Grand Marais - A Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Raphael Vallot, Jr., the former Betty Lou Honey Boutte, 61, will be held on Friday, April 13, 2007 at 11:00AM at St. Nicholas Catholic Church with Fr. Donovan Labbe officiating. Visitation will be held at St. Nicholas Catholic Church on Friday, April 13, 2007 from 8:00AM until the time of the services. Interment will follow at St. Nicholas Mausoleum. Mrs. Vallot a native and resident of Grand Marais died Monday, April 9, 2007 at 8:30PM at Iberia Medical Center. She was a "very loving and kind person, and was known as a people person". She liked playing Pokeno and traveling. If you told her of a trip she was ready to go. Mrs. Betty was a member of the Holy Name Society, and was a eucharistic minister. She is survived by her loving husband of 40 years, Raphael Vallot, Jr. of Grand Marais; A son, Dexter J. Vallot of Grand Marais; two grandchildren, Raegan and Reese Vallot, and their mother, Niki Vallot all of New Iberia; three sisters, Glenda Boutte, Gail and her husband Alfred Raggette, and Linda Boutte all of Grand Marais; three brothers, Achille A.J. and his wife Lois Boutte, and Edmond and his wife Doris Boutte both of Grand Marais, and Peter and his wife Cherron Boutte of New Iberia; her mother-in-law, Ella Boudreaux Vallot of New Iberia; four sister-in-laws, Rita Paige, Mary and her husband Walter Jones, Bernice and her husband Ronald Gray, and Mary Lee Wiltz all of New Iberia; two brother-in-laws, Junius and his wife Laura Vallot of Chicago, Il, and Anthony D. Sigue of Grand Marais; and a host of nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, Junius and Audrey Olivier Boutte; her son, Raphael Lil Ray Vallot, III; her father-in-law, Raphael Vallot, Sr.; a sister-in-law, Ella L. Sigue; two brother-in-laws, Murphy Boutte, Sr., and Robert Paige, and two nephews, Steven Sigue, and Eric Gray, Sr. Pallbearers will be Ronald Vallot, Gregory Paige, Gary Jones, Michael Jones, Nathaniel Raggette, Murphy Boutte, Jr., Peter Boutte. Honorary pallbearers will be Donald Sigue, Karl Jones, Achille A. J Boutte, Edmond Boutte, Alfred Raggette, Jesse Bergeron, Edna Boutte, Eric Gray, Jr., Roman Olivier, Alex Olivier, Jeanie Boutte, Bernice Gray, Rita Paige, Mary Jones, Theresa Rader, Craig Sigue, Adrienne Bowser, and Gregory Olivier. David Funeral Home of New Iberia will be handling the arrangements.
