Hortense Judice Pike

The time is here for me to leave this life. I have done my best in the race. I have run the full distance, and I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:6-7 Funeral services will be held on Monday, February 24, 2014 at a 10:00 am Mass of Christian Burial in the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist for Hortense “Tonsie” J. Pike, age 86, who passed into her eternal reward Friday, February 21, 2014 at her home surrounded by her family. The Reverend Kevin Bordelon, Associate Pastor of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, will be the celebrant of the Funeral Mass and will conduct the funeral services. Interment will be in the St. John the Evangelist Cemetery. Gift bearers will be Wendy P. Thibodeaux, Kasey B. McCullough and Jade A. “Miss Faithful” Boudreaux. Lectors will be Anna L. Elledge and Sandra J. Moore. Prayers of the Faithful will be read by Marilyn J. Lewis. Raymond Hebert, soloist, accompanied by Tom Neil, organist, and Will Green, trumpeter, will sing “Here I Am Lord,” “Ave Maria,” “Hail Mary, Gentle Woman,” “The Lord’s Prayer,” and “Wind Beneath My Wings” for the services. A lifelong resident of Lafayette, Tonsie was a graduate of Mt. Carmel High School. She was a devoted mother, wife and friend to all. She had a gift for making everyone she met feel special. Survivors include her daughters, Aline Pike Norwood and Charlene Pike Boudreaux and her husband Dale; daughter-in-law Judy B. Pike; grandchildren, Jason Pike, Jesse Pike, Wendy P. Thibodeaux, Ross A. Norwood, Kasey B. McCullough, Jade A. Boudreaux and Hunter Michael Boudreaux; great-grandchildren, Dusty, Trent, Nicholas, and Claudette Pike; Charley, Landon and Lexie Pike; Katlyn, Tyler and Heidi Thibodeaux; Troy, Lovelace and Gabriel Norwood; Olivia, Caleb, Caroline and Victoria McCullough; and sister, Alice Judice Stutes. Preceded in death by her husband, Lester E. Pike, Jr., her infant daughter, Vickie Louise Pike, her son, Dana Terry Pike, her son-in-law, Glenn Norwood, her parents Pierre Alceé Judice, Sr. and Carmelite Doucet Judice, eight brothers Valsin, Elie, Pierre, Alcide, Marc, Claude, Alphe, and Ivy Judice; seven sisters Edmae J. Doucet, Solita Judice, Cora J. Landry, Aline Judice, Marcelite Judice, Lucille J. Comeaux and Cely J. Doucet. The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Delhomme Funeral Home on Bertrand Drive on Sunday, February 23, 2014 from 10:00 am until 8:00 pm. A rosary will be recited at 6:00 pm on Sunday night by Marilyn J. Lewis and Connie J. Arsement. Visitation will continue on Monday from 8:00 am until time of service. Pallbearers will be Dale Boudreaux, Ross Norwood, Hunter Boudreaux, Jesse Pike, Troy Thibodeaux, Patrick Stutes and Glynn Stutes. Honorary pallbearers are Jason Pike, Carl Doucet, Ted Judice and Kenneth Judice. The family would like to thank all those who helped to make Tonsie’s last days filled with joy. Personal condolences may be sent to the Pike family at www.delhommefuneralhome.com. Delhomme Funeral Home, 1011 Bertrand Drive, Lafayette, LA is in charge of funeral arrangements.

Hortense Judice Pike

April 3, 1927 - February 21, 2014