Obituaries for DECEMBER 2005; Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.

Submitted by Louis Lavedan.

Source: The Lafourche Daily Comet

Last modified: 24 Dec 2005


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December 24. 2005 1:45AM

Evelyn Bosworth

Evelyn Western Bosworth, 93, a native of New Orleans and resident of
Thibo-daux, died at 9:21 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 22, 2005.

Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to funeral time Monday at St. Joseph
Co-Cathedral in Thibodaux. Mass will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the church,
with burial in the church cemetery.

She is survived by two sons, Gerald A. Bosworth and wife, Aundeen, and
Joseph O. Bosworth and wife, Jo Ann; three daughters, Mary Grace Moore,
Joan B. Pitre and husband, Earl, and Elizabeth B. Plessala and husband,
Stan; two brothers, Harold J. Western and William Western; one sister,
Ottilie W. Damore; four stepchildren, Frederick T. Bosworth, Charles A.
Bosworth, George L. Bosworth and Eugene C. Bosworth; 15 grandchildren;
and 18 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Frederick A. Bosworth; her
parents, Frederick S. Western and Mary Bonning Western; two brothers,
Frederick S. Western Jr. and Lloyd R. Western; two sisters, Edith W.
Tolx and Doris W. Tate; and two stepchildren, Leonard E. Bosworth and
Hobard W. Bosworth.

For the first 40 years of her life she was a homemaker, rear ing six
stepsons and five children of her own. She began her career as a
secretary for an insurance agent, George Marshall. She continued her
employment while managing a four-year full-time schedule of classes at
Nicholls State University. In 1964 she graduated with a bachelors degree
in education. Later she earned a master's in education, a master's plus
30 and a certification in library science. She taught elementary school
for 10 years and was a librarian for five years in the Lafourche Parish
school system.

During her business and professional life she belonged to the following
organization, in which she served as president; Thibodaux College High
School Mother's Club, Thibodaux Business and Professional Women's Club,
Altrua Club, Lafourche Parish Homemakers Council, Thibodaux Regional
Hospital Auxiliary, Louisiana State Hospital Auxiliary Board and
Thibodaux Music Club. During her tenure as president of Friends of the
Library, the current library land was donated to the federal government
as part of the Jean Lafitte project. Through the years, she also served
in other offices.

She was a lay Carmelite.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Friends of the Library,
Masses or Ladies Auxiliary of Thibodaux Regional Medical Center.

Landry's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.