Jeanerette - On Friday morning, August 17, 2012, Mr. Paul S. Thibeaux of Jeanerette, Louisiana, passed away quietly at home after a brief illness. He was 91 years old. Mr. Thibeaux was a retired commission agent for Distributors Oil Company, and he ran the Distributors Oil bulk plant at the east end of Jeanerette for over fifty years. He was a veteran of WWII, and graduated from SLI after returning from the service. A man of deep Catholic faith, he will be remembered for his ready wit and his ever present smile. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Mae Thibeaux, by his three children, Marcelle T. Montgomery and her husband Timothy Montgomery of New Orleans, his son Robert and his wife Kelly, also of New Orleans, and his daughter Marguerite T. Calais and her husband Randy Calais of Cecilia, and by his three beloved grandchildren, Paul Montgomery, Jessica Montgomery, Marguerite Thibeaux, and Marguerites stepson Jeremy and grandson Jeremiah Calais. Mr. Thibeaux is also survived by his sister, Sister Mary Celeste Thibeaux, R.S.M, his sisters-in-law Anna Thibeaux, Mary Thibeaux, Marguerite Anderson and Eloise Dopson, his brothers-in-law William Anderson and Louis Olivier and over eighty nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his mother and father, Simeon and Elmina Thibeaux of Jeanerette, and by his brothers and sisters, Sister Mary Madeleine Thibeaux, Simeon Thibeaux, Louis Thibeaux, Rose T. Fortier and her husband Karl, his closest friend, Celeste Thibeaux, Camille Thibeaux, Bernard Thibeaux, Jerome Thibeaux and Marcelle T. Olivier. The family would like to thank his beloved nieces Camille Lapeyrouse, Susan Landry and Jennifer LeBlanc for their lifetime of love and devotion. A wake will be held at David Funeral Home on Provost Street in Jeanerette from 3PM to 6PM on Sunday, August 19, 2012 with a rosary being prayed at 5PM. Visitation will resume at 10AM on Monday followed by a Mass of Christian Burial conducted by Fr. Mark Derise at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Jeanerette at 1PM. Burial will follow at St. John the Evangelist Cemetery in Jeanerette. Friends and Family may express condolences and sign the register book by visiting www.davidfuneralhome.com. David Funeral Home, 400 Provost St. Jeanerette, La. (337)276-5151 is in charge of arrangements.
