Vivian Theresa Guillot Ducote, 88, Hessmer

A mass of Christian Burial for Vivian Theresa Guillot Ducote will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday May 20, 2022 at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Hessmer, with Fr. Edwin Rodriguez-Hernandez officiating. Entombment will be in St. Alphonsus Mausoleum #1 under the direction of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Marksville.

Mrs. Ducote, age 88, of Hessmer, passed away May 16, 2022 at Oakmont Assisted Living, Mansura, where she was a resident for Fourteen years.

She and her husband were Co-Owners of Circle J Lumber in Hessmer for many years where she was bookkeeper. The many talents she possessed were sewing, crocheting, painting, drawing but had a love for traveling. She was a member of St. Alphonsus Altar Society, St. Alphonsus Choir and Eucharistic Minister. She and her husband were members of Louisiana Good Sam’s Club, Central LA Good Sam’s Club, Holiday Ramblers and Good Sam’s Dogs for the Deaf Campaign.

She was proceeded in death by her husband of 58 years, Adam Ducote Jr.; her parents Herman Guillot and Susie Barre Guillot; two brothers Fred H. Guillot and Donald Guillot, sister, Diane Guillot Dufour, half- sister, Debra Johnson, and nephew Scottie Nilsen.

Survivors include four daughters, Shirley and (Jimmy Landry) of Hessmer; Nina (and the late Pressley) Guilbeau of Fifth Ward, Sue Ann Deshotel (Daryl) Deshotel of the Bayhills Community and June Anne Tipton (Ron) of Eunice, LA. Her beloved sister Judy (Robert Miller) Hixson, Tennessee.

She is also survived by 10 grandchildren: Dodie Lachney (Sonny), Gary Carrier Jr. (Dodi), Daryl Deshotel (Olivia), Crystal Bordelon (Chad), Brandi Dubea, Adam Carrier (Stephanie), Jaime Gaspard, Aprill Clutter (Mike), Nicholas Normand, and Aaron Normand. She is also survived by 16 great grandchildren: Jonathan Landry (Kayla), Payton and Joshua Lachney, Tristian Liberatore (Lauren), Kayla Normand, Madison Carrier, Callie Carrier, Mazie Carrier, Noah, Kate and Annalise Deshotel, Ava and Carter Dubea, Joseph, Dylan and Samuel Gaspard and Rayden Clutter.

Two great great grandchildren; Harper Liberatore and Alex Landry.
Visitation will be held at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home in Marksville on Thursday, May 19, 2022 from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and will reopen at 8:00 a.m. on Friday. Recitation of the Holy Rosary will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Special family member Garrett Nilsen and his daughter Caylie.

The family would like to thank the owners and staff of Oakmont Assisted Living for loving and caring for our mother as much as we did. And we shall not forget her group of friends she referred to as “My Girls”.
Pallbearers will be Gary Carrier, Jr., Daryl Deshotel, Adam Carrier, Nicholas Normand, Aaron Normand, and Jonathan Landry.