Vera Allemand Callais

Vera Allemand Callais, 73, a native of Cut Off and resident of Houma, died at 11:12 a.m. Monday, Aug. 13, 2007. Visitation will be from 5 to 10 p.m. Wednesday at Chauvin Funeral Home and from 10 a.m. to funeral time Thursday at St. Bernadette Catholic Church. Mass will be at noon Thursday at the church, with burial in St. Francis de Sales Cemetery No. 2. She is survived by one son, Darrell Callais Sr. and wife, Judith, of Gray; two brothers, Jimmy Allemand of Galliano and Eno Allemand Jr. of Cut Off; five sisters, Irene Charpenter of Galliano, Jennie Ledet, Melda Dufrene of Houma, Jenny Savoie of Larose and Emily Collins of Cut Off; two grandchildren, Darrell Callais Jr. and Cody Callais; and three grandchildren, Heather Leigh Callais, Hunter Callais and Jamie Kala Callais. She was preceded in death by her husband, Octave Callais; her parents, Eno Allemand Sr. and Alfashia Brunet Allemand; one grandson, Kerry Callais; and one sister, Rilda Allemand. She was a retired saleslady at Latours Jewelry and a parishioner of St. Bernadette Catholic Church.