Barbara Ann Gautreau

In her early years, Barbara worked at the old Elliot’s Clothing Store in Gonzales where she met her future husband. She worked in accounting for years at renowned places like DynaFab, Bechtel, Lamar Lane Chevrolet, JW Contractors and lastly, Turner Industries, where she retired after 9 years of service.

After retiring, she volunteered locally at St. Elizabeth Hospital for 7 years with the Ladies Auxiliary where she made many friends and helped the community. Every ER visit or hospital stay was just another chance to see her old friends from when she volunteered. No matter where she worked or volunteered she always made friends with everyone from the top of the ladder to the bottom, most of whom she still kept in touch with.

Around town, Barbara was known for attending Church with friends and sharing lunch or dinner after. She spent time with her family as much as she could through daily phone calls, misspelled text messages and unannounced visits. She loved to bake MawMaw Bread for everyone including her favorite local policemen and she was sure this would keep her from ever getting a speeding ticket.

Every few weeks Barbara played cards with her friends, which was something she looked forward to and she always had a stash of quarters ready for a game. She loved morning coffee & biscuits, listening to good music, good food, watching kids play, LSU football and she loved Elvis.

Barbara couldn’t help herself from touching as many babies in public as possible, never forgot a birthday, anniversary or phone number. She always said she was not creative and couldn’t even draw a stick person, but she spent years embroidering nearly 100 sets of pillowcases which she loved to gift to friends and family.

She was proceeded in death by her husband of 50 years, Guy (T-Poe) Gautreau; parents,Solomon and Althea Cortez Hanna; sisters,Sylvia Templet Mire and Sheila Hanna; brothers, Carroll Hanna and daughter-in-law, Sharon Simmons Gautreau and survived by her brother,Charles Hanna.

Barbara/Mama/MawMaw/Old Maw is survived by her children, Roger Gautreau & wife, Paula, Jeffery Gautreau and wife, Angie and daughter, Wendy Ingram; grandchildren, Andrew Gautreau, Justin Gautreau and wife, Delaney, Jacqueline Gautreau, Austin Ingram and wife, Rebecca Whitney, Taylor Gautreau and wife, Lindsey & Charlie Ingram and fiancé, Ethan Weaver; great-grandchildren, McKenzie Grandeury, Felicity Woolley, Audrey Gautreau, Gavin Gautreau, Harris Robertson, Lillian Goodwin, Remi Weaver and Luke Gautreau (due June 2025); great-great-grandchildren,Theodore and Cecelia Foster.

She loved her family, was proud of each of them and would do anything for them.

Barbara was also a member of a local Wednesday Widows group where they shared food, prayer and fellowship.

The streets of Gonzales won’t be the same without her “running the roads”.

Visitation will be on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at St. Theresa Of Avila Church in Gonzales, Louisiana beginning at 10am, followed by mass of Christian burial beginning at 12pm. Interment to follow at New River Baptist Church Cemetery in St. Amant, Louisiana.

The family would like to thank the doctors and nurses at OLOL Main Campus and OLOL Ascension Campus (St. Elizabeth) who took such good care of Barbara and spoiled her during her recent hospitalizations. Thank you also to the Acadian Ambulance teams and the many firemen for their assistance. She really loved those firemen!

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Catholic Daughters Of Americas, Louisiana State Court. www.lastate.cda.org