Joyce Cortez Dupre's Obituary
Joyce Mary Cortez Dupre passed away on Thursday, February 11, 2010 at a Mandeville, LA care facility.
Beloved mother of Brenda D. Cortez and her husband Larry and Ronnie J. Dupre and his wife Debbie; sister to Maurice “Bob” Cortez, Jr. and his wife Geneva; sister-in-law of Inola Dupre; and loving friend to Betty Evans. She is also survived by four grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd Joseph Dupre; her mother, Vivian Soileau Cortez; her father, Maurice Cortez, Sr.; and two brothers, Carl and Gilford Cortez.
Age 79 years, she was native of Lawtell, LA and a resident of Mandeville, LA.
Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend a Funeral Mass on Sunday, February 14, 2010 at 5:00 PM from the Chapel at E.J. Fielding Funeral Home, 2260 W. 21st. Ave., Covington, LA 70433.
Visitation at E.J. Fielding Funeral Home in Covington on Sunday will begin at 3:00 PM.
Relatives and friends of the family are also invited to attend a Funeral Mass on Monday, February 15, 2009 at 1:00 PM at St. Landry Catholic Church, 1020 North Main St., Opelousas, LA.
Visitation at St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas, LA will begin on Monday at 12:00 Noon.
Interment will follow in Bellevue Memorial Park in Opelousas, LA.
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