She is survived by her husband, Dawlson “Sonny” Vavasseur; daughters, Rebecca “Becky” Diez LaPlace and husband Michael LaPlace; and Tara Diez; sons, Doug Diez and wife, Marlene, Kim Diez, and Rhett Diez and wife, Maria; grandchildren, Beau Diez, Jonathon Diez and wife Julia, Taylor Diez, Tiffany Thornhill Marquiss and husband Jeremy, Victoria LaPlace, Landon Marcel, and Noah, Sophia, and Tabitha Diez; great grandchildren, Aiden, Jax, and Jett Diez; and a brother, Vincent J. “V.J.” Purpera, Jr. and wife Mary.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Vincent J. Purpera, Sr. and Irene Oubre Purpera; brother, Dale Purpera; and a granddaughter, Leah Diez.
Visiting will be at St. Theresa of Avila Catholic Church on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 from 9 am until Mass of Christian Burial at 11 am. Interment to follow in Hope Haven Memorial Park, Gonzales.
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