Shirley Mae Punch

Shirley Mae Ann Punch, born to Leo and Lelia Mayeaux in New Orleans on December 14, 1926, went home to the Lord on May 29, 2014. She was happiest while gardening and enjoying her three C's: Coke, coffee and cigarettes. She spent her afternoons visiting with her neighbors in Pecan Grove, counting airplanes as they flew overhead, and watching the police catch the speeding cars zooming down the street. Bingo was a beloved pastime. She was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic Church and spent most of her life as a house-wife. She traveled the United States taking road trips with her late husband, Charles, and two young daughters, Sheryl and Kathy.

Shirley's surviving family includes her two daughters, Sheryl Malin and Kathy Smith, two son-in-laws, Steve Malin and Craig Smith, four grandchildren, Kelli Khalaf (her husband Sam), Kenneth Mathieu (his wife Mandi), Rachal Thomassie, Jaime Smith (her husband Jose), and three great-grandchildren, Celia Khalaf, Weston Mathieu and Eli Mathieu.

Services in Texas will be held Saturday, May 31st at St. Edith Stein Catholic Church, 3311 N. Fry Rd, Katy, TX 77449. Visitation begins at 11:00am, followed by mass at noon. Services in Louisiana will take place on Monday, June 2, 2014 at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. in New Orleans. Visitation begins at 10:00 am. A graveside service will follow in Lake Lawn Park Mausoleum at 12:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Alzheimer's Association.