Belva Augusta Dommert Truax
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday, Jan. 5, at 10 a.m. at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in Crowley for Belva Augusta Dommert Truax, 89, who passed away peacefully in Lafayette on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, at 10:35 a.m.
A native of Crowley and resident of Lafayette for most of her life, Belva was a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, grandmother and great-grandmother, aunt and friend to all who knew her. A woman of strong faith, she spent most of her life taking care of others.
Belva enjoyed spending time with her family and friends and always had coffee and dessert for anyone who visited.
Father Jonathan Janise, pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Crowley will preside for the Funeral Mass and interment.
The family requests visiting hours Tuesday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. with a rosary being recited at 6 p.m. Visitation Wednesday will be from 8 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
Burial will be in the Woodlawn Mausoleum.
She is survived by her four sons, Stephen Truax III and wife Karen of Houston, Texas, Michael Truax Sr. and wife Lana of Baton Rouge, David Kevin Truax and his wife Joyce of Houston, Texas, and Daniel Truax of Lafayette; her granddaughters and grandsons, Sadie (Truax) McCarley and husband Jason, of Houston, Texas, Megan Truax of Houston, Texas, Erin (Truax) Demma and husband Jonathon of Baton Rouge, Dr. Michael Truax Jr. and wife Kaysie of Baton Rouge, and Elizabeth Truax and Timothy Truax, both of Houston, Texas: seven great-grandchildren, Wyatt and Quinn McCarley, Claire and Olivia Demma, Henry, Ford and Camille Truax; and her niece Annette (Dommert) Gaspard.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Stephen Truax Jr. and her daughter, Lisa Maria Truax; her parents, Henry and Laurence Dommert; her maternal grandparents, Aristia Jean and Azelina Delahoussaye; her paternal grandparents, Otto August Albert and Ida Felicia Dommert.
Pallbearers will be Stephen Truax III, Michael Truax Sr., David Kevin Truax, Daniel Truax, Dr. Michael Truax Jr. and Timothy Truax.
Lectors will be Dr. Michael Truax Jr and Jason McCarley. Eucharistic minsters will be Lana Truax and Erin Demma. Gift bearers will be her granddaughters.
The family would like to give special thanks to her caregivers, Rachel Reed, Bobbie Dartez and the wonderful caregivers of Home Instead Lafayette; but most especially to her niece Annette (Dommert) Gaspard for their kindness and gentle care given to Belva during her time of need.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Belva’s memory to Lamm Family Care Hospice, 1708 N. Parkerson Ave., Crowley, LA 70526; or to the American Cancer Society.
Words of comfort may be sent to the family at www.geesey-ferguson.com.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home, 301 N. Avenue F,