 - June 22, 1940)

J W Dillard (September 09, 1877 - July 28, 1940)

R J Younger (December 21, 1862 - April 12, 1941)

S J Bergeron (March 27, 1877 - June 14, 1941)

A K Saadi (May 15, 1886 - May 2, 1942)

J H Marmande (August 25, 1918 - June 4, 1942) V

A M Dupont Sr (October 11, 1861 - February 15, 1943)

L J Fabregas (August 08, 1888 - April 8, 1943)

C P Smith (November 20, 1858 - April 17, 1943)

C H Braud (October 11, 1867 - July 14, 1943)

B J Boudreaux (November 11, 1879 - October 15, 1943)

C L Chauvin (September 13, 1871 - June 12, 1944)

W J Cenac Sr (January 12, 1884 - March 9, 1945)

A A Sanders (February 16, 1868 - April 25, 1945)

Edwin Bourg (November 27, 1882 - June 7, 1945)

H W Hellier (October 06, 1880 - June 27, 1945)

C P Boudreaux (January 23, 1892 - March 9, 1946)

J G Duplantis Sr (July 14, 1886 - June 30, 1946)

J H Matcalf (June 27, 1869 - May 5, 1947)

AL P Cenac (March 03, 1899 - August 12, 1947)

M R Celestin (October 03, 1878 - December 10, 1947)

P R Davidson (October 25, 1886 - September 5, 1948)

Dr M V Marmande (August 16, 1885 - March 6, 1949)

M Pellegrin (September 29, 1882 - April 19, 1949)

A E Aycock (December 29, 1889 - June 12, 1949) V

L J Porche (August 05, 1897 - June 17, 1949)

G J Lapeyrouse (October 03, 1885 - December 11, 1949)

P Hinghie (November 25, 1913 - January 27, 1951)

P G Bourgeois (August 22, 1882 - March 28, 1951)

W J King (July 28, 1878 - February 6, 1952)

F F Bourg (November 20, 1895 - November 16, 1952)

Lee P Lottinger Sr (Februaru 16, 1873 - April 15, 1953)

Aubin Buquet (April 05, 1887 - June 8, 1953)

Oscar Daspit (April 27, 1878 - August 20, 1955)

H J Duplantis (November 19, 1904 - November 17, 1956)

R C Robichaux (July 12, 1915 - March 26, 1957)

A P Champagne (March 24, 1881 - May 11, 1958)

J F Chauvin (January 25, 1878 - September 17, 1959)

W A Pierron (March 8, 1913 - November 5, 1959)

L J Richard (August 5, 1918 - November 9, 1959)

A V Picone (April 26, 1888 - March 13, 1960)

L L Falgout Sr (August 11, 1875 - November 19, 1960)

H F Hellier (June 29, 1907 - February 15, 1961)

J W Bojarsky (March 30, 1880 - July 17, 1961)

D E Baker (September 20, 1897 - February 15, 1962)

T B Smith (July 31, 1888 - July 1, 1962)

H J Thibodaux Sr (December 23, 1894 - August 29, 1962)

Leon Heymann (May 16, 1883 - January 6, 1963)

G B Taylor Sr (December 04, 1898 - January 8, 1963)

G S Harmount (March 31, 1882 - August 7, 1963)

Harry Bourg (June 02, 1888 - November 3, 1963)

B P Champagne Sr (October 31, 1903 - February 17, 1964)

Conrad Picou Sr (September 15, 1917 - May 12, 1964)

Lee P Lottinger Sr (February 16, 1873 - April 16, 1953)

Roy W Boudreaux (November 12, 1913 - February 5, 1965)

Robert B Butler Sr (July 30, 1869 - February 8, 1965)

Carroll L Dupont (August 27, 1901 - June 4, 1965)

Henry M Geiger (January 18, 1884 - October 7, 1965)

J L Daspit (February 19, 1881 - December 27, 1965)

Anthony Grasso (September 13, 1902 - July 11, 1967)

James F Lacoste (August 18, 1896 - May 23, 1966)

Fred O Sundbery (December 31, 1915 - December 20, 1966)

William J Cenac Jr (September 23, 1911 - October 13, 1967)

Victor A Maurin (May 16, 1897 - March 21, 1968)

