The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-01-30
OLD CITIZEN PASSES AWAY.
Felix Braud, After Life of Useful
ness, Answers Final Summons.

The death at 1880 o'clock Tues.
day forenoon Of Felix Braud, one of
| Ascension's Oldest and best-knoWn
citizens, cast a spell Of sadness over
this community, where he was uni
versally known and esteemed. When
the venerable gentleman retired Mon
day night he Was apparently in good
health, and the following morning he
arose as usual and commenced to
dress. After serving him with his
customary cup of morning coffee, his
wife stepped out Of the room for a
few minutes to return the tray to
the kitchen, ard upon her return
she found her husband lying upon
the floor in state Of collapse. He
lad suffered an acute attack of paral-
ysis, to which he succumbed an hour
and half later, after having pre-
viously regained consciousness and
recognized the loved ones who gather
ed about his bedside, and been forti-
fled with the final sacraments and
religious consolation of the Catho-
lie church, of which denomination
he was. a Jealous and faithful ad-
herent.
A native of Ascension parish, aged
seventy-six years, Mr.. Braud resid-
ed all his life in the Faubourg la
Pipe suburb of this city, of which
neighborhood he was one of the
most prominent and best beloved cit
liens. He enlisted in the Confed-
crate army at the outbreak of the
civil war, and earned distinction up
on many a sanguinary battlefield as
a soldier of intrepid bravery and
dauntless courage. For more than a
quarter of a century he was in the
employ of the firm of B. Lemann &
Brother at their store in this city,
relinquishing that position some three
or four years ago on account of adj
yancing age. During his younger
days he took a prominent part in the
public affairs of the parish, and at
all times he manifested keen in
terest in happenings about him, his
sound judgment, long experience and
mature wisdom rendering him ex-
ceptionally we'll qualified to give val
liable counsel and advice, while his
kindly humor and ready wit contrib
uted greatly toward Frightening the
lives of all with whom he came in
contact. There was quiet charm,
a simplicity and gentleness in Mr..
Braud that brought him the friend
ship and devotion of all classes and
conditions of people who knew him.
He held a full share of love and af-
lection from those close to him and
the warm friendship and high regard
of his friends and neighbors, and
when the final summons came to
him, as it must inevitably come to
all, it was his proud privilege to be
able to bid farewell to the world |
a qualm of conscience or ire
NOR of apprehension, and enter the /
portals CT that mysterious realm be-
yond the tomb e1ear-eyed and I'M
afraid
The funeral Wednesday afternoon
at o'clock was held from the fam
ily residence, interment being made
IN the veterans tomb in the Catho-
lie cemetery after impressive serv
ces at Ascension church. The large
;oncourse of sorroWing relatives and
friends who followed
he remains to their last resting
1lace bore eloquent testimony to
he esteem in (Which the deceased
vas held, and constituted a fitting
ribute of respect to the memory
If an upright citizen, gallant soldier,
aithful friend, and devoted husband
Ind father.
A tender, loving wife, who for near
y half century has stood by his
'ide through veal and woe, is left
Q mourn the loss of her loyal help
nate, together with seven children,
Who are: Paul Braud, assistant
asher of the Bank of Ascension;
Sam. Braud, of Bayou Sara; Mich
,las, of Sulphur, La; Bertrand, of
rela, Honduras; Mrs. Kemn c.
smith, Of Bayou Sara; Mrs. P. j.
8raud, of Los Angeles, California,
nd Mrs. Allen r Sandoz, of Ope-
oEsas. The entire community. as
veil as wide circle of friends
lsewhere, unite in extending assur-
noes of sincere sympathy to the
ereaVed family. =