Elsie was born to Charles and Euma Richard on June 26, 1926. She lived most of her life in Creole LA. until hurricane Rita forced her to move Sweetlake. She is now a member of St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church. Elsie Graduated from Creole High School, Class of 1943. She was the last remaining member of her class.
Elsie enjoyed the outdoors and traveling. You would often find her cutting her grass or working in her flower or vegetable gardens. She enjoyed watching her grandchildren in their extra activities and waited and enjoyed their visits with their families as they grew. As the grandchildren began their working careers, she would follow their travels in her atlas book, knowing exactly where they would be.
Her traveling took her so many parts of the United States. Vacations with her children, then later with her siblings, then later with groups of friends. The stories of the adventures had lots of laughter and amazement of new places to explore.
Elsie loved hosting and celebrating holidays and birthdays. She loved to cook and bake from t-cakes to strawberry cake, from fig bars to shrimp dip and everything in between. Everyone had their favorite when they visited.
Elsie was very active in the Cameron Parish Council on Aging. She was asked to be a board member and accepted. She enjoyed Monday bingo and fellowship. She enjoyed the day trips offered. She participated in the Louisiana Senior Games held at McNeese State University in the spring and won many medals along the way. She was chosen Senior of the year for Cameron Parish in 2022.
Elsie was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Thomas "Ray" Theriot; grandson Troy Conner; brothers, Curtis Richard and John Preston Richard and twin sister, Ethel Theriot.
Those left to cherish her memory are her children, Charles Theriot and wife Bonnie, Tommy Theriot and wife Debbie, and Debbie Hendrix and husband Terry; seven grandchildren, Corey Theriot, Kasie Theriot, Crandall Hendrix and wife Shawne, Cheree Barker and husband Chad, Crissy Broussard, Seth Theriot and wife Maegen, Brady Hendrix and wife Taylor; 12 great grandchildren, Christian, Maisie, Nora, Hattie, Amber, Stephenie, Kloe, Brylee, Klansee, Lawson, Mason, Zayn; and two great great grandchildren, Asher and Theodore.
The Theriot family would like to send out a heartfelt thank you to Heart of Hospice staff, especially our nurse Amber for the care. Your dedication and service to our needs were so appreciated.
The family will welcome relatives and friends at Hixson Funeral Home of Lake Charles on Monday, July 7, 2025 beginning at 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. with a rosary to be prayed at 6:00 p.m. Visitation will resume at the funeral home on Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. until the procession leaves for the church at 9:30 a.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. at St Martin de Porres Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Creole.
Please leave fond memories for the Theriot family at www.hixsonfuenralhomes.com.
