Funeral service for Mrs. Bernadean Brown will be 2 pm Saturday, March 28, 2009 at Blanchard St. Denis Chapel with Reverend James Foster officiating. Interment will follow at Clear Lake Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5pm until 9pm on Friday, March 27, 2009 at Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home.
Mrs. Brown, 76, of Goldonna passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2009.
Those left to cherish her memory include her son, Arthur Roy Brown and his wife Ivy of Goldonna; her daughter, Melissa Fredericks of Goldonna; three granddaughters, Tina Fredericks of Goldonna, Crystal Fredericks of Natchitoches and Amber Holland and her husband Carson of Ashland; two grandsons, Dale Fredericks and Rickey Trichel both of Goldonna; one great-grandson, Dakota Holland; one great-granddaughter, Brittany Holland;one brother, Scriven Gourdon and his wife, Marie of Goldonna, La.; many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband Earnest Brown; two sons, Marvin Lee Brown and Alfred “Ernie” Brown; three brothers, Paul Gourdon, Andrew “Punk” Gourdon and Ellison Gourdon.
Pallbearers will be Wayne Gourdon, Michael Gourdon, Nathan Gourdon, Matthew Gourdon, Kendall Lemoine and Roger Gourdon. Honorary Pallbearers will be Willie Fredericks and Rickey Trichel.