Anita Thibodeaux Picou

Anita Thibodeaux Picou, 94, a native and resident of Houma, died at 5:49 p.m. Friday, Feb. 29, 2008. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Chauvin Funeral Home and from 8 a.m. to funeral time Monday at St. Bernadette Catholic Church. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the church with burial in St. Francis de Sales Cemetery No. 1. She is survived by three daughters, Claudette Picou Dryden and husband, David, Nell Picou Robert and husband, Rodney C., Chris Picou Hebert and husband, Henry J.; one son, Robert Wilson Picou Sr. and wife, Brenda Giardina; nine grandchildren, Anita Dryden Thibodaux, Tina Dryden Landry, Patricia Robert Moore, Stephen Robert, Natalie Robert Tassin, Ryan Hebert, Kade Hebert, Robert "Bobby" Picou Jr., Billy Picou; one step-grandchild, Rodney "Rod" Robert; ten great-grandchildren, Brian Dyrden Jr., Brock Landry, Jenna Landry, Katie Thibodaux, Kensey Thibodaux, Peyton Picou, Allie Picou, Lindsey Collins, Seth Moore and Cooper Robert; and one sister, Ruth Thibodeaux Pelletier of Nashua, N.H. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilson R. Picou; one daughter, Anne Carol Picou; her parents, Freddie C. Thibodeaux and Anniest LeBlanc Thibodeaux; one sister, Jeanne T. Duplantis; two brothers, Earl C. Thibodeaux and Fred J. Thibodeaux; and two grandsons, Brian Dryden and Kendall Dryden. She was a parishioner of St. Bernadette Catholic Church. She was a member and former Vice-Regent of the Catholic Daughters of America and a member of the Legion of Mary. She worked as a saleswoman at Dupont’s, Richard’s Variety Store, Lewald’s, The Leader Store and Godchaux’s Department Store.