Obituaries of NOVEMBER 1984 Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.

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Nov. 30, 1984
Daily Comet, Lafourche Parish, La.
Submitted by: Chris Tidwell

Services Saturday for Houma businessman

[Carrol John Matherne]

Funeral services have been scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at Grace
Christian Fellowship church in Houma for Carrol John Matherne, a noted
Houma businessman, rancher, landowner and philanthropist. Matherne 49,
died at 10:10 a.m. Thursday in Terrebonne General Hospital after
complications arising from heart disease. He was being admitted to the
hospital on Saturday. Matherne had suffered a massive heart attack in
1975 and has since undergone Open Heart surgery on two occasions.
Although his schooling included only five grades as a student in
Schriever, Matherne was a leading figure in Terrebonne Parish for much
of his life. Matherne dedicated himself to a wide variety of activities
and interests. He was a noted philanthropist, his two favorite
charitable being area churches and retarded children's organizations.
Matherne was also an inventor and holder of six patents. In a life that
he constantly strived to fill with challenges, Matherne was also a rodeo
hand, diver, and a raiser of cattle and horses. Although highly
successful, Matherne prided himself on trying to lead the life of the
common man. Matherne was born in Bourg July 16, 1935. His father was a
trapper, and as a youngster, Matherne trapped too. Matherne began his
career as a derrick worker and driller and once worked for six months on
an Oil Rig in Venice 20 hours a day a day off. Matherne later got a Tool
pushing job and went into the casing and rig building business. In time,
his business expanded to include drilling rigs and work over equipment
in addition to well testing and rental tubes. Matherne's first business
was Cajun Casing Crews, located in Venice, which he later developed into
Statco Inc. Matherne was also a successful investor in cattle and
horses, and owned about 10,000 acres of land in Terrebonne Parish. At
one time Matherne, owned two horse farms in Kentucky, and about 12 years
ago he entered a horse, Crimson Ruler, in the Kentucky Derby. In
October, Matherne donated $2.7 million in ownership shares of
thoroughbred horses in Kentucky, New York and Louisiana to the Nicholls
State University Foundation. In making the donation, Matherne said that
he wanted to help the Nicholls farm, the university and the students. In
1982 State Sen. Leonard Chabert, his wife and son Marty Chabert,
purchased Matherne's Statco oilfield service company for $8 million.
Since then, Chabert had filed Chaper 11 proceedings in U.S. Bankruptcy
Court in New Orleans, and Matherne is listed as a major creditor in the
proceedings. Visitation began Thursday at Matherne's residence at 2701
W. Main St. in Houma and will continue until funeral time Saturday.
Burial will be in St. Francis Cemetery No. 2 in Houma. He was the
husband of Remedia Trosclair Matherne; father of Pamela E. Matherne, and
Remedia "Sissy" Moore; son of Allie Dupre Matherne of Houma: and the
brother of Mrs. Walter (Irene) Pitre, Mrs. Liley (Gertrude) Porche Jr.
and Augustin Matherne, all of Houma. Matherne is also survived by three
grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father; Lawrence Joseph
Matherne Sr.; four brothers, Lee J. Matherne, Lawrence M. Matherne Jr.,
Horace Matherne and Linton Matherne; a daughter, Cynthia Ann Matherne;
two sons, Mark Anthony Matherne and Carrol Matherne Jr.; and a grandson,
Carrol Wayne Murphy. Chauvin Funeral Home Inc. in Houma is handling
arrangements