Carl J Jackson (January 25, 1913 - May 3, 1968)

Lionel J Begue Sr (April 03, 1887 - August 4, 1968)

Philip L Whitney (June 26, 1890 - June 25, 1965)

Leopold Blum (March 03, 1883 - September 2, 1968)

Arthur R Cenac  (November 28, 1900 - September 9, 1968)

Dr Thaddeus Ignace "Thad" St Martin (September 04, 1886 - November 21, 1968)

Albert J Isacks (December 10, 1887 - December 1, 1968)

Elgin J Blanchard (August 19, 1897 - December 22, 1968)

G Lesslie Broussard (August 22, 1911 - January 14, 1969)

A P Raymond (January 15, 1883 - February 19, 1969)

Joseph Cehan (November 26, 1908 - April 2, 1969)

Edmond Moosa (December 21, 1913 - June 3, 1969)

Ferris Saadi (November 04, 1887 - September 22, 1969)

Mack C Rodrigue (July 16, 1911 - December 7, 1969)

William G Price (December 18, 1892 - February 5, 1970)

George Maclean (January 19, 1889 - May 25, 1970)

O B Trotter (June 19, 1900 - December 25, 1970)

Alex Lirette (March 30, 1886 - June 11, 1971)

Dr H P St Martin (January 22, 1884 - July 16, 1971)

Leo W Bryant (June 14, 1911 - September 24, 1971)

Donald E Dupont (May 2, 1920 - October 27, 1971)

Harold J Bodin (January 30, 1914 - January 3, 1972)

Philip J Daspit (July 13, 1891 - April 2, 1972)

Samuel Pertuit (November 26, 1894 - June 13, 1972)

Charles Pere (March 13, 1897 - April 27, 1972)

Clifford P Chauvin (May 7, 1903 - May 7, 1972)

Sen Allen J Ellender (September 24, 1890 - July 27, 1972)

Larry J Duplantis (September 21, 1935 - January 7, 1973)

Gabriel George (January 7, 1913 - January 7, 1973)

Alex St Marie Jr (May 31, 1913 - March 24, 1973)

Jasper K Wright Sr (October 19, 1894 - December 10, 1973)

L H Bauland (November 06, 1898 - March 3, 1974)

Dr George L Clauer (November 2, 1922 - April 9, 1974)

Leo Ferber (October 1, 1913 - August 9, 1974)

Frank J Lofaso (August 5, 1908 - October 16, 1974)

John S Cox (November 15, 1908 - June 4, 1975)

Roy J St Martin M D (April 3, 1913 - July 4, 1975)

S O Pederson (April 26, 1902 - February 13, 1975)

Claude H Wallis (October 24, 1877 - November 13, 1975)

Clifton J Rhodes Sr (March 15, 1927 - November 22, 1976) V

Richard Danos (August 22, 1917 - September 20, 1977)

Robert A Dupont (September 21, 1899 - December 21, 1977)

J Louis Watkins (November 26, 1899 - January 10, 1978)

Irvin J Lebouef (December 20, 1912 - July 1, 1978)

Morris A Lottinger Sr (August 16, 1902 - November 13, 1978)

Harry A Singerman (April 20, 1908 - November 24, 1978)

Estle E Giles (July 3, 1923 - November 23, 1978)

Oscar J Bourgeois Jr (December 25, 1905 - December 18, 1978)

Harold P Malbrough (December 3, 1913 - March 29, 1979)

Carl E Saunier (March 10, 1917 - July 9, 1979)

D D Douglas (September 22, 1932 - April 9, 1980)

William Svoboda (July 12, 1928 - June 20, 1980)

Love W Pellegrin (January 21, 1894 - September 11, 1980)

Gorum J Cenac (November 26, 1917 - October 19, 1980)

H L Haydel M D (July 31, 1904 - January 10, 1981)

Raymond H Hall (August 23, 1914 - October 4, 1981)

J A McKinna (February 14, 1914 - November 13, 1981)

Dennis C Robichaux (October 3, 1900 - December 20, 1981)

Randolph A Bazet (January 16, 1899 - January 14, 1982)

Charles A Prejean (February 4, 1911 - May 18, 1982)

