The Donaldsonville chief., 1916-10-14
NOTABLE CAREER ENDED.
Mrs. Victor Maurin, Sr., Passes Away
at Venerable Age.

On Saturday, October Z, at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. j. n. Co
lomb, the messenger of death sum
r,oned to the eternal world the spirit
of Mrs. Lise Wives Maurin, widow OF
the late Major Victor Maurin, who
died in 1875. She. was gentle, cul-
tured and unselfsh. Her charity
knew no bounds. Her kindly spirit
pervaded not only the home circle IN
which the light of her christian life
shone with special splendor, but ex-
tended throughout the community,
both the rich and the poor testifying
to the loveliness and saintllness OF
her character. The widow of a Con-
federate officer, she loved the south,
never wavering in her devotion to It's
sacred cause. The loss of her hus-
band, an elder daughter, two younger
sons, and the eldest son only last
year, seemed but to deepen her faith
in the wisdom of her Creator. Brave
ly she took up her cross of sorrow
and with cheerful spirit lived as a
shining light of christian endeavor.
Her religious obligations were always
her highest duty.
Deceased was native of Assump
ton parish, the daughter of Hypolite
Wives and Eulalie Mollere, who own
ed large sugar plantations in that par
ish. Her grandfather was DR.. DOM
Juan Wives, a surgeon in the army OF
Spain in colonial days, and stationed
at the post of Valenzuela. He re-
manned in this country and acquired
extensive holdings at Valenzuela and
elsewhere. A brother, Francisco
Diorisio Wives, was governor Of Cuba,
and another brother, Gen. Carlos vi
yes, was division commander in the
army of Spain during the Napoleonic
wars.
Mrs. Maurin's S mother died when
she was an infant, her father some
years afterwards, Whereupon she
made her home with her sister, Mrs.
Robert Maurin. At fourteen years
she matriculated at the famous Ursu-
lines Convent in New Orleans, where
her sister, aunts and other relatives
had been educated. Nearing her
eighteenth year she graduated, and
six months afterwards married Ma
jor Victor Maurin, then young mer-
chant of Donaldsonville.
Major Maurin, at the head of the
Donaldsonville Artillery, left for the
war in September, 1861, leaving his
young wife and children in Donald
sonviiiffe. The he family remained lhaeFe
until the bombardment of the town
by the federal fleet. With her chill
dren Mrs. Maurin made her home dur
ing the war with her sister and
brother-in-law at "Ville de Bois," in
Assumption. The heroism, self-sac-
rifce, and devotion to duty of Mrs.
Maurin in those trying days is a part
of the tradition of the country. The
family remained at "Ville de Bols'
during the four long years Of war.
Upon the return of Major Maurin in
August. 1865, and after the old home
had been rebuilt, they returned to
Donaldsonville. Deceased had resid-
ed here for sixty-fve years.
The surviving children are Ed
mund and Charles Maurin and Mrs.
J. N. Co1omb. The grandchildren :
Mrs. Lyllian Breckinridge and Mrs.
C. E. Coates, of Baton Rouge; Mrs.
John F. Slattery, Shreveport; Nolan
and Garnet Maurin, New Orleans
Louis, Lee, Frank and Vic Maurin,
New Orleans; Aimee, Jeanne, Charles,
Jr., Henry, George and Leona Maurin,
Donaldsonville.
Funeral services were held at AS
cension church Sunday afternoon at
$50 O'Clock, interment following in
the Catholic cemetery. Rev. C. NJ.
Chambon conducted the impressive
obsequies, and a host of friends ac-
companied the remains to their last
resting place and testified to the
grief imposed upon the community by
the passing away of this respected
resident. To the bereaved family
profound sympathy is extended.
Buy it in Donaldsonville.