Wilfred Placide Sr.
A Home-going celebration will be held for Mr. Wilfred Placide Sr., 98, at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 28, 2018, at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church with Pastor Mark Lewis, officiating.
He will await the resurrection at Mount Calvary Memorial Park Cemetery in New Iberia.
A gathering of family and friends will begin at the church on Saturday at 9 a.m. until the time of service.
A native and resident of New Iberia, he passed at 9:57 a.m. Saturday at his residence surrounded by his family.
He was a member of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church where he was a former member of the Usher Board and Senior Choir. His fraternal organizational memberships include: Olive Branch Lodge Free and Accepted Masons Lodge No. 37 where he was a lifelong member who served as Worshipful Master for three terms, member of Ernest Gullet Chapter No. 16 Order of Eastern Stars where he served as Worthy Patron, Iberia Chapter No 33 Royal Arch Masons, R.B. Jones Sr. Consistory, No. 298 where he served as Treasurer, Ghadur Temple No. 61 (Shriners) where he served as Treasurer, Jeff Bowles Commandry Knights Templar No. 4 and a member of the Saint Matthew Society where he served as President.
He leaves to cherish his memory his loving wife, Mary O. Placide, of New Iberia; sons Wilfred Placide Jr. (Hazel) of New Iberia, Charles Joseph Placide Sr. (Lenora) of New Iberia and Larry James Placide Sr. (Ellen) of Jeanerette; daughters Mary Alice Godfrey of New Iberia and Lois Lopez (Howard) of New Iberia; step-sons George Obey (Grisolia) of New Iberia and Matthew Obey (Priscilla) of Lafayette; step-daughters Ella Anne Babineaux and Patricia Bruno of Lafayette; two special longtime friends he loved as his children John Butler Jr. and Cassandra Butler both of New Iberia; 25 grandchildren, 41 great-grandchildren, 28 great-great-grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Romile Placide and Lillian Jackson Placide; former wife, Sadie Placide; three sisters Mary Placide, Julia Lewis and Enola Placide; one brother,Wilbert Placide; step-sisters,Carrie Gentry and Pearl Deyon; one step-brother Harry Martin, one granddaughter Rosalind Anette Richard and one grandson Troy Lewis.
Active Pallbearers are Members of the Olive Branch Lodge Free and Accepted Masons Lodge No. 37.
Honorary Pallbearers are Rev. Francis Davis, Ronald Boseman, Larry Placide Sr., Charles Placide Sr., Wilfred Placide Jr., George Obey Sr., Matthew Obey, Howard Lopez, Newton Thompson Sr., John Antoine and William Moore.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Fletcher Funeral Home 609 W. Admiral Doyle Drive New Iberia, LA 70560.
Condolences may be expressed at www.fletcherfuneralhomes.org.