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"But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength: They shall mount up with wings as eagles, they shall run, And not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."

- Isaiah 40:31

On Sunday, March 6, 2005, at 12:40 p.m., Ethel Wyble's wait was over and now she rests in her eternal home with her husband, Leslie, and her sons, R.L. and Gordon, and especially Jesus, her Savior.

Funeral service will be at Melville United Methodist Church, Melville, at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 9, followed by burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Washington, with the Rev. Kenneth Chapman conducting the services.

Pallbearers will be Bob Kearly, Glenn Trahan, Grant Trahan, Hebert Thomasson, Darrell Poche and Brad Joffrion. Honorary pallbearer is Eddie Joffrion. Ethel was a retired U.S. Postal Service clerk and a lifelong member of Melville United Methodist Church. Those who knew her will always remember her generosity and her love for others.

She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Marlys Ann and William B. Thomasson of Melville, their daughter, Leslie Trahan and husband Glenn of Fairfield, Texas, and their children, Salena, Grant and Allison; another daughter, Lisa Jung, and husband Tom of North Branch, Mich., and their son, Jon; and daughter-in-law, Dorothy Wyble of Charlotte, N.C., her daughter, Liz Kearly and husband Kevin and their son, Bob, all of Charlotte.

She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews and a devoted friend, Linda Bertrand of Melville.

The family requests that visitation be from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, and from 8 a.m. until service Wednesday. Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home of Melville is in charge of arrangements.

Published in The Advocate on 3/8/2005.

TICKET PLEASE

One morning, three Southerners and three Yankees were in a ticket counter line at the New York train station.  The three Yankees bought three tickets and watched as the three Southerners bought just one ticket.

"How are the three of you going to travel on only one ticket?" asked one of the Yankees.  "Watch and learn," answered one of the Southerners.

All six boarded the train - where the three Yankees sat down, but the three Southerners crammed into the toilet together and closed the door.  Shortly after the train departed, the conductor came around to collect tickets.

He knocked on the toilet door and said, "Ticket, please."  The door opened just a crack and a single arm emerged with a ticket in hand.  The conductor took it and moved on.  The Yankees saw this happen and agreed it was quite a clever idea.

Indeed, so clever they decided to do the same thing on the return trip and save money.

That afternoon when they got back to the station, they bought a single ticket for the return trip and watched, with astonishment, as the three Southerners didn't buy even one ticket.

"How are you going to travel back without a ticket?" asked a perplexed Yankee.

"Watch and learn", answered the three Southerners in unison.  When they boarded the train, the three Yankees crammed themselves into a toilet and the three Southerners crammed into another toilet just down the way.

Shortly after the train began to move, one of the Southerners left their toilet and walked over to the toilet in which the Yankees were hiding.  The Republican knocked on the door and said, "Ticket, please."

There's just no way on God's green earth to explain how the Yankees could have ever won the war.

Lois  Marie ADAMS Boudreaux
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