Merida Richard

1905 - 1999  (94 years)

• Name	Merida Richard  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	Mercia, Merida
  Born	22 May 1905	Grand Coteau, St Landry, Louisiana, USA   [2, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1930	St Landry, Louisiana, USA   [5]
  Residence	1 Apr 1940	St Landry, Louisiana, USA   [6]
  Died	17 Jun 1999	Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA   [2, 4, 7]
  Obituary	18 Jun 1999	Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA   [7]
  	Merida Durio LEONVILLE - Funeral services for Mrs. Merida Richard Durio, 94, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in St. Leo the Great Catholic Church here with burial in the church cemetery. Mrs. Durio, a resident of Arnaudville, died Thursday, June 17, 1999, in Doctors' Hospital of Opelousas. Survivors include: two sons, Lee Hollier and his wife, Cecile, of Grand Prairie and James Hollier and his wife, Jean, of Alexandria; a daughter, Ruth Robin and her husband, Emile, of Leonville; a stepdaughter, Elaine Trahan of Scott; a sister, Octavia Stelly of Arnaudville; 13 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; six step grandchildren; and nine step great-grandchildren. Mrs. Durio was preceded in death by her husbands, Warren Durio and Ovide Hollier; her father, Alcee Richard; her mother, Alexidriene M. Richard; and her granddaughter, Tammy Credeur. Visiting hours will be observed from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. Saturday until time of services. Pellerin's Funeral Home of Arnaudville is in charge of arrangements.
  Buried	St Leo the Great Catholic Cemetery, Leonville, St Landry, Louisiana, USA   [7]
  Person ID	I3881	Hollier & Dufilho
  Last Modified	29 May 2022

  
  

  Family 1	Living
  Last Modified	29 May 2022
  Family ID	F1808	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Ovide Hollier,   b. 5 Dec 1899, Leonville, St Landry, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 23 Jan 1957, Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA  (Age 57 years)
  Married	22 Oct 1925	St Landry, Louisiana, USA   [1, 3, 7]
  Children	1. Living + 2. Wilfred Lee Hollier,   b. 22 Dec 1931, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 20 Mar 2008, Ville Platte, Evangeline, Louisiana, USA  (Age 76 years)  [natural] + 3. Living
  Last Modified	29 May 2022
  Family ID	F1396	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 22 May 1905 - Grand Coteau, St Landry, Louisiana, USA Married - 22 Oct 1925 - St Landry, Louisiana, USA Residence - 1930 - St Landry, Louisiana, USA Residence - 1 Apr 1940 - St Landry, Louisiana, USA Died - 17 Jun 1999 - Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA Obituary - 18 Jun 1999 - Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA Buried - - St Leo the Great Catholic Cemetery, Leonville, St Landry, Louisiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Daughter of Alcee and Alexandrine (Meche) Richard.

  
  

• Sources

  [S592] GenealogyBank.com, (Name: NewsBank, inc. ; Location: Naples, Florida, USA;), Article entitled "Man Kills Self At Leonville", Newspaper: State Times, Baton Rouge, Louisiana published on 24 Jan 1957, page 7-B, columns 2-4. [S243] Social Security Death Index, Ancestry.com, entry for Merida Durio, 1999, SS no. 433-92-5026. Name: Merida Durio SSN: 433-92-5026 BORN: 22 May 1905 Died: 17 Jun 1999 [S354] "St. Landry Parish Marriage Licenses, 1807 - Present", (Location: Opelousas, Louisiana;), Ovide Hollier and Merida Richard, no. 12-0451, 22 October 1925. [S739] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;). Record for Merida Richard Durio [S242] 1930 United States Federal Census, (Date: 1930;), St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, population schedule, no township specified, ward 3, p. 38A (stamped), enumeration district 18, sheet 1A, "Bayou Teche Road", dwelling 4, family 4, Ovide Hollier; citing NARA microfilm T626, roll 820. Name: Ovide Hollier Birth Year: abt 1900 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Louisiana Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1930: Police Jury Ward 3, St Landry, Louisiana Map of Home: View Map Street address: Bayou Tecke Road Dwelling Number: 4 Family Number: 4 Home Owned or Rented: Rented Radio Set: No Lives on Farm: Yes Age at First Marriage: 26 Attended School: No Able to Read and Write: Yes Father's Birthplace: Louisiana Mother's Birthplace: Louisiana Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: Farmer Industry: Farm Class of Worker: Working on own account Employment: Yes Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Ovide Hollier 30 Merida Hollier 22 Elsie R Hollier 4 [3 2/12] [S484] 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com;), St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, population schedule, no township specified, p. 428A (stamped), enumeration district 49-22, sheet 1A, "East of Leonville on the Teche Road", family 2, Ovide Hollier; citing NARA microfilm T627, roll 1451. Name: Ovide Hallier [Ovide Hollier] Respondent: Yes Age: 40 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1900 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Louisiana Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1940: St Landry, Louisiana Map of Home in 1940: View Map Street: East Of Leonville On The Teche Road Farm: Yes Inferred Residence in 1935: St Landry, Louisiana Residence in 1935: Same House Resident on farm in 1935: Yes Sheet Number: 1A Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 2 Occupation: Farmer House Owned or Rented: Rented Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 6 Attended School or College: No Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 2nd grade Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 20 Class of Worker: Working on own account Weeks Worked in 1939: 40 Income: 0 Income Other Sources: Yes Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Ovide Hallier 40 Ameda Hallier 35 Elsie Rose Hallier 13 Wilfred Lee Hallier 8 James Paul Hallier 3 [S424] USGenWeb Archives, "Merida Durio," obituary, Daily World, Opelousas, Louisiana, 18 June 1999. Merida Durio LEONVILLE - Funeral services for Mrs. Merida Richard Durio, 94, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in St. Leo the Great Catholic Church here with burial in the church cemetery. Mrs. Durio, a resident of Arnaudville, died Thursday, June 17, 1999, in Doctors' Hospital of Opelousas. Survivors include: two sons, Lee Hollier and his wife, Cecile, of Grand Prairie and James Hollier and his wife, Jean, of Alexandria; a daughter, Ruth Robin and her husband, Emile, of Leonville; a stepdaughter, Elaine Trahan of Scott; a sister, Octavia Stelly of Arnaudville; 13 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; six step grandchildren; and nine step great-grandchildren. Mrs. Durio was preceded in death by her husbands, Warren Durio and Ovide Hollier; her father, Alcee Richard; her mother, Alexidriene M. Richard; and her granddaughter, Tammy Credeur. Visiting hours will be observed from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. Saturday until time of services. Pellerin's Funeral Home of Arnaudville is in charge of arrangements.