Ledia Marie Dupont LeBlanc

September 10, 1912 - February 11, 2015

Iowa- Ledia Marie Dupont LeBlanc, 102, passed away at 6:58 a.m. Wednesday, February 11, 2015 in her residence surrounded by her family. She is survived by her daughter, Gloria Ann LeBlanc Richard and spouse, Lynn Richard of Iowa; 11 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; 27 great-great grandchildren; 7 step-grandchildren; 18 step great- grandchildren and 12 step great-great grandchildren. Preceding her in death were her husband, Eugene LeBlanc; daughter, Jane Sonnier; sons, Donald and Forrest LeBlanc; grand-daughter, Theresa Sonnier; grandsons, John Phillip Sonnier and Glen Paul LeBlanc; parents, Dermas and Helena Dupont; brother, Collise Dupont, sister-in-law, Eula Dupont, and 1st cousins, Whitney Dupont, Agnes Sensat and Addie Tarver. Ledia was born in Jennings on September 10, 1912 and attended Central High. She married Eugene LeBlanc on November 30, 1929 and they enjoyed 62 years of marriage. She was a lifetime member of the St. Raphael Catholic Daughters and the Ladies Altar Society and attended St. Raphael Catholic Church. Ledia enjoyed baking, sewing, quilting and she was famous for her coconut rolls. A Mass of Christian burial will be in St. Raphael Catholic Church Friday, February 13, 2015 at 10 a.m. with Father Andreas Kedati officiating. Burial will follow in Lacassine Cemetery under the direction of Johnson & Brown Funeral Home. Visitation begins Thursday in Johnson & Brown Funeral Home from 4 p.m. until 9 p.m. with a rosary at 6:30 p.m. Visitation will resume Friday from 8 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. in the funeral home. The family would like to thank Heart of Hospice along with her caregivers; Peggy Arceneaux, Delores Borne, Sheila Droddy, Frances Leger, Ethel Bertrand, Mary Badeaux, Karen Poole and Elaine Thibodeaux for their loving care of Ledia.