Louise Hebert Venable

Funeral services will be held at a 2:00 pm Mass of Christian Burial Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at St Genevieve Catholic Church for Louise Hebert Venable, 72, who complete her beautiful earthly journey on Sunday December 13, 2009 at her residence. Reverend Curtis Mallet, Pastor of St Genevieve Catholic Church will be celebrant of the mass and conduct the funeral service. Interment will take place in Calvary Cemetery in Lafayette, Louisiana. Louise was born on January 30, 1937, in Cecilia, Louisiana. Her parents, the late George Hebert and Minora Hamilton Hebert instilled within her the values of a true Catholic, which is where her passion for music began enabling her to sing or direct in several church choirs. On June 22, 1957, Louise married the love of her life, Melvin Venable. They lived together in love from that day forward, to create a large and loving family. Louise Venable led a life that was marked by her devotion to God, to her family, to the Catholic Church, and to music. She evoked spirituality and inspired tranquility in others through song. She was blessed with an angelic singing voice, and the desire to share that gift with others. Louise either led or participated in church choir groups throughout the majority of her life. In 1989, her talents afforded her the rare opportunity to perform at the Vatican, with St. Mary's Catholic Church Choir (Humble, TX) where she sang and played in the Bell Choir for Pope John Paul II. Another joy of hers was being a phenomenal mother, grandmother, great grandmother and aunt to all of her children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews. She also cared for numerous children whom she nurtured and treated as her own who nicknamed her 'Weezie'. As her health began to fail and her spirit was tested, Louise's faith endured. Let there be little doubt that in her, her Father must be pleased. The family of Louise Hebert Venable humbly requests your offering of prayers for the repose of her eternal soul, as she spent a lifetime in prayer for both yours and ours. Survivors include her six sons, Michael Venable of Anchorage, AK, Mark Venable of Houston, TX, Jack Venable of Houston, TX, John Venable and his wife Jodi of Mandeville, LA, Mitchell Venable of Houston, TX and Matthew Venable of Los Angeles, CA; three daughters, Kim Venable Barbaato and husband Daryl of Brazil, Connie Venable Chiasson of Lafayette, LA, and Jodi Venable of Lafayette, LA: eighteen grandchildren, Koby Venable and wife, Adrienne, Micah Barbato Collins and husband Mike, Jerrod Venable, Thomas Barbato, Lindsey Chiasson Aucoin and husband Trey, Nick Graciana, Brandon Gallagher, Zachay Graciana, Dustin Venable, Joshua Chiasson, Brittany Venable, Courtney Gallagher, Aaron Barbato, Allison Barbato, Alex Venable, Trevor Venable, Katherine Venable, Brennan Venable; Four Great grandchildren, Kameron and Jenna Venable and Madison and Mallory Aucoin; brothers George Hebert and wife Chalie and twin brother Louis Hebert and wife Pam and daughter Leslie Hebert Castro. She was preceded in death by her husband of more than fifty years, Melvin Venable; her parents George Hebert, Sr. and Minora Hamilton Hebert; and one grandson, Kourtney John Chiasson. Pallbearers will be her grandsons Koby Venable, Jerrod Venable, Thomas Barbato, Brandon Gallagher, Joshua Chiasson, Alex Venable, Aaron Barbato and Trevor Venable. Lectors will be Micah Barbato Collins and Brittany Venable. Gift Bearers will be all of her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Music will be performed by Jodi Broussard and Katherine Venable accompanied by organist, Phyllis Simar. Some of Louise's favorites hymns are Amazing Grace, The Lord is my Shephard, Isiah 49 I will never leave you, One Bread ' One Body, Be Not Afraid, and Take My Hand Precious Lord. Delhomme Funeral Home, 1011 Bertrand Drive, Lafayette, is in charge of all funeral arrangements.

Louise Hebert Venable

January 30, 1937 - December 13, 2009