Roy Pierron (January 7, 1916 - May 19, 1982) V

Cyrus Theriot (May 27, 1906 - September 2, 1982)

R L Mike Kennedy (August 07, 1889 - October 14, 1982)

L J Yot Duplantis (April 5, 1913 - November 8, 1982)

Elward Wright (May 18, 1897 - December 30, 1982)

Earl H Jackson (June 8, 1906 - April 27, 1983)

Robert Prentice (July 3, 1908 - August 21, 1983)

James P Blackmon (August 24, 1925 - January 13, 1984)

William S Denton (June 11, 1911 - February 27, 1984)

Butler Mahler (January 21, 1916 - March 17, 1984)

F E Boudreux (March 16, 1919 - July 2, 1984)

Joe Bye (July 31, 1930 - August 9, 1984)

Dr Frank J Fesi (September 1, 1915 - September 26, 1984)

E A Cenac (April 5, 1914 - October 19, 1984)

Geo J Saadi (January 11, 1909 - November 23, 1984)

Ozia J Pellegrin (September 08, 1896 - January 20, 1985)

James T D Achee (May 12, 1931 - January 21, 1985)

Sam J Scurto (February 02, 1893 - July 10, 1985)

Henry Black Bergeron (March 3, 1943 - November 27, 1985)

S W Hazlip (August 31, 1891 - February 27, 1986)

Claude B Duval (October 24, 1914 - March 3, 1986)

Thomas B Holcombre (October 17, 1896 - February 5, 1987)

Alidore Mahler (June 20, 1880 - March 26, 1987)

Charlton P Rozands (April 23, 1925 - April 19, 1987)

Herman Domangue (February 2, 1913 - June 30, 1987)

Eugene F Viguerie (May 24, 1906 - August 5, 1988)

Floyd J Duplantis (March 10, 1928 - September 7, 1988)

Gilbert A Boudreaux (September 3, 1930 - December 2, 1988)

James L Chafin Jr (April 25, 1922 - January 26, 1989)

Arthur A Defraites Sr (August 1, 1906 - February 5, 1989)

William F Fox (October 7, 1932 - February 10, 1989)

Paul W Collins (September 16, 1920 - September 22, 1989)

Calvin J Comeaux Sr (October 5, 1927 - January 21, 1990)

Everett Richaud (May 11, 1904 - February 19, 1990)

A J Buquet (February 4, 1917 - March 15, 1990)

Robert D Lottinger (February 15, 1913 - July 15, 1990)

George F Peter Sr (March 28, 1931 - December 6, 1990)

Everett Eschete (December 12, 1931 - March 3, 1991)

Joe Pizzolatto (June 6, 1910 - April 23, 1992)

Claude P Daspit (August 18, 1909 - July 2, 1992)

Enos Thibodeaux Sr (September 1, 1931 - September 18, 1992)

A J Dutch Screeton (August 2, 1904 - October 28, 1992)

Harris L Gouner (November 1, 1918 - November 5, 1992)

Nolan J Cunningham (March 3, 1909 - March 11, 1993)

Logan H Babin Sr (September 5, 1911 - July 8, 1993)

Douglas W Trawick (February 23, 1930 - October 31, 1993)

Lloyd J Hebert Sr (August 24, 1926 - November 12, 1993)

Dr R L Zelenka Jr DDS (April 06, 1899 - May 6, 1994)

Elton Mader (November 19, 1924 - March 10, 1995)

Quentin Jones (February 20, 1908 - March 13, 1995)

M L Funderburk (February 28, 1899 - November 4, 1995)

Billy L Dove Sr (February 19, 1929 - November 7, 1995)

Lionel Babin Sr (September 24, 1909 - February 22, 1996)

Robert Doug Smith Sr (September 2, 1942 - March 10, 1996)

Jeffrey J Himel (October 2, 1931 - March 24, 1996)

Jesse Babin (November 9, 1942 - May 6, 1996)

Robert C Buquet (April 29, 1909 - April 14, 1997)

Ovide F Bazet Jr (November 18, 1900 - October 18, 1997)

Dr Billy J Mooring Sr D C (October 31, 1935 - November 25, 1997)

O J Robichaux (August 08, 1897 - December 29, 1997)

