Yvonne Elizabeth Picou

Yvonne Elizabeth Picou, 83, passed away peacefully at 6:45 AM on Thursday, December 26, 2019 in her residence with her loving family at her side.

Yvonne was born on February 21, 1936 in New Orleans, LA to Howard and

Edna Jeanfreau. She will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She will also be remembered for her warm smile. She was a dedicated Catholic lady and member of the St. Theodore Catholic Church Altar Society and Divine Mercy Prayer Group.

Those left to cherish her memory include her children, Deborah Picou, Anthony Picou (Shelley), Joan Caruso (Peter), and Patricia Gilley (Lonnie); grandchildren, Michelle, Rhonda, Pierce, Tony, Matthew, Joseph, Ryan, Evan, Tony, and Joe; 15 great-grandchildren; brother, Edmond Jeanfreau and wife Marie; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Anthony Picou, Sr.; parents; and sister, Joan Jeanfreau, O.C.D.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Theodore Catholic Church on Thursday January 2, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. Monsignor Charles Dubois and Father Aubrey Guilbeau will officiate. Visitation will be held at St. Theodore Catholic Church on Thursday, January 2, 2020 from 11 a.m. until the start of the service with a rosary being recited at 12:30 p.m.

Graveside services will take place in Cypress Grove Cemetery in New Orleans, with Father Michael Austin on Friday, January 3, 2020 at 1 p.m. under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home of Moss Bluff.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the St. Theodore Altar Society at P. O. Box 12726 Lake Charles, LA 70612 or Camp Karol Youth Retreat Center at 2151 Sam Houston Jones Pkwy Lake Charles, LA 70611.

The family would like to thank Heart of Hospice of Lake Charles for their compassion and care of their mother.