St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-01-16
PASSES AWAY WHILE
FAMILY IS PRAYING
Martin Andrepont, ST., Ex-
pires at the Age Of 81
After Long Illness.

the oldest inhabitants of ST. Ian.
dry parish expired at his home
/ in Prairie Ronde on Wednesday
morning at 1:50 o'clock. after 8
serious illness of over eighI
weeks.
/ Mr.. Andrepont was a man
highly respected and exception
ally well liked by all who knew
him; he was a man of firm char
acter and principle, being like a
/ father to all IN his neighborhood.
i The deceased was born in this
parish on January 30th, 1884. at
the age of twenty years he mar
Iried Miss Hernlina Pitre, who
survives him. This happy union
was blessed with nine children,
two girls, Hermina, who mar
ried William Reed and who died
several years ago, and Gadrate,
wife Of Theogene Bertrand; the
boys, with the exception of two.
Numa and Edgard, who died
during their youth, are all pros
porous and Well-to-do farmers,
those living are Albert, Emar,
Eraste, Martin and Nestor.
Mr.. Andrepont enlisted with
| the Confederate army at the age
Hof 26 years, serving the entire
time in the states of Louisiana,
| Texas and Mississippi. After
the war he returned to his fam
lily and took up his residence in
Prairie Ronde. When a young
man the deceased engaged in the
mercantile business and when
the war broke out between the
states he and his partner lost
very heavily, even being left in
debt. Mr.. Andrepont's partner
was unable to pay half Of the OBJ
legation and the deceased was
consequently forced out of hon
esty to pay the entire amount,
for which he toiled over thirty
years to efface, principal to-
gether with interest. Despite
this he was able to surmount
difficulties and at the time of his
death was in prosperous condi-
ton.
Coming from a family, which
has a record Of long lives, Mr..
Andrepont died at the ripe old
age Of 81 years. His brother
Felix Andrepont, who died at
Iota two years ago, lived to see
103 years. Mrs. Fremont Du-
pre-, his sister. died at the age of
50 years.
There was probably no man in
Prairie Ronde looked up to with
higher respect as well as con-
siderable devotion than the de-
ceased, who was ready at all
times to render any kind of as
sistance to his neighbors and
friends.
Mr.. Andrepont lived to see
fifty-eight of his grandchildren
and 81 greatgrandchildren, most
of whom were present at the
time he breathed his last. while
over one hundred persons were
in the. death room sending up a
prayer to Heaven that the Al
mighty might take unto the
heavens above and seat him with
the other good and faithful
servants who preceded him to-
ininity.
The funeral took place from
the family home in Prairie Ronde
at 3 o'clock interment being
made in the st. Landry Catholic
cemetery in this city at 100
O'Clock Thursday evening. A
large concourse Of friends and
relatives from every portion Of.
st. Landry gathered at the
church and graveyard to pay
their last tribute of respect to a
noble old soul. Father Engber-
ink spoke feelingly on the ex-
ample set to younger generations.
by this old gentleman, who
knew not what wrong was, and.
appealed to those present to live
as worthy a life as Martin An
drepont, Sr.
Mr.. Jas. Borque Of Church
Point. was a visitor here Satur-