LOVING MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER, AND GREAT-GRANDMOTHER Loreauville"A Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Millard Eldridge, Sr. the former Laurence Lokey Prince, 91, will be celebrated on Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 11:00 A.M. in St. Joseph Catholic Church. The Reverend Buddy Breaux will serve as celebrant. Entombment will follow in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 from 5:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. in David Funeral Home, with a rosary being recited at 7:00 P.M. Visitation will continue on Thursday from 8:00 A.M. until service time in the funeral home. Mrs. Eldridge passed away on Monday, August 25, 2008 at 7:50 P.M. in her Loreauville residence. A native and lifelong resident of Loreauville, Mrs. Eldridge was raised by her aunt, Constance Broussard Girard, after losing her mother as an infant. An accomplished artist, Mrs. Eldridges paintings grace the walls of many area homes. She enjoyed gardening, cooking, and reading, but her greatest joy was spending time with and caring for her family. Survivors include her sons, Tasey Eldridge and wife, Rebecca, Barry Eldridge and wife, Bonnie, and Harold James Jimmy Eldridge and wife, Mitzi, all of Loreauville; grandchildren, Sandy Eldridge of Thailand, Cyndi Eldridge of Loreauville, Gretchen Willett and husband, Adam of Lafayette, Bannon Eldridge and wife, Julie of New Iberia, Brant Eldridge of Loreauville, and Alix Eldridge of Loreauville; great-grandchildren, Bralyn Eldridge and Alyce Eldridge of Loreauville, and Austin Willett of Lafayette; as well as a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends. Preceding Mrs. Eldridge in death were her husband, Millard Eldridge, Sr.; parents, Octave and Laura Broussard Prince; sons, Thomas Charles Eldridge and Millard Mike Eldridge, Jr.; sisters, Emma P. Prosper, Edith P. Crochet, Lou P. Hebert, Margaret P. Judice, and Anna Belle P. Breaux; and brothers, Tasey Prince, Earl Prince, Russell Prince, and Angus Prince. Serving as pallbearers are Tasey Eldridge, Barry Eldridge, Jimmy Eldridge, Bannon Eldridge, Adam Willett, and Brant Eldridge. David Funeral Home of Loreauville, 118 Main Street, 229-8338 is in charge of arrangements.
