Carla Weldon Gray
A devoted mother and loyal friend, Carla Weldon Gray died Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007. She was born July 25, 1954, in the Azores Islands, Portugal, while her father was an instructor at the U.S. Air Force base. She and her parents moved to Louisiana later that year. She was a graduate of Tara High School and LSU.
On Sept. 22, 1973, she met John Gray at an LSU-Texas A&M football game and one month later, on Oct. 25, he proposed. They were married April 12, 1974, and remained happily married for 32 years. John and Carla moved to Lafayette in the spring of 1979, when she began working at the Lafayette Social Security Office. She worked there for 25 years.
Carla was a devoted mother of three, wife and daughter as well as a loyal friend who had a gift of making everyone she met feel special and comfortable in her presence. She was an avid dog lover with passions for sewing, cooking, creating beautiful floral arrangements and playing the piano.
She will be missed very much by her husband, John Gray of Lafayette; two sons, John Gray Jr., and his fianceé, Rachel Caldwell, of Houston, and George Gray III of Natchitoches; daughter, Melinda Parrie and her husband, Joseph G. Parrie II, of Natchitoches; two grandchildren, Laurynn Caldwell of Houston and Joseph G. Parrie III of Blanchard; mother, Peggy Weldon of Baton Rouge; two brothers, Charles Weldon and his wife, Brenda, of Baton Rouge and Wray Weldon and his wife, Dorothy, of Rowlett, Texas; sister, Nora Carles and her husband, William, of Coral Springs, Fla.; and many well-loved friends. Preceded in death by her father, Simeon Weldon, who was of Baton Rouge.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made in her name to The Animal Rescue Foundation, 1011 Rue Bois de Chene, Breaux Bridge, LA 70517; The Humane Society, P.O. Drawer C, Sunset, LA 70584; Lafayette Animal Aid, P.O. Box 298, Carencro, LA 70520; or a charity of your choice. The memorial service will be held at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7, at Delhomme Funeral Home Chapel of the Flowers, 1011 Bertrand Drive, Lafayette, with Paul Murphy officiating. The family requests that visiting hours be observed on Tuesday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and on Wednesday from 8 a.m. until time of service. Graveside service will take place at Forest Park Cemetery East, Shreveport, on Wednesday at 4 p.m., with the Rev. Donald Holloway officiating. Personal condolences may be sent to the Gray family online at http://www.del- hommefuneralhome.com.
Published in TheAdvocate.com on Feb. 6, 2007
A devoted mother and loyal friend, Carla Weldon Gray died Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007. She was born July 25, 1954, in the Azores Islands, Portugal, while her father was an instructor at the U.S. Air Force base. She and her parents moved to Louisiana later that year. She was a graduate of Tara High School and LSU.
On Sept. 22, 1973, she met John Gray at an LSU-Texas A&M football game and one month later, on Oct. 25, he proposed. They were married April 12, 1974, and remained happily married for 32 years. John and Carla moved to Lafayette in the spring of 1979, when she began working at the Lafayette Social Security Office. She worked there for 25 years.
Carla was a devoted mother of three, wife and daughter as well as a loyal friend who had a gift of making everyone she met feel special and comfortable in her presence. She was an avid dog lover with passions for sewing, cooking, creating beautiful floral arrangements and playing the piano.
She will be missed very much by her husband, John Gray of Lafayette; two sons, John Gray Jr., and his fianceé, Rachel Caldwell, of Houston, and George Gray III of Natchitoches; daughter, Melinda Parrie and her husband, Joseph G. Parrie II, of Natchitoches; two grandchildren, Laurynn Caldwell of Houston and Joseph G. Parrie III of Blanchard; mother, Peggy Weldon of Baton Rouge; two brothers, Charles Weldon and his wife, Brenda, of Baton Rouge and Wray Weldon and his wife, Dorothy, of Rowlett, Texas; sister, Nora Carles and her husband, William, of Coral Springs, Fla.; and many well-loved friends. Preceded in death by her father, Simeon Weldon, who was of Baton Rouge.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made in her name to The Animal Rescue Foundation, 1011 Rue Bois de Chene, Breaux Bridge, LA 70517; The Humane Society, P.O. Drawer C, Sunset, LA 70584; Lafayette Animal Aid, P.O. Box 298, Carencro, LA 70520; or a charity of your choice. The memorial service will be held at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7, at Delhomme Funeral Home Chapel of the Flowers, 1011 Bertrand Drive, Lafayette, with Paul Murphy officiating. The family requests that visiting hours be observed on Tuesday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and on Wednesday from 8 a.m. until time of service. Graveside service will take place at Forest Park Cemetery East, Shreveport, on Wednesday at 4 p.m., with the Rev. Donald Holloway officiating. Personal condolences may be sent to the Gray family online at http://www.del- hommefuneralhome.com.
