She is survived by her husband, Thomas Arnoult Rayer; her children, Kenneth Nicholls Rayer, Christopher Martin Rayer (Dena), Jeanne Antoinette Shannon, Thomas Arnoult Rayer, Jr., and Alice Andry Rayer; her eight grand-children, Alexander Thomas Rayer, Christopher Taylor Rayer, Robert Martin Rayer, Eric Nicholls Rayer, John Mason Rayer (Christina), Tustin Thomas Shannon, Andrew Bennett Rayer, and Jamie Anne Shannon; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her aunts, Antoinette, Marie, and Louise Nicholls; her brother, Lawrence Drake Nicholls, Jr.; her sisters, Suzanne Nicholls Strange, and Patricia Nicholls Mitchell; her grandson Michael Patrick Rayer; and her son-in-law, James Patrick Shannon.
Alice was a graduate of The Academy of the Sacred Heart and Loyola University.
She was a member and active in The Theresians, The Orleans Club, The Historic New Orleans Collection, The Children of Saint Mary, Sacred Heart Alumni Association, and Pass Christian Yacht Club.
Special gratitude to the staff and residents of the Chateau de Notre Dame and to the wonderful caregivers that have assisted her over the past few years.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Mass at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd, in New Orleans, on Monday, December 16, 2019 at 2:00PM. A visitation will be held at the funeral home beginning at 12:30PM. Interment will follow at Metairie Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Alice's memory to Catholic Charities, www.ccano.org or the Alzheimer's Association.
To view and sign guestbook, please visit www.lakelawnmetairie.com
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