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Obituary: INDIAN BAYOU - Funeral services will be held Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at (time pending) Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Leroy honoring the life of Eleanor Broussard Dubose, 99, who passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by loved ones on Sunday, September 2, 2012. She will be laid to rest at Indian Bayou Methodist Cemetery with Rev. Gregory Simien officiating the services. Pallbearers will be Michael DuBose, Roger Dale Broussard, Kent Broussard, Charles Hebert, David Veazey and Brent Landry. Honorary pallbearers will be Donald Broussard and Kaden Townson. The first child born to Eugene and Ernestine (Ditch) Broussard, while working on Grand Chenier, Eleanor was later raised on the family home place on Pecan Island. Back then called "Elna" which she thought was her real name until she got her social security card and found that it was actually "Eleanor". She was a member of the first graduating class of Abbeville High School. She attended the University of Louisiana at Lafeyette and spent her working career as a school teacher with the Vermilion Parish School Board. She taught at various schools in the parish including Pecan Island (where she met her husband, Leroy F. Dubose from Indian Bayou) and later Indian Bayou Elementary School, where she was teaching at the time of her retirement. Eleanor and Leroy adopted both of their children from Volunteers of America of New Orleans, Louisiana. Paul Ellery Dubose "Zero" was adopted in 1953 at just over one year old and Sheryll Lynn Dubose Schwander "Tick" in 1956 at approximately three months old. They raised their children on Pecan Island until Leroy retired as principal of the school and they moved to his old Dubose family home place in Indian Bayou where they had built their home for retirement. Eleanor enjoyed family time, gardening, reading, search word puzzles- till just a few weeks prior to her death, and watching the birds and squirrels she'd feed daily on her back porch. She is survived by her Daughter-in-law, Charlotte Landry Dubose (Widow of Paul) of Indian Bayou; grandson- Paul's son, Michael Paul Dubose of Kaplan; grand daughters- Sheryll's daughters, Amy Schwander Townson and her partner, Wylie Ladner of Mandeville and Katie Schwander Duplass and her husband John Duplass of Metairie; great-grandson, Kaden and great-granddaughter, Dakota Townson both of Mandeville; step great granddaughter, Brookly Townson and her father Chad Townson of Baton Rouge; son-in-law, Jay Schwander of Metairie; sister, Ina (Mrs. Glenn) Veazey of Lafayette; brother, Donald P. Broussard of Pecan Island; sister-in-laws, Betty Perry (Mrs. Charles) Broussard of Pecan Island, Priscilla (Mrs. Evans) Broussard of Lafayette, Mary Spell (Mrs. Don "Son") Dubose of Dripping Springs, Texas and a host of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Eugene Broussard 03/1984; mother, Ernestine (Ditch) Broussard 07/1993; husband, Leroy F. Dubose 08/1974; daughter, Sheryll D. Schwander 09/1997; son, Paul E. Dubose 11/2005; sister, Rose Marie B. Conner 07/1971 (Pecan Island) and her husband Wallace Conner 03/2007 (Abbeville); sister, Ruby B. Broussard 01/2006 and her husband Ray Broussard 05/2006 (Abbeville); sister Beulah B. Hebert 02/2011 and her husband Roy Hebert 08/1989 (Ragley); brother Evans Broussard 05/1993 (Pecan Island) and his first wife Marilyn "Boo Boo" Nunez Broussard Dyson 12/2007 (Abbeville); brother, Charles Broussard 11/2005 (Pecan Island/Lafayette); brother-in-law, Jacob Glenn Veazey 03/2012 (Pecan Island/Lafayette). The family would like to thank Dr. Kerry Schexnaider and his staff and also the staff at Concepts of Care and Hospice of Acadiana for their special care. They also want to give a special thanks to the sitters, Sandra "Sue" Broussard Feucht and Joyce (Mrs. Dale) Harrington for their time and loving care given Eleanor when she was unable to stay alone. In Lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to any one of Eleanor's favorite charities, (1) St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105 (2) Volunteers of America of Greater New Orleans headquarters, 4152 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70119 (3) Boys Town, National Headquarters, 14100 Crawford Street, Boys Town, NE 68010 (4) Hospice of Acadiana, 2600 Johnston Street, Ste 200, Lafayette, LA 70503-3240 or to any library, school, or church in your own community.