Living

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Charles married Rita Clothilde Bordes on 8 Jan 1947 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Rita (daughter of Leon Leonard Bordes and Clothilde Marie Morlas) was born on 28 Apr 1924 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana; died on 15 Sep 2012 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Resthaven Garden of Memories, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Obituary

Rita B. Myers, a special mother, grandmother and great grandmother, died at 6:30 a.m., Saturday, September 15, 2012 at the age of 88. She is survived by two children, Kurt Charles Myers and wife Melissa, and Margo Abadie Gerald and her husband, Michael. Rita was blessed with three grandchildren, Myers Patrick Namie and wife Shauna, Amanda Namie Juneau and her husband Ryan, and Janai Gerald Sharkey and her husband, Jack "JJ." She had seven great grandchildren, Andrew Myers Namie, Patrick Daniel Namie, Isabelle Rose Namie, Madeline Lee Juneau, Jack Bennett Sharkey, Jo Ella Sharkey and Jaylan Myles Gerald. Her husband, Charles Robert Myers, preceded her in death as well as her parents, Leon and Clothilde Bordes, and brothers, Leon and Edward Bordes. She is survived by a brother, Leonard Bordes of Chattanooga, TN and a sister Leontine Bordes Perino of New Orleans, LA. She has nieces and nephews in New Orleans LA and Knoxville, TN.

Visitation will be held at St. Patrick's Catholic Church on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 from 10 a.m. until Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in Resthaven Gardens of Memory. She was an honorary member of the Baton Rouge Porcelain Art Guild and appreciated her many loving friends in the Guild. Retired from Kleinpeter Dairy, she also served as a election commissioner for East Baton Rouge Parish. In her early years, she enjoyed the Baton Rouge Little Theatre and was in several productions and also served as a volunteer for the Arts.

Pallbearers for the service are Myers Namie, Ryan Juneau, J.J. Sharkey, Alvin Perino, Alberto Larotto, Albert Melancon, Jaylan Gerald. The family wishes to thank Dr. Gerald Miletello and his caring and competent staff who for nine years treated our mother with compassion and respect. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Cancer Services of Greater Baton Rouge. Resthaven Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Please visit www.resthavenbatonrouge.com to sign the online guestbook.

Publsihed in the Baton Rouge Advocate on September 19, 2012

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Bennie Zahn shows him as the son of Savain BORDES and Josephine LaBURRE, and instead has his date of birth as 12 Sept 1890. She shows he was a Dairyman.

This is his listing on Ancestry.com - New Orleans, Louisiana Birth Records Index, 1790-1899.

Given: Leon
Surname: Bordes
Father: Savin
Mother: Josephine Labure
Sex: M
Color: W
Birth Date: 09 Sep 1889
Volume: 117
Page: 1189

And this is his listing on the SSDI:

LEON BORDES 09 Sep 1889 Jun 1973 70001 (Metairie, Jefferson, LA) (none specified) 438-28-3834 Louisiana. Noted that the DOB is different than that reported by Bennie Zahn of 12 Sept 1890.

Leon married Clothilde Marie Morlas on 18 Jun 1919 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Clothilde (daughter of John Dominic Morlas and Lucine Roquevert) was born on 27 Dec 1893 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana; died on 2 Oct 1938 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Metairie Cemetery (Lake Lawn Metairie), New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BORDES-At the residence, 6326 South Tonti street, on Sunday, October 2, 1938, at 4 o'clock p.m., CLOTHILDE MORLAS, beloved wife of Leon BORDES, daughter of Lucine ROQUEVERT and the late John MORLAS, mother of Leontine, Rita, Leon, Edward and Leonard BORDES, sister of Mrs. E.G. ZAHN, Mrs. A.G. TRAPANI, Mrs. J.G. QUINN of Sturgis, Miss., Mrs. C.D. BISHOP, Sister Mary Cyril, R.S.M., Mrs. K.D. McGuire of Camargo, Ok., Mrs. E.N. Schoenfeld, Mrs. A. ROHLI, and John, Louis, Leon and Paul MORLAS. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, which will take place from the home of Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp, Inc., 4127 South Claiborne avenue, near Milan street, on Tuesday morning, October 4, 1938, at 10 o'clock, followed by requiem mass at St. Rita's church Broad Place at Pine Street.

(Obituary courtesy of Keith McGuire)

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Married:
New Orleans, Louisiana Marriage Records Index, 1831-1925

Name: Marie Clotilda Morlas
Spouse: Leon Bordes
Age: 26
Age: 31
Gender: F
Marriage Date: 18 Jun 1919
Volume: 42
Page: 595