Myrna Decoteau Rouillier

A retired bus driver with the Ascension Parish School Board and a resident and native of Gonzales, she died at 7:05 a.m. Saturday, April 17, 2010, at the Butterfly Wing of Hospice of Baton Rouge, surrounded by her family. She was 74. Visiting at Ourso Funeral Home in Gonzales on Monday, April 19, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visiting continues at St. Mark Catholic Church in Gonzales on Tuesday, April 20, from 8 a.m. until Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m., celebrated by the Rev. Rubin Reynolds. Interment in St. Theresa Catholic Church Cemetery, Gonzales. She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Louis F. "Rusty" Rouillier; three daughters and sons-in-law, Pam and Bob Beachler, Jenise and Troy Braud, and Bridget and Dane Beaver; a son and daughter-in-law, Jeff Sr. and Taryn Tullier Rouillier; two sisters, Diana DeBois and J'Nette Guedry; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Raynold and JoAnn Decoteau, Manuel and Madeline Decoteau and Byron and Debbie Decoteau; nine grandchildren and their spouses, Brandi Beachler and Jason Anseman, Shane Beachler, Lorenda Rouillier and James Deliphose, Jeffrey Jr. and Katie Rouillier, Jared Braud, Kari Braud Marchand and Jade, Hollyn and Kelsi Beaver; and four great-grandchildren, Andie and Luke Anseman, and Nyla and Dylan Deliphose. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lee and Edna Villar Decoteau; and great-grandson, Justin Lee Marchand Jr. Pallbearers will be her grandsons and sons-in-law. She was former vice president of ABL Lafayette Chapter, former treasurer of ABL Baton Rouge Chapter, former member of the Ladies Altar Society and Catholic Daughters of America, a former member of St. Mark Catholic Church Choir. Special thanks to the staff of the Hospice of Baton Rouge Butterfly Wing.