Mary Charlotte Levert McConnell age 101, of Lafayette, formerly of Bunkie

A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered for Mary Charlotte Levert McConnell on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at the St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Bunkie with Rev. Stephen Scott Chemino officiating. Burial will be in the Pythian Cemetery under the direction of Melancon Funeral Home, Bunkie.

Visitation will be at Melancon Funeral Home on Monday, Nov. 14, 2016 beginning at 4:30 p.m. with a Rosary Service at 6:00 p.m. and will resume on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. until 12:45 p.m.

Mrs. McConnell, age 101, of Lafayette, formerly of Bunkie, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016 at the Cornerstone Village South in Lafayette. Mrs. Charlotte, was born in West Baton Rouge Parish at St. Delphine, the Levert family home on Sept. 19, 1915. After graduating from LSU with a BS Medical Technology degree, she was employed at the "Old Charity Hospital" in Shreveport where she met and married "Dr. Mac". They moved to Bunkie, where he set up his medical practice. In 1993, she moved to Lafayette to be near her children. She was preceded in death by her husband of fifty years, Dr. Hiram Adonis McConnell; her son, Michael McConnell, PhD; parents, Octave Henry and Ada Bernard Levert; sisters, Reine Sauls, Marjorie Sanford, Olga Kennedy and Elaine Faulk; brothers, Marvin Levert, August du Montier "Tay" Levert and Alton Levert.

She is survived by her daughter, Mary Shannon and husband, Dick, of Morgan City; her two sons, Dr. Don McConnell and wife, Barbara, of Carencro and Johnny McConnell and wife, Jody, of Scott; ten grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

Honored to serve as Pallbearers are Dale Ducote, Trent Descant, Matt McConnell, Ben McConnell, Michael McConnell and Pat Ryan. Honorary Pallbearers are R.H. "Skipper" Luke, Greg Aucoin, Dickey Biles, Ronnie Trapp, Brent Umstead, Bruce Dischler, Casy Shannon and Jeff Efaw.