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Alexandre Legere

Birth
Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death
12 Mar 1957 (aged 77)
Cankton, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Cankton, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
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CANKTON - Funeral services were held at 9 30 a.m. today at the St. John Berchman Catholic church in Cankton for Alexandre Legere, 77, who died at his home in Cankton at 10:30 a.m. yesterday following a lengthy illness. Burial was in the church cemetery. The deceased was a member of the League of Sacred Heart of Jesus of Cankton.

Survivors include his widow, Eliza Menard; three sons, Leo and Paul, both of Cankton and Hypolite of Port Allen; five daughters, Mrs. Joe, Guidroz of Lafayette, Mrs. Leon Babineaux of Carencro and Mrs. Clement Babineaux, both of Carencro, Mrs. Jack Royer of Cankton and Mrs. Anatole Cormier of Port Allen; five brothers, Justelien and
Pierre, both of Cankton, Maurice of Carencro, and Aristile and Edgar, both of Lafayette; one sister, Mrs. Felix Dubon of Lafayette; 23 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Paul, Leo, Alexandre and Howard Legere, Howard Legere, Howard Babineaux and Rodney Royer.

The E. H. Melancon & Son Funeral Home of Carencro had charge of arrangements.

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The Daily Advertiser
Lafayette, Louisiana
13 Mar 1957, Wed • Page 4
CANKTON - Funeral services were held at 9 30 a.m. today at the St. John Berchman Catholic church in Cankton for Alexandre Legere, 77, who died at his home in Cankton at 10:30 a.m. yesterday following a lengthy illness. Burial was in the church cemetery. The deceased was a member of the League of Sacred Heart of Jesus of Cankton.

Survivors include his widow, Eliza Menard; three sons, Leo and Paul, both of Cankton and Hypolite of Port Allen; five daughters, Mrs. Joe, Guidroz of Lafayette, Mrs. Leon Babineaux of Carencro and Mrs. Clement Babineaux, both of Carencro, Mrs. Jack Royer of Cankton and Mrs. Anatole Cormier of Port Allen; five brothers, Justelien and
Pierre, both of Cankton, Maurice of Carencro, and Aristile and Edgar, both of Lafayette; one sister, Mrs. Felix Dubon of Lafayette; 23 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Paul, Leo, Alexandre and Howard Legere, Howard Legere, Howard Babineaux and Rodney Royer.

The E. H. Melancon & Son Funeral Home of Carencro had charge of arrangements.

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The Daily Advertiser
Lafayette, Louisiana
13 Mar 1957, Wed • Page 4


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  • Created by: Glynn Myers
  • Added: Mar 1, 2021
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/223783679/alexandre-legere: accessed ), memorial page for Alexandre Legere (4 Mar 1880–12 Mar 1957), Find a Grave Memorial ID 223783679, citing Saint John Berchman Roman Catholic Church Cemetery, Cankton, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Glynn Myers (contributor 47198077).