Patsy Marie (Courvelle) Sonnier, 75, of Orange, Texas, passed away at her home on Friday, January 27, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. Mass of Christian Burial, under the direction of Dorman Funeral Home, will be held on Monday, January 30, 2017, at 11:00 AM, at St. Helen Catholic Church in Orange, Texas; Father Peter Varhees officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Orange, Texas. Recitation of the Rosary and visitation will be held on Sunday, January 28, 2017, at St. Helen Catholic Church, at 6:30 PM.
Patsy was born on Saturday, May 10, 1941, to the late Paulette (Benoit) and LeeMan Courvelle, in Johnson’s Bayou, Louisiana. She was a resident of Vinton, Louisiana, before moving to Orange, Texas, in 1963, and was devoted to her running her home and raising her beautiful children. Patsy was a woman who loved the Lord and was a devout Christian woman of the Catholic Faith. She was an active member at St. Helen Catholic Church, in Orange, Texas, where she participated in many of the church activities and festivals, and was a Eucharistic Minister for 25 years. In her spare time, Patsy enjoyed spending time at flea markets with her husband, James Sonnier, Sr., and quilting. Patsy loved her family and enjoyed the time she was able to spend with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
Preceding Patsy in death are her loving husband, James B. Sonnier, Sr.; parents, Paulette and LeeMan Courvelle; son, Joseph Lee Sonnier Sr.; sister, Sadie Jinks; and brothers, Lester Courvelle, Ronnie Courvelle, and Louis Courvelle.
Patsy is survived by her daughters, Monica L. Sonnier and her special friend, Andrew Love, Cheryl Barfield and her husband, James, and Paulette Allbritton and her husband, Wayne; sons, James B. Sonnier, Jr. and Bernard E. Sonnier and his wife, Darla; sisters, Cloradell ‘Pickie’ Sandifer and her husband, Charles ‘Hot Shot’, Shirley Labit, and Bonita Blanchard and her husband, Quinton; brothers, Bobby Courvelle and Lonnie Courvelle; grandchildren, Joseph, Jeremy, Shontel, Christopher and his wife, Ashley, Joel, James, III, Jonathan, Elizabeth, Colin, Bernard, Jr., Gabrielle and the one she thought of as her own grandson, Jordan LeBlanc; 6 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews, and extended family, who loved and will miss her dearly.
Honoring Patsy as Pallbearer are Joseph Sonnier, Shontel Verrell, Christopher Barfield, Joel Sonnier, James Sonnier, and Jordan LeBlanc; Honorary Pallbearer, Shane Blanchard.
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