A Memorial Service for Anatole Dupre, Jr. will be Saturday, September 10, 2016 at 2 PM at the St. Landry Baptist Church with Pastors Blake Houffpauir, Jerry Adams, Josh Adams and Joe Jenkins officiating. The celebration of his life will continue after the service with family and friends until 4 PM.
Anatole "T-not" Dupre Jr., age 81, a long time resident of St. Landry entered eternal rest on August 28, 2016 at Rapides Regional Mediucal Center. He was born on January 1, 1935. He was a retired Crane / Heavy Equipment Operator for Bayou Sale. In his spare time he enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening. He loved to attend church, praying for and with others, spending time with family, laughing and always having a smile on his face. He was such a loving, caring man helping anyone he could. He always put others first. He was an inspiration to everyone that knew him. “To know him was to love him.”
In addition to his parents, Anatole & Ovelia Dupre, he was preceded in death by two sons, Anthony and Patrick; four brothers, Weston, LD, Norman and Preston and two sisters, Margie and Winnie Mae.
He is survived by his wife, Beverly Dupre of St. Landry; four children, Ricky Dupre (Violet) of Pollock, Kerry Dupre (Janet) of St. Landry, Annette Moses of Franklin and Joey Dupre of Geismer; two step-daughters, Kathy Price of Bunkie and Wendy Normand (Earl) of Cottonport, sixteen grandchildren, twenty-two great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild; three brothers, Weldon Fruge (Jane) of Mamou, Ben Dupre (Loretta)of Eunice and Glen Dupre (Carolyn) of Franklin and one sister, Gaynel Manuel of Mamou. He is further survived by many nieces & nephews