Shirley Poirrier

Shirley Hatch Poirrier, age 87, a native of Bayou Black and resident of Houma, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 15, 2019 surrounded by loved ones.

Friends and relatives are invited to a visitation at First United Methodist Church on Thursday, June 20, 2019 from 9:00am until service time. Funeral Services, officiated by Rev. R. Don Ross, will begin at 11:00am. Burial will follow at St. Francis Cemetery No. 2.

She is survived by her four sons; Wynn, Jerry, Bryan, Bruce and wife Patricia; nine grandchildren; Brady, Jennifer and husband Mathew Parfait, Jason and wife Sian, Jared, Jessica, Kristy Mason, Jerry Jay and wife Camee, Trey, Peyton; and ten great-grandchildren, Jewel, Ava, Seth, Emma, Tristan, Micah, Judah, Trinity, Jasper, and Sawyer; sisters, Katie Miller, Molly Cantrelle and husband Thomas; and brother, Charles Hatch.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Donald John Poirrier; brothers, Alton, Hugh, Ira, Percy, and Lynn Hatch; sisters, Dorothy Barnett, Eva Lou Kelpsch, and Isabel Parham.

Shirley was a warm, kind, supportive and selfless wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. She had the ability to put a smile everyone’s face and everyone loved her. She enjoyed flower gardening and caring for fruit trees. She liked to sew and share this talent by teaching her grandkids. She will be dearly missed and lovingly remembered by all who were blessed to know her.

Chauvin Funeral Home is honored to serve The Poirrier Family.