Mary G. "Shorty" Duplantis Buquet

Ariel Lynn Guidry
November 11, 2008
Southern Smith
November 13, 2008
Ariel Lynn Guidry
November 11, 2008
Southern Smith
November 13, 2008

Posted Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Mary G. “Shorty” Duplantis Buquet, 65, a native of Terrebonne Parish, La., a former resident of Dulac, La., and a resident of DeRidder, La., died at 5:45 p.m. Monday, November 10.


She is survived by one daughter, Suzette “Ticky” LeBlanc and husband Wayne Verdin of DeRidder; two brothers, Jerry Duplantis and wife Lena, and William “Billy Boy” Duplantis and wife Earline of Grand Caillou, La.; one sister, Veronica “Yonee” Maronge of Houma, La.; and two grandchildren, Toby C. LeBlanc and Brennan M. Verdin.


She was preceded in death by her husband, Archie Buquet; her parents, Johnny Duplantis and Ida Chaisson Duplantis; four brothers, Kenneth “Phonk” Duplantis, Bruce Duplantis, Wedgir “Pete” Duplantis and Johnny Duplantis Jr.; and two sisters, Mary Jean LeBlanc and Lura “Tita” Duplantis.

She was a homemaker and a parishioner of Holy Family Catholic Church.

Visitation will be 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, November 12, and 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday, November 13, at Chauvin Funeral Home. Prayer service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home chapel, with burial at St. Francis de Sales Cemetery No. 2.

Chauvin Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Mary G. “Shorty” Duplantis Buquet