McNamara, John
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Thibodaux Comet; Feb. 8, 1940, Thursday
Submitted by Cynthia F. Daigle

Beginning of obit is off copy. Full obits are available in microfilm at 
Terrebonne Parish Main Branch Library, Houma, LA.

Annotation: Buried with wife in St. Joseph Cemetery, Thibodaux. John J. McNamara 
b. 1876 d. 1940

John McNamara

His family gave him devoted attention, striving in 
every way possible to restore him to health, but human help seemed to be 
unavailing. After being sick here for some time, he was sent to Hotel Dieu in 
New Orleans, with the hope that, possibly, the treatment there might be more 
successful, but finally, about a month ago, he decided to return and in the 
midst of his family awaited the end.
The deceased was a native of Harrison County, New York, but 45 years ago he came 
to Lafourche to accept a position on the E. D. White plantation where his uncle, 
the late Col. Thos. Beary was the manager. Thus the deceased was employed as an 
overseer and assistant manager, a position he held for 26 years, or until after 
the death of his uncle. While on the White place, along in 1924, he ran for the 
office of Justice of the Peace of the first Ward, which is above Thibodaux on 
the right bank of Bayou Lafourche. He was elected and thus he acquired the title 
of Judge.
About 35 years ago he married Miss Pauline Dansereau, on of the daughters of the 
late Dr. and Mrs. H. Dansereau. The couple seemed to live happily together, he 
always being full of praise for his wife and children, mutual love seeming to 
prevail in their home.
He was specially proud of his son, who proved to be devoted to their parents, 
the six sons being James, who is a chemist employed by a large sugar refinery in 
the Dominican Republic, he visited his parents occasionally by airplane. Another 
son is Henry, who with his wife and children, reside in New Orleans. Thomas, 
Daniel and John Pat reside in Thibodaux. Edward is employed by the Port Sulphur 
Company in Port Sulphur, below New Orleans. The two daughters also survive, they 
being Mrs. E. Torres Jr. and Alida Rose.
The funeral took place today (Thursday) at 10 a.m. at a requiem mass at St. 
Joseph Catholic Church where a great number of relatives and friends had 
gathered to pay their respect to the deceased and his family. The mass was 
celebrated by the Rev. F. S. Lamendola, while the Rt. Rev. Msgr. A. M. Barbier 
and the Rt. Rev. Msgr. A. F. Ravoire, the latter being able to leave his 
sickbed, sat within the sanctuary. 
The Holy Name Society was present in a body.
After the cememony the body was taken to St. Joseph cemetery for interment, the 
pall bearers being: Bob McKay, E. A. Torres Jr., Harold Dansereau, E. A. "Bud" 
Hoffmann, Philip Richard and Andrew Beary.