Deidre Denise "Deedy" Manuel McGee passed away on Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at her residence in Lafayette at the age of 56. A Celebration of Life will be held at 10:00 am on Friday, May 23, 2014 at Ardoin's Funeral Home in Eunice. Interment will follow in the St. Paul Cemetery with Father Henry Broussard officiating.
Deidre, known to many as "Deedy," was a native of Eunice and was a 1977 graduate of St. Edmund's High School, where she excelled in tennis. She received her nursing degree from LSU-E and had worked as a registered nurse at hospitals in Opelousas, Lafayette, New Orleans, and Greenville, South Carolina. She was an avid Saints and Tigers fan.
She is survived by her husband, Gerald "Tee" McGee; a daughter, Lauren Rice and a son Nick Rice, both of the Carolinas; her parents, Allen and Georgie Manuel of Eunice; two sisters, Cindi Detraz of Eunice and Alicia Manuel of Gulf Breeze, Florida; two brothers, Jaime Manuel of Eunice and Joel Manuel of Baton Rouge; eight nieces and nephews; aunt, Margaret McGee Fels of Baton Rouge; uncles, Pat McGee of Eunice and Michael McGee of Sulphur and all of her McGee and Gotreaux cousins.
She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Cecelia and Artemon "Temon" Manuel, and her maternal grandparents, Ruth and Percy McGee.
At the request of the family, visitation will be held at Ardoin's Funeral Home in Eunice on Friday, May 23rd from 8:00 am until the time of services. A rosary will be recited at 10:00 am Friday morning.
Pallbearers were Nick Rice; Joel Manuel; Matt Johnson of Lafayette; Donald Brown, George Coleman, and John Coleman of Eunice; and Bubby Hundley of Lake Arthur.
Deidre, known to many as "Deedy," was a native of Eunice and was a 1977 graduate of St. Edmund's High School, where she excelled in tennis. She received her nursing degree from LSU-E and had worked as a registered nurse at hospitals in Opelousas, Lafayette, New Orleans, and Greenville, South Carolina. She was an avid Saints and Tigers fan.
She is survived by her husband, Gerald "Tee" McGee; a daughter, Lauren Rice and a son Nick Rice, both of the Carolinas; her parents, Allen and Georgie Manuel of Eunice; two sisters, Cindi Detraz of Eunice and Alicia Manuel of Gulf Breeze, Florida; two brothers, Jaime Manuel of Eunice and Joel Manuel of Baton Rouge; eight nieces and nephews; aunt, Margaret McGee Fels of Baton Rouge; uncles, Pat McGee of Eunice and Michael McGee of Sulphur and all of her McGee and Gotreaux cousins.
She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Cecelia and Artemon "Temon" Manuel, and her maternal grandparents, Ruth and Percy McGee.
At the request of the family, visitation will be held at Ardoin's Funeral Home in Eunice on Friday, May 23rd from 8:00 am until the time of services. A rosary will be recited at 10:00 am Friday morning.
Pallbearers were Nick Rice; Joel Manuel; Matt Johnson of Lafayette; Donald Brown, George Coleman, and John Coleman of Eunice; and Bubby Hundley of Lake Arthur.
Deidre Denise "Deedy" Manuel McGee passed away on Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at her residence in Lafayette at the age of 56. A Celebration of Life will be held at 10:00 am on Friday, May 23, 2014 at Ardoin's Funeral Home in Eunice. Interment will follow in the St. Paul Cemetery with Father Henry Broussard officiating.
Deidre, known to many as "Deedy," was a native of Eunice and was a 1977 graduate of St. Edmund's High School, where she excelled in tennis. She received her nursing degree from LSU-E and had worked as a registered nurse at hospitals in Opelousas, Lafayette, New Orleans, and Greenville, South Carolina. She was an avid Saints and Tigers fan.
She is survived by her husband, Gerald "Tee" McGee; a daughter, Lauren Rice and a son Nick Rice, both of the Carolinas; her parents, Allen and Georgie Manuel of Eunice; two sisters, Cindi Detraz of Eunice and Alicia Manuel of Gulf Breeze, Florida; two brothers, Jaime Manuel of Eunice and Joel Manuel of Baton Rouge; eight nieces and nephews; aunt, Margaret McGee Fels of Baton Rouge; uncles, Pat McGee of Eunice and Michael McGee of Sulphur and all of her McGee and Gotreaux cousins.
She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Cecelia and Artemon "Temon" Manuel, and her maternal grandparents, Ruth and Percy McGee.
At the request of the family, visitation will be held at Ardoin's Funeral Home in Eunice on Friday, May 23rd from 8:00 am until the time of services. A rosary will be recited at 10:00 am Friday morning.
Pallbearers were Nick Rice; Joel Manuel; Matt Johnson of Lafayette; Donald Brown, George Coleman, and John Coleman of Eunice; and Bubby Hundley of Lake Arthur.
Deidre, known to many as "Deedy," was a native of Eunice and was a 1977 graduate of St. Edmund's High School, where she excelled in tennis. She received her nursing degree from LSU-E and had worked as a registered nurse at hospitals in Opelousas, Lafayette, New Orleans, and Greenville, South Carolina. She was an avid Saints and Tigers fan.
She is survived by her husband, Gerald "Tee" McGee; a daughter, Lauren Rice and a son Nick Rice, both of the Carolinas; her parents, Allen and Georgie Manuel of Eunice; two sisters, Cindi Detraz of Eunice and Alicia Manuel of Gulf Breeze, Florida; two brothers, Jaime Manuel of Eunice and Joel Manuel of Baton Rouge; eight nieces and nephews; aunt, Margaret McGee Fels of Baton Rouge; uncles, Pat McGee of Eunice and Michael McGee of Sulphur and all of her McGee and Gotreaux cousins.
She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Cecelia and Artemon "Temon" Manuel, and her maternal grandparents, Ruth and Percy McGee.
At the request of the family, visitation will be held at Ardoin's Funeral Home in Eunice on Friday, May 23rd from 8:00 am until the time of services. A rosary will be recited at 10:00 am Friday morning.
Pallbearers were Nick Rice; Joel Manuel; Matt Johnson of Lafayette; Donald Brown, George Coleman, and John Coleman of Eunice; and Bubby Hundley of Lake Arthur.
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