Morice Mayeux
February 7, 1925 - July 20, 2010

Ascension Funeral Home 426 West New River Street Gonzales, LA 70737 Map to Funeral Home Ascension Funeral Home 426 West New River Street Gonzales ,  LA 70737 7/22/2010 from 5pm until 9pm Map to Funeral Home Visitation St. Theresa of Avila Catholic Church 1022 N. Burnside Ave. Gonzales ,  LA 70737 7/23/2010 at 8am until 10am Map to Funeral Home Mass of Christian Burial St. Theresa of Avila Catholic Church 1022 N. Burnside Ave. Gonzales ,  LA 70737 7/23/2010 at 10am Map to Funeral Home Hope Haven Cemetery Hwy 30 Gonzales, LA 70737 Map to Funeral Home

Born on February 7, 1925, in New Orleans, Morice Mayeux, Jr., went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 20, 2010. Visitation will be at the Ascension Funeral Home in Gonzales on Thursday, July 22, 2010, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visitation resumes at St. Theresa of Avila Catholic Church in Gonzales Friday, July 23, 2010 from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. followed by the requiem mass at 10 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Gary T. Belsome. Burial will take place at the Hope Haven Cemetery on Highway 30 in Gonzales. He was married to the late Dorothy Irma Barton for 57 years and raised seven children in Gonzales. Morice served in WWII on the Pacific front on the USS Belleau Wood from July 19, 1943 to March 3, 1946 as a Radio Technician Second Class and was awarded a Presidential Unit Citation from Harry S. Truman. He graduated from LSU in 1951 and was a science, math, electronics and industrial education teacher in Ascension Parish for 33 years and taught at Gonzales High School and East Ascension High School. Morice had a passion for teaching and took every opportunity to share this gift with his students and he loved keeping up with his students after graduation. He was well- known for his TV repair business up until 2008. He was the son of the late Eunice Mary (Mayeaux) and Morice W. Mayeux of Avoyelles Parish. He was preceded in death by a daughter-in-law, Joan Ann (Bossier) Mayeux, and a granddaughter, Sarah Barbara Mayeux. He is survived by his seven children and their spouses all residing in Ascension Parish: Barbara M. and Kenneth J. LeBlanc, Helen F. and Michael E. Califf, Byron J. and Mary E. (Cowan) Mayeux, Lydia A. and Marvin Dale Dixon, Walter M. and Carol L. (Jones) Mayeux, David P. and Kelly L. (Buker) Mayeux, and Thomas L. and Christie (Laiche) Mayeux. He has seventeen grandchildren: Virginia E. (LeBlanc) Marquardt, Phoenix, AZ, Kelly J. (LeBlanc) Bihm, St. Amant, Matthew J. LeBlanc, Gonzales, Michael W. Califf and Eric P. Califf, Baton Rouge, Sheri M. (Dixon) Schully, Germantown, MD, Danielle M. (Dixon) Jenkins, Denham Springs, Valerie L. Heumann, Houma, Rebecca N. Mayeux, Baton Rouge, Taylor D. Mayeux and Barton M. Mayeux, Prairieville, Courtney B. Mayeux, Sydney A. Mayeux, and Erin L. Mayeux, Prairieville, and Dustin M. Mayeux, Jesse M. Mayeux and Zachary M. Mayeux, Geismar. He has seven great-grandchildren: Paige Bihm, Reagan Bihm, Noah Jenkins, Madeleine Schully, Ethan Mayeux, Logan Mayeux, and Rylan Mayeux. He is also survived by his cousins Randy Paisant of New Orleans and Audrey (Tassin) Jusslin of Alexandria. In lieu of flowers, a memorial scholarship will be established in his name at East Ascension High School, in care of Barbara LeBlanc 10525 Buxton Road, St. Amant, LA 70774. Friends and family are invited to sign the on-line guestbook at www.ascensionfuneral.com