Mrs. Lillie Mae Bobb

Mrs. Lillie Mae Livings Bobb GRAND COTEAU, LA—A Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Lillie Mae Livings Bobb will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 7, 2015, in the St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 174 Church Street, Grand Coteau, LA. Interment will follow in the St. Charles Cemetery in Grand Coteau. Bobb, 93, was a native of Carencro, LA, and was a longtime resident of Grand Coteau, LA. She passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2015, at her home, surrounded by her loved ones. Mrs. Lillie was a very loving Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Foster Mother, sister, aunt, cousin, housekeeper and neighbor. She loved family gatherings at her home, cooking for family and neighboring children. She also loved spoiling her grandchildren. She served as surrogate Mother and Grandmother to many neighboring children. She raised her family to love going to church, school and work. She thought her children the meaning of caring for others regardless of race. Her pastime love was listening to zydeco music, dancing and sewing. Survivors include: five daughters—Gloria Joseph (the late John Ashton), Houston, TX; Ella Mae Bobb, Houston, TX; Patricia Milton (David), Beaumont, TX; Mary Myrtle Bobb-Singleton, Grand Coteau, LA; and Priscillia Toney (Andrew); Snellville, GA; and two sons—Joseph Bobb, Jr., and Charles Morris Bobb, both of Houston, TX. She was also an adopted mother to Harold Davis (Mercedes), Leonville, LA. She also worked for Maurene Goudeau and the late Gerald Goudeau, of Lafayette, Louisiana, for over thirty years. Ms. Lillie, as she was affectionately known, by the family, assisted in rearing nine additional children (six boys and three girls). She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Bobb, Sr.; her parents: Edmond and Edia Livings; one son, PFC Chester Bobb; two daughters: Elenora Edwards (late Ernest); Myrtle Mae Guillory; two brothers Fayno and Whitney Livings; and three sisters: Lorena Andrus, Justine Journet and Beulah Rubin. Special thanks goes out to the staff of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital; Heart Hospital of Lafayette; Magnolia Nursing Home, Lafayette; St. Joseph Hospice of Lafayette; Jodison Prime Care, Opelousas; Regional Health Care Services, Lafayette; and Williams Funeral Home, Opelousas, LA. A very special thanks to Janet Darby, CNA, St. Joseph Hospice Lafayette for the love and care provided. Visitation will be held at the Sibille Funeral Home, 1473 I-49 Service Road, Grand Coteau, LA, Saturday, November 7, 2015, from 8:00 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. A Rosary service will be held at 9:15 a.m. Reflections will be held from 9:30 a.m. until 9:45 a.m. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Williams Funeral Home of Opelousas, 337-942-2037.

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Mrs. Lillie Mae Bobb

April 15, 1922 - October 27, 2015