Roy J Cunningham (April 17, 1930 - July 11, 1998)

Howard F Hebert Jr (March 8, 1915 - July 16, 1998)

Fulton C Mahan (August 28, 1939 - December 8, 1998)

Rev Micheal Finnegan (October 6, 1919 - August 5, 1999)

Carroll Trahan (December 16, 1939 - December 23, 1999)

Edward P Daigle (July 8, 1914 - March 6, 2001)

Otis J Bourg Sr (September 3, 1908 - October 3, 2001)

Francis O Bourg Jr (April 30, 1922 - November 4, 2001)

Harris J Grabert (September 30, 1936 - February 9, 2002)

Edward N Leblanc (April 27, 1906 - May 17, 2002)

Quentin E Jones (July 7, 1931 - September 5, 2002)

Oliver R Gardner (January 31, 1924 - July 12, 2003)

Herbert Wurzlow (August 3, 1903 - April 24, 2003)

Virgie Lee Pitre (August 20, 1928 - January 21, 2004)

Lura Gardner (April 15, 1918 - February 11, 2005)

Paul A Luke (March 9, 1931 - June 20, 2005)

Louis L Blum (May 11, 1917 - September 23, 2005)

Thomas A Santoy Jr (January 8, 1933 - September 29, 2006)

James G Heathcott (June 4, 1931 - October 3, 2006)

Joseph S Ledet (October 24, 1933 - March 13, 2007)

James Buquet Jr (August 31, 1926 - April 20, 2007)

Robert P Domangue Sr (May 5, 1926 - May 1, 2007)

Reynauld Songy (July 19, 1924 - May 5, 2007)

Junius P Robichaux (March 6, 1926 - June 16, 2007)

A L Sonny Legendre (March 2, 1935 - September 20, 2007)

Thomas B Cobb (June 17, 1938 - February 24, 2008)

Herbert P Pitre (November 1, 1927 - September 9, 2008) V

J G Duplantis Jr (November 18, 1920 - May 31, 2009) V

Henry Tiger Clement (September 12, 1921 - September 21, 2009) V

Bobby Cunningham (October 25, 1935 - May 12, 2010)

David L Leckelt (January 6, 1937 - September 19, 2010)

Roy J Neal Sr (December 27, 1934 - October 26, 2010)

Charles Henry Davidson (January 25, 1921 - July 7, 2011)

Kenneth James Ledet (April 21, 1943 - August 26, 2011) PER

Luby Freeman (August 8, 1934 - May 7, 2012)

Earl Gene Leblanc (October 4, 1937 - January 15, 2013) V

Ronald J Haydel (December 23, 1937 - April 10, 2013)

Gerald A Vice (February 7, 1948 - April 18, 2013)

Clifford J Blanchard (May 3, 1943 - December 3, 2013) V

Joann Thibodeaux (August 14, 1936 - February 25, 2014)

John Winston English Sr (June 3, 1943 - July 13, 2017)

I Robert Boudreaux (February 15, 1932 - February 15, 2018) 

Robert H Lichenstein (April 18, 1940 - July 15, 2018)

Kenneth "Doc" Wright II (October 6, 1959 - October 3, 2018)

Remuis J Dubois (September 12, 1938 - March 18, 2019)

Larry L Angeron (November 9, 1932 - March 27, 2019)  PER, V

Albert Dupont Sr (August 8, 1941 - September 7, 2019) PER, V

Billy Nance Sr (February 6, 1951 - March 6, 2020) V

Wayne Hampton Morgan (August 23, 1941 - May 21, 2020)

Cecil Zeringue (August 7, 1936 - June 28, 2020)

Roy Youngblood Jr (September 28, 1947 - January 2, 2021)

Keith M Whipple (August 27, 1938 - January 16, 2021)

Anthony J Rodrigue (June 15, 1931 - April 6, 2021) PER, V

Mark J Steib Jr (May 30, 1933 - May 19, 2021) 

Charles J Pellegrin (August 1, 1942 - October 8, 2021)

William Clifford Smith (April 21, 1935 - January 27, 2022)

Minus J Henry (August 1, 1946 - September 26, 2022)

Marian Dubois (March 26, 1939 - April 21, 2023)