Beulah Dupre Stephan

Beulah Dupre Stephan, age 104, born October 23, 1920, in Opelousas, Louisiana died peacefully at Cornerstone at the Ranch, Friday, April 25, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Edward Stephan of Lafayette, Louisiana; her parents, Edgar Martin Dupre and Edna Landry Dupre of Opelousas, Louisiana; her favorite aunt, Aline Landry Cormier Wood and favorite uncles, Adolph Joseph Cormier and Charles Wood, all of Opelousas, Louisiana; and her son, Dr. John Kenneth Stephan of Lafayette, Louisiana. She is also preceded in death by her siblings, Kirby Dupre, Margaret Dupre Smith, Wade Dupre, Lois Dupre Harmon and Helen Dupre Duplechain. She is survived by children, Susan Anne Stephan and Dr. Mark Tyler Stephan (fiancé Nadia de la Houssaye) of Lafayette, Louisiana; grandchildren, Weatherly Anne Stephan of Brooklyn, New York: Nicholas Tyler Stephan (LeeAnn) of Austin, Texas; Jack Sabius Stephan of Savannah, Georgia; great-grandchildren, Arlo Henry Stephan and Evangeline Rose Talabock of Austin, Texas; and the mothers of her grandchildren, Kerry Howell of Austin, Texas and Wanda Stephan of Victor, Montana. Beulah was a graduate of Port Barre High School and a 1941 graduate of Southwestern Louisiana Institute (now University of Louisiana at Lafayette). While at SLI she was a member of the Red Jackets and the Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority. She married her college sweetheart John Edward Stephan on August 28, 1941. After graduation from the University, she accompanied her husband to Fort Monmouth (New Jersey) where John was in officer candidate school for the United States Army. They were next transferred to Camp Pinedale (Fresno, California) for the duration of World War Il. Following the war, Beulah and John returned to Lafayette and settled in a home near the campus of the university in 1947, where she lived until 2019. Over the course of her husband's career, Beulah assisted with her husband's many photography assignments, including annual ID card photos for the UL student body, and was a frequent fixture at his side. She enjoyed handcrafts, home improvement projects, reading the newspaper with a grease pencil in hand, and trips with her husband and daughter to hunt for antiques. She was a loving and indulgent Mimi to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, who will remember that she always ended a hug with a sigh of delight. She was loved by her family, friends and those that knew her. She will be greatly missed. She was a past member of the Lafayette Town House, Oakbourne Country Club, Petroleum Club of Lafayette, and the Daughters of the American Revolution. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, May 3, 2025 in Delhomme Chapel of the Flowers. The family will receive friends at Delhomme Funeral Home - Bertrand on Saturday, May 3, 2025 from 11:00 AM until 12:45 PM. Christian burial immediately following service in the Mausoleum of Lafayette Memorial Park. Fr. Hampton Davis, Pastor of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, will officiate the funeral service. The pallbearers will be Dr. Mark Stephan, Nicholas Stephan, Weatherly Stephan, Edward Fremin and Maurice Champlin. The honorary pallbearers will be Larry Fremin, Phillip Fremin, and Thomas Stephan. Personal condolences may be sent to the family of Beulah Dupre Stephan at: www.delhommefuneralhome.com Beulah Dupre Stephan and her family were cared for and entrusted final arrangements to Delhomme Funeral Home, 1011 Bertrand Drive, Lafayette, LA.

Beulah Dupre Stephan

October 23, 1920 - April 25, 2025