Kaplan—Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, August 4, 2016 at Kaplan Cemetery honoring the life of Ruth Marceaux, 88, who passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 3, 2016. She will be laid to rest at Kaplan Cemetery with Rev. Paul Bienvenu officiating the services.
She is survived by her daughter, Billie and her husband, Kenneth Menard of Kaplan; one sister, Hazel Montagne Gaspard of Meaux; six grandchildren, Hilaree Landry, Elizabeth "Yaba" Bengtson, Lyndsee Menard, Grant Menard, Jamie Marceaux, and Jessica Perrin; and eleven great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Tom Marceaux; one son, Ronnie J. Marceaux; and her parents, Elias Montagne and the former Mable Guidry.
The family would like to thank Louisiana Hospice and Palliative Care; her nurses; Joan and Kelly; and her caregivers, Kristy Delcambre and Donna Judice for such loving care and family support.
In lieu of flowers the family request that donations be made to Beanies for St. Jude at Kaplan State Bank which was founded by Billie Menard and inspired by her mother, Ruth Marceaux.