Donna Couvillier

Donna Lynn (Hopkins) Couvillier January 31, 1945 — February 18, 2010 Donna was born in Urania on January 31, 1945, to Thomas “Red” Loran and Geneva “Billie” (Bonner) Hopkins. Their family relocated to the Bayou Vista area in the early 1950s where they resided and lived their lives. Donna married Dudley Michel and had one beloved son, Michael Wayne in 1961. She later married George J. Cuvillier in 1987. Donna decided to transfer to her son’s home in the summer of ’09 to have her family’s support during her brave battle with cancer. After a very short time, on February 18, 2010, Donna went to be with our Lord. Her memorial service will be held at Higher Ground Family Church in Stephensville. Pastor Ronnie Cuvillier will administer her services. Donna enjoyed meeting and sharing life’s stories with everyone she met. She really enjoyed bowling in her early days, and caring for and traveling with family in her later days. A very special thanks to Gina, Jon and Lula for inviting her on the trip to the West Coast this past summer; it meant so much to her. She was a gentle, care-giving type who possessed a memory like no other. (She even remembered the meal fed to her in the hospital after a surgery 1984.) If you needed a phone number or an address, she was the one to contact. Donna was always referred to as “The Family Consultant.” She will be greatly missed and is truly loved by all her family and friends. Very special thanks go to a good friend, Elizabeth Jefferson, for her assistance during her final days. Donna is survived by her family, her son, Michael Wayne Grow and wife, Robin, of Acworth, Ga.; granddaughter, Neacy Michel (Daigle) Fullmer, and husband, Drew; great-granddaughter, Misty Elizabeth Daigle, all of Columbus, Ga.; sister, Lula Guzzino of Patterson; sister-in-law, Nell Hopkins of Charenton; brother-in-law, Ozeme “Red” Cuvillier Jr. and wife, Pam, of Patterson; nieces, Gina Crooks and husband, Jon, of Rockville, Ind., Vickie Guarisco and husband, Steve, of Mandeville, Angel Dugas and husband, Carl, of Madisonville, Christi Armato and husband, Carl, of Charlotte, N.C., Diane Atnipp and husband, Stan, of Midland, Texas, Michelle McElroy and friend, Tracy Chessher, of Odessa, Texas, Kim Smith and husband, Herman, of Franklin, Jeri St. Blanc and husband, Billy, of Charenton; nephews, Harold Coates of Texas, Brian Hebert and wife, Melissa, of Denham Springs, Comile Cuvillier and wife, Lindsey, of Patterson, and Robert Burns and wife, Christie, of Zachary. Donna also had 12 grandnieces, 16 grandnephews and great-grandnieces and nephews, as well as many other family and friends. Donna was preceded in death by her husband, George J. Cuvillier; parents, Thomas Loran “Red” Hopkins and Geneva “Billie” (Bonner) Hopkins; sister, Billie “Sis” Hebert; brother, Huey Allen Hopkins; nephew, Douglas “Doug” Allen Hopkins; and granddaughter, Misty Nicole Daigle.