A Mass of Christian Burial celebrating the life of Marian Claire Bordelon Braud will be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday August 20, 2016, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Marksville, La, with the Reverend Rusty Rabalais officiating. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery No. 2 mausoleum, under the direction of Hixson Brothers, Marksville, La.
Visitation will be observed at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Bontemps St, Marksville, La., Friday, August 19, 2016, from 5:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M., with recitation of the Holy Rosary starting at 6:30 P.M., and Saturday, August 30, 2016 from 9:00 A.M., until time of services.
Marian Claire Bordelon Braud, of Marksville, passed away on Wednesday, August 17, 2016, in Cabrini Grace Home Hospice, in Alexandria, La.
Pallbearers honored to serve are grandsons, S. Jacob Braud, R. Keith Braud, Andrew J. Byers, Stuart L. Braud, Scott A. Braud, and Nathan L. Byers.
Marian was born February 2, 1925, to Judith Spotorno Bordelon and Simon Vallie Bordelon, in Bordelonville, La., where she resided and was graduated from Bordelonville High School in 1941, at the age of 16. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Louisiana State University, in Baton Rouge, La., in May, 1945, during which time she met the love of her life, Shelton J. Braud. Shelton and Marian were united in matrimony on November 28, 1945, in Bordelonville, La. upon Shelton’s return from WWII combat duty in the European Theater of Operations.
Marian’s first job was with the New Orleans Dock Board and Port Authority. She spent many years writing the society column for the Marksville Weekly News and was a beloved 7th grade teacher for Marksville Elementary School for several years and a dedicated spouse and mother to her family.
Marian was also a faithful and dedicated member of the Ladies Altar Society, Marksville Garden Club, Friends of the Library, the Hypolite Bordelon Home Society, La Commission des Avoyelles, Friends of the Fox and many other state and national organizations. She was an officer and committee member in these organizations and often cheerfully volunteered without being asked to give assistance to numerous causes until shortly before her death.
Those left to cherish her memory are her children, Stephen C. Braud and spouse Mary Ann, Stuart P. Braud, Maj. USAF (ret.), Kenneth W. Braud and spouse Jamsie, Richard K. Braud, LtCol. USAF (ret.) and spouse Georgieanna, and Judith E. Byers and spouse Ricky. She is also survived by 10 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren and a host of family members, relatives and friends.
The family wishes to thank the physicians and staff of the MICU at Rapides Regional Medical Center and especially the physicians and staff of Cabrini Grace Home Hospice for all of the wonderful care and attention given to Marian.