Frances Lucille (Billie) Martine

Frances Lucille (Billie) Martine, 94, a lifetime resident of Burnside, passed away peacefully in her home on January 1, 2024. She was born August 10, 1929, the fourth daughter of the late Charles A. and Lillian Landry Martine.

Family and friends are invited to a visitation on Friday January 5, 2024 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Darrow, LA from 9:00 until a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 AM. Burial immediately following at Ascension of Our Lord Mausoleum, Donaldsonville, LA.

Billie is survived by her sisters, Clementine Martine and Agnes Martine Schexnaydre; brother-in-law James Coerver; nieces, Dee Dee Nettles (Ronald), Mary Noel (Steven), Anne Bergeron (Barry) and nephews, Charles, Rod (MaraLee Morgan), Peter, John (Betsy), David (Jada Kerek) Roques. As well as 19 great and 36 great great nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her sisters, Marion Roques (Maurice), Rose Mary Coerver, Marie Teresa Martine; brother-in-law, Nolte Schexnaydre; niece, Christine Roques Matassa and great nephew Ned Roques.

Billie was a devout member of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church performing various roles of service since formation of the parish.

She was a forever nurse, which brought her great pride and fulfillment. As a graduate of Charity Hospital School of Nursing, Northwestern State University, and the School of Public Health at Peabody College, she served Ascension Parish as a public health nurse for 30 years. Upon retirement, her second career as a health surveyor for the Head Start program afforded her the opportunity to travel and share her extensive knowledge in the southwest region of the country.

She had many interests and kept current on sports, news, healthcare, and technology. She loved traveling with her family and planning many multigenerational adventures over the years, often as driver, always as navigator. Her great joy was having a house or swimming pool yard full of people, offering snacks and refreshments.

She will be remembered most for her upbeat personality, unconditional love, and the countless acts of kindness she performed tirelessly.