Hazel Elizabeth Thibodeaux, 77, of China died April 14, 2005 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital. She was born in Church Point, Louisiana and was a resident of China for the past fifty-three years. Maw Maw worked in Hardin Jefferson Independent School District for many years, and spent the rest of her life loving and caring for her five children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Everyone was welcome in her home where you could expect great home cooking, homemade cake, a good cup of coffee and Mama’s special care.
She is survived by her daughters, Marie Thibodeaux, Romanell Martin and her husband David, and Henrietta Merriwether and her husband Garry all of China; sons, Ronald Thibodeaux and his wife Janis, of Beaumont and Steven Thibodeaux and his wife Donna of China; brothers, LeRoy Richard, Lloyd Richard, Andrew Richard and her sisters, Laurence Thibodeaux, Virgie Arnold and Verna Mae Leger all of Church Point, LA; grandchildren, Kyle Lee, Nichole Mills, Candi Lee, Monica Neal, Erica Ainsworth, Heather Hughes, Ronnie Thibodeaux, Corey Simoneaux, Jason Merriwether, Nick Merriwether, Andria Frederickson, Brandon Thibodeaux and Corey Thibodeaux and seventeen great grandchildren with another due in September. Hazel was preceded in death by her husband of forty-three years, Alton Thibodeaux, infant son, Ronald Dale Thibodeaux, grandson, Derek Lee Simoneaux, great-grandson, Tyler McNeil, and her parents, Chlotile and Isadore Richard.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:00 a.m. Monday, April 18, 2005 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in China, TX followed by burial at China Cemetery under the direction of Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont. A Rosary will be recited 6:00 p.m. Saturday, April 16, 2005 and a Christian Vigil held 6:00 p.m. Sunday, April 17, 2005 at the mortuary.
Memorial contributions may be made to Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 38, China, Texas 77613.
