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Mr. Jill Ferina

To answer your questions, Tony Ferina who owned the store across the street from the Joy theatre was my dad. He died in March 1983. My mother was Ollie (Couvillion) Ferina who passed away New Years morning 2004. She was 91. My grandfather Mr. Jill Ferina as they called him, owned the pop factory.

Joe and Mamie Artall are both deceased. They have a son Jasper who runs the farm on the Krotz Springs road. The Napoli's are all gone. Some are in Baton Rouge. There was also Christine and Helen Roppolo whose father had a store back of town almost in Krotzville. Christine was living in Lafayette and died a few years ago.

Its good hearing from people from the old home town. I think I know your family. The Adams I knew were the Broussard Adams family and the Adams family that Regina and Esther Lee Adams were from.

Thanks again,

Jewel (J. J.) John Ferina

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Her devoted husband of 56 years, the late Morgan J. Goudeau Jr., of Melville was the founder of Morgan J. Goudeau Jr. and Associates, a Civil Engineering firm and a long-time city and parish engineer.

Survivors include: one son, Morgan J. Goudeau III, former St. Landry Parish District Attorney, and his wife, Helen Roppolo, of Lafayette; two daughters, Mrs. Carolyn Jarrell and husband, William H. (Billy) Jarrell Jr., of Opelousas, and Mrs. Betty Jane G. Wolfe of Opelousas; 14 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren.

Miss Mary Lee Ferina, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Ferina and Melville High school graduate, will leave for Baton Rouge Tuesday to enter Our Lady of the Lake school of nursing.

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hernandez and children of Baton Rouge were the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Ferina Wednesday night.

Mrs. F. M. Yoist of Alexandria is currently visiting here sister, Mrs. J. D. Couvillion and family. She came for the graduation of her great niece, Miss Mary Lee Ferina.