Janice Valerie Guidry Vedros

Janice Valerie Guidry Vedros, 87, a former resident of Houma for 57 years, died on Wednesday, January 13, 2012 in John’s Creek, Georgia. Visitation will be held from 9 to 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 18, at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Church followed by Mass at 11:00 with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Vedros was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Jamsel Joseph Vedros, born in Lutcher, Louisiana. She is survived by six children: Cynthia Vedros Wilson and husband, William Paul Wilson, Jr. of Richmond, Texas; Jamsel Joseph Vedros, Jr. and wife, Lydia Winders Vedros of St. Augustine, Florida; Blaine David Vedros and wife, Vickie Samanie Vedros of Houma; Kim Julien Vedros and wife, Marianne Holt Vedros of Central City, Louisiana; Duane Patrick Vedros and wife, Susan McManus Vedros of Seabeck, Washington; and Jan Vedros Clark and husband, Charles Stuart Clark of Duluth, Georgia; 16 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and many nephews and nieces. Janice Guidry Vedros was born on November 13, 1924, in Montegut, Louisiana, to Julian Guidry and Edna Lirette Guidry. She was the youngest of four children, all deceased: Roland Guidry, Maxwell Guidry, and her twin sister, Jeanette Guidry Bickford. Mrs. Vedros attended LSU and received her R.N. certification at Charity Hospital in New Orleans in 1945. She married Jamsel (Jimmy) Vedros of Lutcher, Louisiana on May 18, 1946. She and her husband resided in Baton Rouge for a short time before moving to Houma in 1951. Affectionately known as “Totsie” by family members, she excelled at baking, sewing, knitting, crocheting, quilting, and embroidery. At 63 she started art lessons and became quite an accomplished artist. She served as a Eucharistic minister and was a member of the Ladies Alter Society for Holy Rosary Church. She sang with Les Amis de la Chanson in its early years. A nurturing mother of six, she taught responsibility, independence, Christian values, and esteem for self and others. A selfless person, our mom modeled self-discipline and was known for her ability to be a good friend and confidant and her willingness to share her nursing talents. Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Sister, Aunt, Friend, Mom, Ma, Maw Totsie, Momma...you are well loved by all who knew you.