Abstracts of Obits Appearing in the Advocate, Pointe Coupee, La.
File submitted by Donald W. Johnson (DW9JOHNSON@aol.com)

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DIEZ,   BILLY WAYNE

A former welder and resident and native of Galvez, he died at 10 p.m. Friday,
Jan. 9, 1998, at his residence. He was 35. Interment in Mount Zion Cemetery, Galvez. 
Survived by mother, Bobbie Pelt Diez, Galvez; a sister, Sheryl D. Sheppard, Galvez; 
maternal grandfather, Arthur J. Pelt Sr., Pitkin; a niece, Christy Boyd; three nephews, 
Seth, Rhett and Dax Diez; a great-niece, Chelsie Boyd; numerous other relatives and
friends. Preceded in death by father, Cecil L. Diez Sr.; a brother, Cecil L.
Diez Jr.; paternal grandparents, Corbert Sr. and Olympe Keller Diez; and
maternal grandmother, Alice Johnson Pelt.