Coach Payne Mahfouz

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• Residence: 1920, Dermott, Chicot, Arkansas, USA; Age: 4; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
• Residence: Between 1940 and 1945, Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA; Age: 25; Relation to Head of House: Self

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Obituary:
Payne Mahfouz, 30 Dec 1997
Funeral services for Mr. Payne Mahfouz, 82, will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas. Burial will be in the Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery.

Mr. Mahfouz, a resident of Opelousas, died at 1:25 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 23, 1997, in Columbia Doctors' Hospital of Opelousas. He was known locally as a longtime teacher, coach and principal of Opelousas High School. Mr. Mahfouz began his teaching career in 1939 and served as principal of Opelousas High School from 1952 until 1971. Since 1977, he served as public relations officer for First National Bank of Opelousas. Mr. Mahfouz was a member of the Louisiana High School Athletic Assocation, the National Organization of Secondary School Principals, the Opelousas High School Booster Club and many other organizations. A captain in the U.S. Army, he was a veteran of World War II and the Korean conflict.

Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Charles and Julie Mahfouz of Opelousas; a daughter and son-in-law, Mary and John Howard of Baton Rouge; four grandchildren, Will and Martin Howard and Lauren and Allie Mahfouz.

Mr. Mahfouz was preceded in death by his wife of 32 years, Edith Hollier Mahfouz, who died in 1982; a brother, Faize Mahfouz; and a sister, Selma Mahfouz.

Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday and from 8 a.m. until the time of services Wednesday. A rosary will be recited at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home on the Old Sunset Highway, Opelousas, is in charge of
arrangements.

MAHFOUZ, PAYNE: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice

Advocate, The (Baton Rouge, LA) - Wednesday, December 24, 1997
Deceased Name: MAHFOUZ, PAYNE
A retired school principal and a resident of Opelousas, he died at 1:25 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 23, 1997, at Columbia Doctor's Hospital, Opelousas. He was 82 and a native of Natchitoches. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Visiting was at Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home, Sunset Highway, Opelousas, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Visiting at the funeral home from 8 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Wednesday. Religious services at St. Landry Catholic Church at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Interment in Bellevue Memorial Park. Survived by adaughter, Mary M. Howard and husband, John, Baton Rouge; a son, Charles Mahfouz and wife, Julie, Opelousas; four grandchildren, Will and Martin Howard and Lauren and Allie Mahfouz. Preceded in death by wife, Edith Hollier Mahfouz; a brother, Faize Mahfouz; and a sister, Selma Mahfouz. He was a member of Louisiana High School Athletics, National Secondary School Principals, Opelousas High School Boosters Club and various other organziations.
Edition: The Advocate
Page: 12-A
Copyright 1997, The Advocate / Capital City Press LLC, All Rights Reserved.

Payne married Edith M Hollier on 8 Aug 1951 in Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA. Edith (daughter of Richard Martin Hollier and Gladys Perrault) was born on 30 Apr 1921 in Louisiana, USA; died on 25 Mar 1982; was buried in Bellevue Memorial Cemetery, Opelousas, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
St. Landry Catholic Church