John Wayne Freyou, Sr.

Male 1945 - 2020  (74 years)


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  • Name John Wayne Freyou 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Born 29 Oct 1945 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1 Feb 2020  ,Lafayette, Louisiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I8885  OGrady Family Tree
    Last Modified 29 Oct 2020 

    Father Sidney Freyou,   b. 17 Jun 1914, Charenton, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1990, New Iberia, Iberia Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Irene Landry,   b. 24 Jul 1918, Landry, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1975, New Iberia, Iberia Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Married 22 Jan 1938 
    Family ID F3316  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marnell Robicheaux 
    Children 
     1. Matthew Freyou
     2. John Wayne Freyou, Jr.
    Last Modified 29 Oct 2020 
    Family ID F3317  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Rynella - A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, February 4, 2020, at St. Marcellus Catholic Church in Rynella for John Wayne Freyou, Sr., 74, who passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2020, in Lafayette.

      Entombment will be at a later date in Holy Family Cemetery.

      Rev. Keith Landry will be the Celebrant.

      A gathering of family and friends will be Monday from 3:00 pm until 9:00 pm at Pellerin Funeral Home in New Iberia. A rosary, led by the Men?s Rosary Group, will be prayed at 7:00 pm Monday. Visitation will continue on Tuesday from 8:00 am until 1:15 pm.

      A native and lifelong resident of Iberia Parish, Mr. Freyou was born on October 29, 1945 to the late Sidney and Irene Landry Freyou. He was a retired sugar cane farmer and former council member of the Iberia Parish Council. Mr. Freyou enjoyed hunting, fishing, trapping, boating, riding his four wheeler, cooking, helping others, and most of all spending time with his family and friends.

      Survivors include his wife, Marnell Robicheaux Freyou of New Iberia; sons, Matthew Freyou and wife Robin of New Iberia, John W. Freyou, Jr. and wife Theresa of Broussard; grandchildren, Chelsea Freyou, Rebecca Freyou, Tyler Freyou, Ethan Freyou, Reese Freyou, Addison Freyou, Aubrey Freyou; sister, Phyllis Phillips and husband David Phillips, Sr. of New Iberia; brother, Glenn Freyou and wife Linda of New Iberia; sister-in-law, Deena Fouquier Freyou of New Iberia; and several nieces, nephews, and godchildren.

      In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Ernest Freyou.