GWYN GUILLOTTE BOURGEOIS

February 25, 1947 – June 26, 2019
Gwyn Guillotte Bourgeois, a native and lifelong resident of Franklin, passed away peacefully at the age of 72 in the afternoon hours of Wednesday, June 26, 2019, at her home with her husband at her side.
Gwyn was born on Tuesday, February 25, 1947, the eldest of six children born to Horton and June Guillotte. She was a substitute bus driver in the Franklin area for 24 years and was a longtime member of the American Legion Auxiliary. The official family shrimp, crawfish, and crab peeler, corn processor, and pecan sheller, Gwyn peeled/processed, weighed, and packaged untold pounds of each, better than any commercial processor could ever dream of. She enjoyed helping her husband with the American Legion Bingos and loved camping with family and friends. The matriarch of the family, Gwyn deeply loved her family and friends. Some of her most cherished times were the many family gatherings at her home. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.
Her memory will forever live on in the hearts of her husband of nearly 53 years, Ronald Joseph Bourgeois; her sons and daughter-in-laws, Ronald Joseph “Pete” Bourgeois Jr. and his wife Roshonda, and Richard James Bourgeois and his wife Rhonda; her four grandchildren, Kelsea Bourgeois, Devin Bourgeois, Brooke Bourgeois, and Brandon Bourgeois; her great granddaughter, Layla Parker; her four siblings, Susan G. Bodin, Horton Neal Guillotte and his wife Vanessa, Faith Ann G. Thibodaux, and Sean V. Guillotte and his wife Jana; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, family members, and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Horton Guillotte and June Pontiff Guillotte; her brother, Evans James Guillotte; and two brothers-in-law, Raywood “Duck” Bodin and Timothy Gerard “Tim” Thibodaux.
A gathering of family and friends will be held Saturday, June 29, 2019, at Ibert’s Mortuary in Franklin beginning at 9:00 a.m. with the Holy Rosary being prayed at 11:00 a.m., followed immediately by the funeral service. Following the service she will be laid to rest in the family plot in the Franklin Cemetery. Deacon Brent Bourgeois, Gwyn’s brother-in-law, will conduct the services. Serving as pallbearers will be Richard Bourgeois, Sean Guillotte, Horton Neal Guillotte, Lucas Thibodaux, Randall Breaux, and Greg Pontiff.
Family and friends may view the obituary and express their condolences online by visiting www.iberts.com.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Ibert's Mortuary, Inc., 1007 Main Street, Franklin, LA 70538, (337) 828-5426.