Obituaries of OCTOBER 1983 Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.

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Submitted by: Chris Tidwell
Source: Lafourche Comet Newspaper - Lafourche Parish, La.
Oct 17, 1983

Dr. Marie Fletcher

Fletcher services held today

Dr. Vida Marie Fletcher, professor emeritus of English and a charter
member of the Nicholls State University faculty, died at 12:01 a.m.
Saturday at her home. She was born Oct. 11, 1913 in Verda, La. Dr.
Fletcher, 70, was chairman of the Nicholls Department of English from
1974-77 and had earlier been acting head. She retired from the fulltime
faculty in 1980 but continued to teach until her death, on a part time
basis. She received degrees in English from Northwestern State
University in 1938, and from LSU in 1944 and 1982. She also studied at
Mississippi State for several summers. Dr. Fletcher taught at Verda High
School, in Grant Parish, from 1932 to 1943 and at Lake Charles High
School from 1942 until 1948 when she joined the faculty of Nicholls
Junior College. She also taught at Lake Charles High School during
1954-55 and at Northwestern from 1963-1967. The Nicholls Alumni
Federation declared her an honorary alumna in 1974 and gave her its
distinguished service award in 1981. In 1975, she received the
distinguished service award of the Louisiana Council of Teachers of
English. She was a member of the Thibodaux Literary Club, Louisiana
Folklore Society, Friends of the Library, United Methodist Women, Delta
Zeta Sorority, Sigma Tau Delta, Delta Kappa Gamma, the American
Association of University Women, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society and many
professional organizations. She was faulty adviser to Alpha Lambda
Delta, a freshman honor society. She also founded "Pencil Tracks", the
first literary magazine at Nicholls. Religious services were scheduled
for 4 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church. Interment was
scheduled in Iatt Cemetery, Verda, La. In lieu of flowers, donations to
First United Methodist Church are preferred. She was the daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. D.D. Fletcher; sister of Lane Fletcher, Murfreesboro,
Tenn.; aunt of Elizabeth Andrews, Nashville, Tenn. Arrangements by
Landry's Funeral Home.