Edith Mae "Tugar" "B" Fryoux Boudreaux

Edith Mae Fryoux Boudreaux passed away on March 1, 2025 at the age of 100. She was born on May 12, 1924, the third child of Jules and Edith Paille Fryoux. As a baby, she was given the nickname “Tugar” by her sister, Kat and used it for all her life. A lifelong resident of Baton Rouge, she grew up with 6 sisters and two brothers in Sacred Heart Parish. In 1948, Tugar married Joe Boudreaux and they had 10 children. She acquired the name “B” when her children’s friends, and later, grandchildren became a part of her life.

Tugar was preceded in death by her husband Joseph F. Boudreaux, her daughter Julie Boudreaux Claxton Barnett, her son Michael Joseph Boudreaux and her son Mark Emmett Boudreaux. She is survived by her sister, Beverly Fryoux Jackson, and her brother, Jules Anthony “Bubbie” Fryoux.

Her surviving children are sons, Rene (Diane), Carey (Kitty), Roy (Mary), Warren (Cindy), Rhett (Leslie) and daughters, Doris Dean (Rick) and Edie Boudreaux. She is also survived by 20 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. Tugar is also survived by special friends, Gay Hebert, Doretha Bond, Brenda Forester and Edith Goetzman, and her friends on the staff at Holly Court Assisted Living Facility.

Tugar is a proud graduate of St. Joseph’s Academy and a founding member of St. Aloysius Parish. She was a member of Lambda Rho Sorority and the Lambdalums. She was an officer in the RSESA organization. She was also part of the movement to bring special education to East Baton Rouge Parish.

A visitation will be held on Thursday, March 6th at Rabenhorst Funeral Home on Government St. from 5PM to 8PM. Visitation will resume on Friday, March 7th at St. Aloysius Catholic Church from 9:30AM to 11AM; with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11AM. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park.

The family would like to thank the wonderful staff at Holly Court, Sage Rehabilitation Hospital and Clarity Hospice for their care and support. Donations may be made to The Arc Baton Rouge (thearcbr.org) and St. Aloysius School.