Joyce Mae LeBleu, 88, of Port Arthur, died Thursday, September 4, 2014, at Magnolia Manor, Groves. She was born on November 24, 1925, in Church Point, Louisiana, to Edna Miller and Marion Higginbotham, and had been a resident of Port Arthur since 1950. Joyce was a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, Jefferson County Home Extension, and the Altar Society.
Survivors include her sons, Dr. Scott LeBleu and his wife, Helen, of Lafayette, Louisiana and Reggie LeBleu of Port Arthur; daughters, Cindy Kelly and her husband, Bob, of Zachary, Louisiana; Ramona Bourgeois and her husband, Rodney, of Houston; and Tammy Hunt and her husband, Jonnie, of Vidor; grandchildren, Corie, Summer, Coplin, Sara, Casey, Jeffery, Jason, Shannon, Joseph, Kristen, Nicholas, and Harrison; great-grandchildren, Dakota, Solon, Charles, Rose, Sadie, Blaise, Jonathan, Scarlett, Brennan, Carly, and Andrew; and sister, Georgia Cormier of Lake Charles, Louisiana.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Paul LeBleu; grandson, Justin; and sister, Sybil LeJune.
A gathering of Mrs. LeBleu’s family and friends will begin at 5:00 p.m., with a Rosary recited at 7:00 p.m., Sunday, September 7, 2014, at Broussard’s, 505 North 12th Street, Nederland. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m., Monday, September 8, 2014, at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 211 Hardy Avenue, Nederland. A family committal will be held at Broussard’s Cematorium, Beaumont.
