Carrie D Laffitte

Pelican, LA - Funeral services honoring the life of Carrie Laffitte, 83, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, October 28, 2018, at Pelican United Methodist Church in Pelican, LA with Reverend Paul Gwinn and Lay Servant Jeremy Phillips officiating. Burial will follow at Pelican Cemetery in Pelican, LA. The family will receive friends at Pelican United Methodist Church on Friday, October 26, 2018, from 6:00 p.m. until service time. Carrie was born February 19, 1935 in Harmon, LA to Marion and Velmer Morse Richey and entered into rest on October 24, 2018, in Pelican, LA. Preceding Carrie in death were her parents; her husband, Marshall Mack Laffitte; sons, Carey Marcel "Cooter" Laffitte, James Marshall "Jamie" Laffitte; sisters, Ruby Burns, Verna Gabel, Mallie Litton, Doris Richey; brother, Vernard Marion Richey; and son-in-law, Donnie Averitt. Those left behind to cherish her memory are her daughters, Ester Ebarb and Dovie Averitt both of Pelican, LA; daughter-in-law, Jackie Laffitte of Pelican, LA; sisters, Maggie Barnes of Keithville, LA, Saralene Touchton, Barbara Wedgeworth, and Patricia Cooper all of Pelican, LA; brother, Charles Richey of Paragould, AR; grandchildren, Kevin Phillips, Jeremy Phillips, Shelly Choate, Jacinda Gwinn, Donnie Averitt, Jr., Katrina McCammond, Danielle Daniel, Amanda Henry, Rickey Laffitte, Angel Thompson, Chrissy Henderson, Shianne Wilkins, Levi Laffitte; 31 great grandchildren; one great great-grandchild; and special friends, Marie Hays and Dawna Hays. Honoring Carrie as pallbearers will be Sonnie Averitt, Bruce Phillips, Christian Brown, Nathan Henderson, Travis Daniel, Mikey McCammond, Ben Phillips, Austin Henderson, Zach Henderson and Brandon Welborn. In lieu of flowers the family request memorial donations be made to Pelican United Methodist Church, Post Office Box 103, Pelican, LA 71063.