Virginia Copp Olivier

St. Martinville A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 12 noon, on Friday, February 14, 2014, at St. Martin de Tours Catholic Church in St. Martinville, for Virginia Copp Olivier, 64, who passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2014, at St. Martinville Rehab & Nursing Center. The family requests that visiting hours be observed at the funeral home from 3:00 pm until 10:00 pm on Thursday, and continue at 7:00 am until 11:30 am on Friday. A rosary will be recited at 7:00 pm on Thursday. Rev. Austin Leger will officiate at the Funeral Mass. Scriptures will be read by Cassie Landry and Tori Olivier. Gift Bearers will be Cassie Landry, Tori Olivier, and Kylie Olivier. Interment will follow at St. Michael Cemetery in St. Martinville. Virginia was a bus driver for the School Board and Health Center for 28 years. She loved to camp in the Basin with her husband and also enjoyed fishing, cooking with her family and spending time with her granddaughters. Virginia enjoyed life to the fullest she loved dancing, partying and having a good time. A devout Catholic, Virginia a member of Marthas Guild and was an Ambassador of Mary; often bringing the statue of the Virgin Mary into her home and inviting others to come and pray a Novena. She is survived by her son, David Olivier and wife, Melanie "Mel" Borel Olivier, of St. Martinville; her daughter, Patricia O. Landry and husband, Thimothy "T.J." Landry of St. Martinville; three sisters, Dorothy C. Babin of Jeanerette, Helen C. Verret of Jeanerette, and Hazel C. Broussard and husband, Calvin Kelly of Carencro; and three grandchildren, Cassie Landry, Tori Olivier, and Kylie Olivier, all of St. Martinville. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 39 years, Allen Olivier; her parents, Euclide and Dalzire Albert Copp; and her brother, Dudley Copp, Sr. Pallbearers will be David Olivier, T.J. Landry, Dylan Hebert, Alex Verret, Jr., Jason Segura, and Chester Verret, III. Honorary pallbearer will be Calvin "Kelly" Broussard. The family would also like to extend a special "Thank You" to Paramont Hospice and St. Martinville Rehab and Nursing Center. Pellerin Funeral Home of St. Martinville, 112 New Market St., Saint Martinville, Louisiana 70582, (337-394-9121) is in charge of arrangements. To view on-line obituary, sign guestbook and view video tribute, go to www.pellerinfuneralhome.com