Marjorie Landry

Marjorie Rita Landry, a native of Patterson and long-time resident of south Lafourche, passed away peacefully in her home in Cut Off Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014.Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until funeral time Saturday at Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church in Larose. A Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church, with burial in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Patterson.She is survived by her sister, Gail Landry Hays, of Fairhope, Alabama; nieces, Lea Ellis, of Angola, Jane Bates, of Zachary, Suzanne Altaan, of McKinney, Texas, and Mamie Thompson, of Ada, Oklahoma; nephew, Conrad Rabalais, of Vicksburg, Mississippi; and many other nieces and nephews.She was preceded in death by her parents, Herbert and Lydia Landry; and sister, Alice Mae Landry Rabalais.Marjorie graduated from Patterson High School in 1953, and received a Bachelor of Science degree from Louisiana State University and a Master of Education Degree from Nicholls State University. She was a teacher and librarian in Lafourche Parish Schools during her entire 33-year career, living in the Teacherage, which is now listed in the National Historic Register.An avid quilter, Marjorie shared her talents with friends, family, and the Larose Civic Center, nurturing the French Food Festival and its Country Store from their inception. She completed another successful year only weeks ago. She committed thousands of hours to the Bayou Civic Club and was an original member of the committee that produced Down the Bayou. She was inducted into the Bayou Civic Club Hall of Fame in 2001.Marjorie had a passion for history and local heritage, volunteering for many years with the Bayou Lafourche Folk Life and Heritage Museum and at the archives of the Allen J. Ellender Memorial Library at Nicholls State University.Falgout Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/houmatoday/obituary.aspx?n=marjorie-landry&pid=173221876&fhid=14167#sthash.Y4BIBFYg.dpuf