Obituaries of DECEMBER 1983 Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.

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Submitted by: Chris Tidwell
Source: Lafourche Comet Newspaper - Lafourche Parish, La.
Dec 26, 1983

Nelson J. Constant

Funeral services have been scheduled Tuesday for Nelson John Constant,
Bayou Boeuf businessman and civic leader of the Ward 6 community, who
died at 1:50 a.m. Saturday. He was 93. Constant served Bayou Boeuf as a
businessman, fish dealer, fur buyer, grocer, banker, doctor, postmaster,
educator, civic and religious leader. Operating a general merchandise
business with his father, Constant provided an economic base for the
community through logging, fishing, trapping, moss picking, frogging and
other activities and provided the capital to allow members of the
community to engage in their occupations. In emergencies with no doctor
available, Constant served in that capacity, occasionally sewing cuts,
setting broken limbs and providing assorted assistance. For many years
before he officially became postmaster, he brought the mail from out
lying post offices and distributed it in his store. As a young man, he
organized baseball teams which competed one of the first students of
Bayou Boeuf to finish high school, being graduated from the Guion
Academy. He also was a graduate in business from Jefferson College in
Convent. He is survived by his second wife, Hyacinth Bergeron of Houma.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, the late Georigana Viosca.
He is also survived by two children Mrs. Leon (Denise) Borne Sr., Mrs.
Warren (Jeanne) Michot, Nelson Victor Constant, Lloyd Constant, Kenneth
Constant and an adopted son Nelson J. Constant Jr. He was preceded in
death two children, Mrs. Georgiana Kraemer and Reid Constant. He is also
survived by 33 grandchildren and 49 great-grandchildren. Funeral
arrangements are being handled by Thibodaux Funeral Home of Thibodaux.
Religious services have been scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday at St.
Lawrence the Martyr Catholic Church, Kraemer. Interment has been
scheduled in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:30-11 p.m.
today and from 8-10 a.m. Tuesday at the church hall.