New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-03-17
MRS. SIDNEY B. DeBELLEVUE

that the sweet young soul of Mrs
Sidney b. DeBcllevue had re
| tn rned to its Creator.
a daughter Of our respected
felIo W.citizen, Leopold DcBIanc,
and Oh the late Ida Messenger. both
repre>el tatives Of pioneer fami-
lies of tn is Parish, the decedant
was born at the old Mcstaycr
home in this City, May Doth, 1889.
and except tor the time spent at
st. Joseph Ae, 9demy at Bay st.
Louis, Miss, #, ON which institu-
tion she graduated in June 1907,
nd one year In \ ew Orleans. I'M
ID diately following her marriage
she spent her entire life III this
City. Of attractive personality.
charming in her man lerS, kind
andcharitable by nature. she was,
as Felicie DeBlanc, throus' h child
hood and through maidenh God, a
general faVorite among hel' large
circle of friends; and when,
year after her marriage TO Mr..
Sidney b. DeBelleVue, the loving
husband ever SOLICITORS Of her
happiness. established his home
III New Iberia, it was with JOY I'M
allOyed that she returned to her
birthplace to be greeted and wei
coined by her former friends. AL
though domestic in taste and in no
way deVotee to society, yet the
hoSpltable doors Of her beautiful
little home on Charles street were
always open TO her friends and
many were the evenings when
these friends, without warning,
would invade her home, sure that
the charming hostess would gladly |
receive them and do her utmost
for their comfort and pleasure. !
But, it was as the wife, the
mother, the Christian woman that
Mrs. DeBellevue 5 beautiful char
acter shown most resplendant.
From the date of her marriage,
December Doth, 1909 to the day
of her death, there was not
time when perfect happiness did
not prevail in their home. Low
ingly and dCvotedly the help
mate and partner of her husband,
She strove necessarily to promote
his interest and provide HIM with
all the home comforts which love
prompted; and when four and
One-half years ago, the beautiful
little daughter lnez. came to bless
their home, the advent of the baby
served to cement the existing love
and caused the young wife and {
mother to redouble her endeavors
80 as to include the daughter in l
Ill her schemes for the welfare
md happiness of her family.
But when the hand of death was E
lpon her. and she had been 50 adj
Used by her physician, sorroWful
only because Of the sorrow to be
Inflicted upon her loved ones, but, l
yithal, submission to the will of
iod, she sent for Rev Father !
and with bowed head,
lumbly received the last Sacra-
nents Of the Catholic church Of r
which she had always been a de-
'Oted member, and thus fortified, S
her grief stricken rel
tiyes and to them spoke words
# comfort so long as her strength
would permit. Peacefully she
,reathed her last at / 40 in the
Ifternoon and was buried Tues
lay afternoon at ) O'Clock from
It. Peter S Catholic" church, the
acred edifice where she had been
had received her First
Ioly Communion, had been Con
irmed and had been married. 9
The funeral, one Of the largest
leld in New Iberia in many
bore eloquent testimony
# the esteem in which she had
'een held by the entire popula-
ion of this City. Besides her
husband and daughter, Mrs. De- :
Bellevue is survived by her fa-h4|
+. Mr.. Leopold DeBlanc and the
ollowing brothers and sisters:
-ack DeBlanc Of Broussard, Ia. II
fred DeBlanc and Tom DeBldnc
f New Iberia; Mesdames Gahe
landry l.. F. LalIande, f. Las
allie, Misses Lizzie DeBlanc and
Alco DeBlanc Of New Iberia and
Iesdames Oscar Robin and Chas
}. Dejean of Port Barre, La, all
E whom yvera with her at the