Elaine Bourgeois Charbonnet

Elaine Bourgeois Charbonnet was born June 24, 1930, in Ponchatoula, to the late Livain and Alcidie Rome Bourgeois.  She passed away at her home in Ponchatoula, April 4, 2023.  Elaine retired from Louisiana Power and Light Company, was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, the Rosary Altar Society, and the K.C. Ladies Auxillary.  She was a longtime volunteer at North Oaks Hospital.  Elaine always exhibited a positive attitude, was very outgoing, and had a smile for everyone.  She enjoyed visiting with family and friends, traveling with her husband, and watching LSU sports.  

She is survived by her nephews, Edgar Charbonnet, Jr., C.J. Bourgeois and Paul Bourgeois; and nieces, Gail Gitz Bosch, Linda McMahan, Phyllis Beyl, Peggy Hoover, Carolyn Pinion, Charlotte James, Lana Cronvich, and Jan Fisher.  

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Warren Charbonnet; brothers, Earl, Norman, Hudson, and Carl Bourgeois; sisters, Mildred Davis, Addie Bourgeois, Gladys Charbonnet, and Doris Raiford; nephews, J.W. Raiford and Jerry Raiford; and a niece, Patricia Charbonnet Schmit.  

Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral service at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Thursday, April 6, 2023, 100 W. Magnolia Street, Ponchatoula, at 11:00 a.m.  The rosary will begin at 8:30 a.m. followed by the visitation at 9:00 a.m. until services conducted by Deacon Larry Melancon.  Interment will follow in Ponchatoula Cemetery.

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