Yvonne Poche' Wharton
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Yvonne Poche' Wharton
September 12, 1936 - March 6, 2016
Yvonne Poche' Wharton was born on September 12, 1936 in
Ponchatoula, Louisiana and grew up in Hammond, Louisiana. In 1955, she graduated from Hammond High
School and married Edward Baylor Wharton, Jr.
The couple moved to Baton Rouge where they welcomed their first
daughter, Betsy, in 1956. In 1958, twin girls, Kathleen and Katie were born. In
1967, Eddie graduated in mechanical engineering from LSU, and the couple moved
to Nederland, Texas. In 1979, Yvonne earned an associate degree in vocational
nursing and became a licensed vocational nurse. In 1992, Yvonne and Eddie moved
to Port Neches.
Yvonne was an active parishioner of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
serving on the altar guild.
She is survived by her beloved husband of sixty-one years,
Edward B. Wharton, daughters and their husbands, Elizabeth (Betsy) and Robin
Pfannstiel, Kathleen Wharton, and Katherine (Katie) and Todd Vincent,
grandchildren, Laura Pfannstiel Telfer, Matthew Wharton Vincent, and Hillary Claire
Vincent and sister-in-law, Peggy Palmer Poche'.
Yvonne was preceded in death by her parents, H. O'Neill
Poche' and Catherine Claire Robertson Poche', brother, John Poche', and sister,
Jeanette Poche' Bailey.
A gathering of Mrs. Wharton’s family and friends will be from
5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 8, 2016, at Broussard’s, 505 North 12th
Street, Nederland. Her funeral service will be conducted by The Reverend Cliff
Rucker at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at Holy Trinity Episcopal
Church, 2425 Nall Street (Highway 365), Port Neches. A second gathering of her
family and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Thursday, March 10,
2016, at Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home, 1190 Highway 51 North, Ponchatoula,
Louisiana. Her graveside service will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 11, 2016, at
Wetmore Cemetery, Ponchatoula, Louisiana.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to Holy
Trinity Episcopal Church, 2425 Nall Street, Port Neches, Texas 77651.
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