Ophelia Miguez-Meaux

Ophelia “Fee” Miguez-Meaux, 92, of Winnie, died Friday, April 20, 2018, at Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas, Beaumont. She was born on March 5, 1926, in Abbeville, Louisiana, to Della Delino and Paul LaPlace.

Fee is survived by her husband, Pervis Meaux; children, Larry Miguez and his wife, Katrina; Marsha Langley and her husband, Leon; Kent Miguez and his wife, Lorene; and Steve Miguez and his wife, Tamra; stepchildren, Ginger Mathy and her husband, Mike and Reverend Glenn Meaux; grandchildren, Andria Dugas and her husband, Andrew; Joseph Miguez and his wife, Rose; Shanna Norwood and her husband, Chad; Leon “Cade” Langley; Lindsay Johnson; Austin Miguez; Tad Miguez; Shea Miguez; Hannah Mathy; and Sam Mathy; great-grandchildren, Hannah, Jacob, Rebecca, Mason, Macy, Bodhi, Caravaggio, Ethan, and Emma; sister, Ruby Billiau; numerous nieces and nephews; and mom’s caregiver, Gail Duhon.

She is preceded in death by her first husband of fifty years, Joseph N. Miguez; parents, Della and Paul LaPlace; and siblings, George “Buster” LaPlace, Paul “Boo” LaPlace, and Helen LeBlanc.

A Rosary for Mrs. Miguez-Meaux will be recited at 5:00 p.m., with her gathering to follow until 8:00 p.m., Monday, April 23, 2018, at Broussard’s, 134 West Buccaneer Drive, Winnie. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at St. Louis Catholic Church, 315 West Buccaneer Drive, Winnie, with her interment to follow at Fairview Cemetery, Winnie.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hamshire-Fannett Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 153, Hamshire, Texas 77622.