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- [S354] "St. Landry Parish Marriage Licenses, 1807 - Present", (Location: Opelousas, Louisiana;), registry, entry for Alvin M. Dufilho and Mary Lou Chachere, no. 29-0070, 3 May 1941; Opelousas Court House (Reliability: 4).
- [S366] Daily World, Opelousas, Louisiana (print edition), (Location: Opelousas, Louisiana;), "Mrs. A. Dufilho Rites Wednesday," obituary, 17 May 1975, pp. 1, 12.
Mrs. A. Dufilho Rites Wednesday
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the La. Memorial United Methodist Church for Mrs. Alvin Dufilho, 58. the former Mary Lou Chachere, who died at 4 a.m. Tuesday.
Burial will be in Bellevue Memorial Cemetery with Rev. T. M Lancaster, pastor of the church, officiating.
The body is at Lafond and Son Funeral Home in Opelousas, and the funeral home will close at 10 p.m. Tuesday and open at 8 a.m. Wednesday.
Mrs. Dufilho is survived by her husband; one son. Michael Dufilho of Baton Rouge; two daughters, Mrs. Donald Schwartzenburg of Opelousas and Mrs. Federick Zaunbrecher of Lafayette; and three grandchildren.
She was the daughter of the late Charles B. Chachere and Anna Hayes Born in Opelousas on Sept. 19. 1916. Mrs. Dufilho was a graduate of Opelousas High School and Southwestern Louisiana Institute (USL at Lafayette She taught in the St. Landry Parish public schools for 30 years, during which time she was named “Teacher of the Year.” She retired in 1971.
A member of the La Memorial United Methodist Church for 51 years, she served as a member of the administrative board of the church and taught Sunday School since age 16. Mrs. Dufilho was a member of the Allyne Dowling Circle of the United Methodist Women and presented bible study programs at a large number of Circle meetings.
In May of 1974 she was named “Mother of the Year” by the Opelousas Civic
(See No. 1 back page)
Circle. She has been a member of the Opelousas Garden Club for 26 years and served as chairmen of the debutante committee.
Mrs. Dufilho was a charter member and past president of the Woman’s Service League of Opelousas and a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, serving as Regent in 1974–75. The family has requested that memorial donations be made to the American Cancer Society or the American Lung Association of Louisiana.
- [S670] Newspapers.com, "Dufilho-Chachere Nuptials," Daily World (Opelousas, Louisiana), 6 May 1941, p. 5, cols. 1-2 (https://www.newspapers.com/image/228302888: accessed 7 October 2017).
Dufilho-Chachere Nuptials
The wedding of Miss Mary Lou Chachere daughter of Mrs. C. B. Chachere, and the late Charles Chachere, to Mr. Alvin Dufilho. son of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Dufilho. was quietly celebrated Saturday afternoon at the Presbytere of the St. Landry Catholic church with Father A. B. Colliard hearing the vows.
Only the parents of bride and groom and Miss Myra Dunbar, close friend of the young couple were present.
Miss Chachere was lovely in a saddle tan ensemble with beige accessories and a corsage of gladioli Mr. and Mrs. Dufilho left immediately after the ceremony for a short wedding trip and upon their return later in the week will take possession of their apartment in Parkview.
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Hollier & Dufilho Family History
