Nellie Jane Comeaux, 77, of Lafayette, Louisiana passed away peacefully at home on June 12, 2013 after a lengthy illness.
Nellie Jane Comeaux was born on October 16, 1935 in Lafayette, Louisiana to Jean Jaques Fournet and Anne Aurore Labbe'. She graduated from Southerwestern Louisiana Institute in 1957 with a degree in education and studied for her masters in Psychology.
She worked as a social worker for the Department of Public Welfare in Honolulu, Hawaii and closer to home in Shreveport, St. Martinville, and Lafayette; also Southwestern Louisiana Rehabilitation Center. She also worked as a realtor for Van Eaton & Romero.
She was an active member of Tri Delta and Beta Sigma Phi sororities, Chorale Acadienne, Lafayette Pharmaceutical Auxiliary, National Association of Social Workers and the Community Concert Association.
Nellie enjoyed gardening, traveling with husband and close friends, watching the Saints and LSU Football. She loved an engaging conversation and was interested in keeping current with her loved ones. She looked forward to the Fournet Family Reunion and Thanksgiving, which brought much joy and kept the family close.
She is survived by her three children, nine grand children, and four siblings.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 44 years James Carol Comeaux; her parents; her sister, Marie Jeanne Fournet Holly; and brothers, Paul Fournet, James Fournet, Thomas Fournet, and Robert Fournet.
Nellie Jane Comeaux was born on October 16, 1935 in Lafayette, Louisiana to Jean Jaques Fournet and Anne Aurore Labbe'. She graduated from Southerwestern Louisiana Institute in 1957 with a degree in education and studied for her masters in Psychology.
She worked as a social worker for the Department of Public Welfare in Honolulu, Hawaii and closer to home in Shreveport, St. Martinville, and Lafayette; also Southwestern Louisiana Rehabilitation Center. She also worked as a realtor for Van Eaton & Romero.
She was an active member of Tri Delta and Beta Sigma Phi sororities, Chorale Acadienne, Lafayette Pharmaceutical Auxiliary, National Association of Social Workers and the Community Concert Association.
Nellie enjoyed gardening, traveling with husband and close friends, watching the Saints and LSU Football. She loved an engaging conversation and was interested in keeping current with her loved ones. She looked forward to the Fournet Family Reunion and Thanksgiving, which brought much joy and kept the family close.
She is survived by her three children, nine grand children, and four siblings.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 44 years James Carol Comeaux; her parents; her sister, Marie Jeanne Fournet Holly; and brothers, Paul Fournet, James Fournet, Thomas Fournet, and Robert Fournet.
Nellie Jane Comeaux, 77, of Lafayette, Louisiana passed away peacefully at home on June 12, 2013 after a lengthy illness.
Nellie Jane Comeaux was born on October 16, 1935 in Lafayette, Louisiana to Jean Jaques Fournet and Anne Aurore Labbe'. She graduated from Southerwestern Louisiana Institute in 1957 with a degree in education and studied for her masters in Psychology.
She worked as a social worker for the Department of Public Welfare in Honolulu, Hawaii and closer to home in Shreveport, St. Martinville, and Lafayette; also Southwestern Louisiana Rehabilitation Center. She also worked as a realtor for Van Eaton & Romero.
She was an active member of Tri Delta and Beta Sigma Phi sororities, Chorale Acadienne, Lafayette Pharmaceutical Auxiliary, National Association of Social Workers and the Community Concert Association.
Nellie enjoyed gardening, traveling with husband and close friends, watching the Saints and LSU Football. She loved an engaging conversation and was interested in keeping current with her loved ones. She looked forward to the Fournet Family Reunion and Thanksgiving, which brought much joy and kept the family close.
She is survived by her three children, nine grand children, and four siblings.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 44 years James Carol Comeaux; her parents; her sister, Marie Jeanne Fournet Holly; and brothers, Paul Fournet, James Fournet, Thomas Fournet, and Robert Fournet.
Nellie Jane Comeaux was born on October 16, 1935 in Lafayette, Louisiana to Jean Jaques Fournet and Anne Aurore Labbe'. She graduated from Southerwestern Louisiana Institute in 1957 with a degree in education and studied for her masters in Psychology.
She worked as a social worker for the Department of Public Welfare in Honolulu, Hawaii and closer to home in Shreveport, St. Martinville, and Lafayette; also Southwestern Louisiana Rehabilitation Center. She also worked as a realtor for Van Eaton & Romero.
She was an active member of Tri Delta and Beta Sigma Phi sororities, Chorale Acadienne, Lafayette Pharmaceutical Auxiliary, National Association of Social Workers and the Community Concert Association.
Nellie enjoyed gardening, traveling with husband and close friends, watching the Saints and LSU Football. She loved an engaging conversation and was interested in keeping current with her loved ones. She looked forward to the Fournet Family Reunion and Thanksgiving, which brought much joy and kept the family close.
She is survived by her three children, nine grand children, and four siblings.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 44 years James Carol Comeaux; her parents; her sister, Marie Jeanne Fournet Holly; and brothers, Paul Fournet, James Fournet, Thomas Fournet, and Robert Fournet.
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