Enola Guidry

Enola Trosclair Guidry, 91, a native of Edgard, past resident of Valentine for 37 years, and most recent resident of Houma for 28 years, died at 9:39 a.m., Monday, June 24, 2013. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until funeral time Thursday at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral in Houma. A Mass of Christian burial will be at 12:00 p.m. Thursday at the church, with burial at Holy Rosary Cemetery in Larose. She is survived by her daughters, Alana Barquero and companion, Enrique, of Valentine, Donna Roberts and husband, William, of Springfield, MO; son Dana Guidry and wife, Catherine, of Houma; grandchildren Alana Guidry and husband, Mark, of Valentine, Enrique Barquero Jr. of Valentine, Jay Griffin of Springfield, MO, Danielle Daigle and husband, Hunter, of Baton Rouge, David Guidry of Houma, Alexis Guidry of Houma, and great-grandchildren Tristen Barquero, Dominique Barquero, Brody Guidry, Mia Guidry, Caroline Barquero, Haylee Griffin, Paul Daigle, Andre’ Daigle; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband of 35 years Edgar Joseph Guidry Jr.; parents Clerville Trosclair and Theresa Abadie Trosclair; brothers, Edmund Trosclair, Norman ‘Bill’ Trosclair and Alvin Trosclair; sisters Edna Haydel and Laurence Marcotte. Enola was born on February 4, 1922, on Evergreen Plantation in Edgard. When she was 25, she married Edgar and they remained together for 35 years until his death in 1982. Edgar owned and ran Guidry’s Grocery and Bar in Valentine, which was inherited from his father, while Enola worked in her home raising her three children. She loved her cats, flowers, dancing and bingo, and her strong Catholic/Christian faith and trust in God was unmistakable and unquestionable. She touched many people by her kind, gentle, and loving ways. The family would like to express their thanks and appreciation to the loving people at Heritage Manor of Houma for the wonderful care and kindness that was given to Enola for the last three years, and would also like to thank Haydel Hospice for their care and compassion that was given over the last few weeks, and would finally like to thank all of the wonderful people at Terrebonne General, AMG, and West Jefferson Hospital for the care that was given to Enola over the last several months.