Lillian Picard Simoneaux

October 25, 1923 - November 19, 2020

Catholic Funeral Services will be held for Mrs. Lillian Picard Simoneaux on Monday, November 23, 2020, at 11:00 AM in La Chapelle de Martin & Castille in Lafayette. Mrs. Lillian was 97, when she went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 19, 2020 at Lady of the Oaks Retirement Manor in Lafayette. The family requests that visitation be observed in Martin & Castille's DOWNTOWN location on Sunday, November 22, 2020 from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM and on Monday, November 23, 2020 from 8:00 AM until time of services at 11:00 AM. A Rosary will be prayed by Brady LeBlanc on Sunday, November 22, 2020 at 6:00 PM in Martin & Castille Funeral Home. Interment will follow the funeral services in Calvary Cemetery. Deacon Cody Miller will conduct the funeral services. A native of Broussard and a resident of Lafayette, Louisiana for most of her life, Mrs. Lillian was a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, grandmother, great grandmother, great-great grandmother and friend. She was a devout Catholic and loved to pray her rosary. She loved sports, especially the Yankees and really enjoyed dancing. Her comfort was enjoying the time she spent with her family, whom she adored with all her heart. She will be deeply missed by all who knew her. Survivors include her daughter, Nona Hardy and husband, Dave of Breaux Bridge; her son, Allan Picard and wife, Barbara of Lafayette; her grandchildren, Gloria Picard, Paul Picard, Jessica Picard, Shawn Hardy and Dane Hardy; her great grandchildren, Melissa Meche, Britt Dugas, Brandi Dugas, Lee Allan Dugas, Kobe Vicknair, Gabriel Vicknair, Zach Vicknair and Hunter Vicknair, Cohen Hardy, Lillian "Lily" Hardy and one great-great grandchild Forest Bourque. Mrs. Lillian was preceded in death by her first husband, Paul Dallas "Lulu" Picard; her second husband, John Freddy Simoneaux; her son, Glenn Picard; her parents, Anderson and Nomie Simon Ewing; her sister, Helen Gary; her brother, John Ray Ewing; her sister, Margaret Guilbeau; her brother, Wilson Ewing, and her step daughter, Lucille Hebert. Pallbearers will be Shawn Hardy, Dane Hardy, Gabriel Vicknair, Zachary Vicknair, Hunter Vicknair and Lee Allan Dugas. Honorary pallbearers will be Allan Picard, Dave Hardy, Paul Picard, Kobe Vicknair and Glenn Menard. A heartfelt appreciation is extended by the Picard family to Our Lady of the Oaks Nursing Home for the wonderful care they provided to Mrs. Lillian. Also a special thanks to St. Joseph Hospice for the compassionate care they provided. View the obituary and guestbook online at www.mourning.com Martin & Castille-DOWNTOWN-330 St. Landry St., Lafayette, LA 70506, 337-234-2311