Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial on Tuesday, April 29, 2014, in the Delhomme Funeral Home Chapel of the Flowers, for Louise Davis deValcourt, 91, who died at home on April 26, 2014. Entombment followed at the Fountain Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. Mrs. deValcourt was born in Many, Louisiana, the daughter of the late Louis Francis Davis and Leattie Eugenia Robinson Davis. While living in Many, she met the love of her life, Herman Marshall Stephenson “Steve” deValcourt and during World War II, traveled on a lengthy train ride to Alameda, California to marry him. He returned home safely from the war and together they raised eight children. They were happily married for 48 years at the time of his death. They will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary together again in heaven on April 27, 2014. She had many hobbies, including photography, sketching, writing, sewing beautiful clothes for herself and her children, cooking, and loving on babies. More information on her life can be found at www.findagrave.com.
She is survived by: her five daughters and sons-in-law, Dianna and Jonathan Brassette of Lake Charles, Janet and Salvador Bravo of Maracaibo, Venezuela, Kathy and Larry Troyanowski, Sharon and Alden Sonnier, and Evelyn and William Theriot, all from the Lafayette area; three sons and daughters- in-law, Stephen and Deb deValcourt of Ft. Walton Beach, Florida, Ken and Tina deValcourt, and Greg deValcourt, both from Lafayette; 13 grandchildren and 14.5 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Herman Marshall Stephenson “Steve” deValcourt; her sisters, Joy Marie Davis Lafitte and Peggy Jean Davis Boswell, and her brothers John Andrew Davis and Louis Francis Davis. Pallbearers will be six of her grandsons: Jaime Bravo, James Troyanowski, Alex Theriot, Ben Theriot, Richard Brassette, and Kevin Brassette. The family requests that visiting hours be observed on Monday, April 28, 2014 from 4-8 p.m., with a rosary to be recited at 7 p.m. Visiting hours resumed on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 from 10 a.m. until time of service. Special heartfelt thanks go to her caretakers Marsha, Angela, Lou and especially to Sheral Iles, who was her loving and dedicated caretaker and friend for the past six years, who enabled her to continue to live and die at home peacefully. Thanks also to N.P. Lisa Tabor, for her treatment this past year and to Heart of Hospice. The family requests that donations be made to Heart of Hospice, 201 W. Vermilion Street, Lafayette, Louisiana 70501. Personal condolences may be sent to the deValcourt family at www.delhommefuneralhome.com. Delhomme Funeral Home, 1011 Bertrand Drive, Lafayette, LA is in charge of funeral arrangements.