Published in TheAdvocate.com on Feb. 6, 2007
Carla Weldon Gray
A devoted mother and loyal friend, Carla Weldon Gray died Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007. She was born July 25, 1954, in the Azores Islands, Portugal, while her father was an instructor at the U.S. Air Force base. She and her parents moved to Louisiana later that year. She was a graduate of Tara High School and LSU.
On Sept. 22, 1973, she met John Gray at an LSU-Texas A&M football game and one month later, on Oct. 25, he proposed. They were married April 12, 1974, and remained happily married for 32 years. John and Carla moved to Lafayette in the spring of 1979, when she began working at the Lafayette Social Security Office. She worked there for 25 years.
Carla was a devoted mother of three, wife and daughter as well as a loyal friend who had a gift of making everyone she met feel special and comfortable in her presence. She was an avid dog lover with passions for sewing, cooking, creating beautiful floral arrangements and playing the piano.
She will be missed very much by her husband, John Gray of Lafayette; two sons, John Gray Jr., and his fianceé, Rachel Caldwell, of Houston, and George Gray III of Natchitoches; daughter, Melinda Parrie and her husband, Joseph G. Parrie II, of Natchitoches; two grandchildren, Laurynn Caldwell of Houston and Joseph G. Parrie III of Blanchard; mother, Peggy Weldon of Baton Rouge; two brothers, Charles Weldon and his wife, Brenda, of Baton Rouge and Wray Weldon and his wife, Dorothy, of Rowlett, Texas; sister, Nora Carles and her husband, William, of Coral Springs, Fla.; and many well-loved friends. Preceded in death by her father, Simeon Weldon, who was of Baton Rouge.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made in her name to The Animal Rescue Foundation, 1011 Rue Bois de Chene, Breaux Bridge, LA 70517; The Humane Society, P.O. Drawer C, Sunset, LA 70584; Lafayette Animal Aid, P.O. Box 298, Carencro, LA 70520; or a charity of your choice. The memorial service will be held at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7, at Delhomme Funeral Home Chapel of the Flowers, 1011 Bertrand Drive, Lafayette, with Paul Murphy officiating. The family requests that visiting hours be observed on Tuesday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and on Wednesday from 8 a.m. until time of service. Graveside service will take place at Forest Park Cemetery East, Shreveport, on Wednesday at 4 p.m., with the Rev. Donald Holloway officiating. Personal condolences may be sent to the Gray family online at http://www.del- hommefuneralhome.com.
Published in TheAdvocate.com on Feb. 6, 2007
A devoted mother and loyal friend, Carla Weldon Gray died Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007. She was born July 25, 1954, in the Azores Islands, Portugal, while her father was an instructor at the U.S. Air Force base. She and her parents moved to Louisiana later that year. She was a graduate of Tara High School and LSU.
On Sept. 22, 1973, she met John Gray at an LSU-Texas A&M football game and one month later, on Oct. 25, he proposed. They were married April 12, 1974, and remained happily married for 32 years. John and Carla moved to Lafayette in the spring of 1979, when she began working at the Lafayette Social Security Office. She worked there for 25 years.
Carla was a devoted mother of three, wife and daughter as well as a loyal friend who had a gift of making everyone she met feel special and comfortable in her presence. She was an avid dog lover with passions for sewing, cooking, creating beautiful floral arrangements and playing the piano.
She will be missed very much by her husband, John Gray of Lafayette; two sons, John Gray Jr., and his fianceé, Rachel Caldwell, of Houston, and George Gray III of Natchitoches; daughter, Melinda Parrie and her husband, Joseph G. Parrie II, of Natchitoches; two grandchildren, Laurynn Caldwell of Houston and Joseph G. Parrie III of Blanchard; mother, Peggy Weldon of Baton Rouge; two brothers, Charles Weldon and his wife, Brenda, of Baton Rouge and Wray Weldon and his wife, Dorothy, of Rowlett, Texas; sister, Nora Carles and her husband, William, of Coral Springs, Fla.; and many well-loved friends. Preceded in death by her father, Simeon Weldon, who was of Baton Rouge.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made in her name to The Animal Rescue Foundation, 1011 Rue Bois de Chene, Breaux Bridge, LA 70517; The Humane Society, P.O. Drawer C, Sunset, LA 70584; Lafayette Animal Aid, P.O. Box 298, Carencro, LA 70520; or a charity of your choice. The memorial service will be held at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7, at Delhomme Funeral Home Chapel of the Flowers, 1011 Bertrand Drive, Lafayette, with Paul Murphy officiating. The family requests that visiting hours be observed on Tuesday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and on Wednesday from 8 a.m. until time of service. Graveside service will take place at Forest Park Cemetery East, Shreveport, on Wednesday at 4 p.m., with the Rev. Donald Holloway officiating. Personal condolences may be sent to the Gray family online at http://www.del- hommefuneralhome.com.
Published in TheAdvocate.com on Feb. 6, 2007
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