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 02. 2005 12:32PM

Isakiah Darensbourg

Isakiah "Kiah" Darensbourg, 70, a native of Killona and resident of
Bertrandville, died Nov. 27, 2005.

Visitation will be 2 to 4:30 p.m. today at Williams and Southall Funeral
Home in Napoleonville and 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Benedict the Moor
Catholic Church in Bertrandville. A Mass of Christian burial will be
celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church, with burial at the church
cemetery.

He is survived by his wife, Marynell Harris Darensbourg of
Bertrandville; daughters Joyce Darensbourg of Bertrandville, Carolyn
Darensbourg of Lancaster, Texas, and Wanda Hutta of Grand Prairie,
Texas; son Albert Darensbourg of Dallas; brother Houston Darensbourg of
Bakersfield, Calif.; sister Irmary Gaston of Henderson, Nevada;
sisters-in-law Agnes Herbert, Elsie D. Darensbourg, Verta Mae Harris and
Margaret Coleman; brothers-in-law Joseph and James Harris; 14
grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; godchild Shanicca Burd; and other
relatives.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Albert and Alida Handy
Darensbourg; sisters Almatine D. Thomas and Wilberina Darensbourg;
brothers Albert, Oscar, Oliver, Wilson and Irby Darensbourg;
grandchildren Shelton and Kina Darensbourg; and great-grandsons Eugene
and Dycarius "Hezakiah" Darensbourg.

He was a retired longshoreman and a member of Merriman-Skidmore American
Legion Post No. 585.

Williams and Southall Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.