Walter Alexander

St. Martinville - Funeral services will be held at 11 a .m. , on Thursday, January 13, 2011 , at Notre Dame Catholic Church in St. Martinville, for Walter Alexander, Jr., 80, who passed away on Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at Dauterive Hospital in New Iberia . Entombment will follow at St. Michael Mausoleum. Fr. Augustinus Seran, SVD, will officiate at the Funeral Mass. Survivors include his wife, Audrey Fontenette Alexander of St. Martinville; two sons, Deacon Norman Alexander and his wife, Jewel, of Memphis, Tenn., and MSgt. Dwight Alexander of London, England; three daughters, Debra Alexander Rogers and her husband, Willie, of St. Martinville, Gail Alexander Dalcourt and her husband, Henry, of Youngsville, and Wendy Alexander of St. Martinville; his sister, Melvina Savoy of New Orleans; ten grandchildren and three great grandchildren; his brother-in-law, Henry Fontenette of St. Martinville; and two sisters-in-law, Mecora Fontenette and Merline Fontenette, both of St. Martinville. He was preceded in death by his parents, Francis Walter Alexander, Sr. and Eunice Etienne Alexander; three brothers, Willis, Wallace, and Percy Alexander; and three sisters, Yvonne Francois, Daisy Sam, and Mary Wiltz. The family requests that visiting hours be observed at the funeral home from 8 a .m. until 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, with a recitation of the Rosary at 9 a .m. The family would like to give special thanks to the staff of the Critical Care Unit at Dauterive Hospital , for the care and attention given to him during his illness. Pellerin Funeral Home , 112 New Market St. , St. Martinville, LA 70582 , (337.394.9121), is in charge of arrangements. To view on-line obituary, sign guestbook and , go to www.pellerinfuneralhome.com