Joyce Zaunbrecher Faulk

Joyce Zaunbrecher Faulk Rayne, LA - Elizabeth Joyce Zaunbrecher Faulk, 86 years old, beloved daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, native and lifelong resident of Rayne, LA, passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 9:35 AM. She was born on September 5, 1929, only child of the late Alton William Zaunbrecher and the late Monique Petitjean Zaunbrecher. She is survived by four daughters, Angela Faulk Wall and husband, William, Jr. of Baton Rouge, Sheila Faulk of Rayne, Donna Faulk Pasquier and husband, Michael of Tomball, TX, and Madelene Faulk Boudreaux and husband, Ricky of Rayne; 17 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and 4 step-great-grandchildren. Preceding Mrs. Faulk in death were her husband of 48 years, Stanley Roger Faulk; grandchild, Dustin Boudreaux; great-grandchild, Elle Ava Boudreaux; and grandparents, Henry Zaunbrecher and Helena Stamm Zaunbrecher, and Emile Jean Baptiste Petitjean and Sophie Sonnier Petitjean. During her lifetime, Joyce was an active member and past president of the Rayne Garden Club. She enjoyed working in her flower garden, and served many years as Master Judge of Flower Shows, as well as a Master Landscape Design Critic, certified by the National Council of State Garden Clubs, Inc. Mrs. Faulk was a forty-year member of the Catholic Daughters of America, Court Rayne No. 844. Besides her love of gardening, she enjoyed playing bridge with lifelong friends, and was happiest when fishing with her husband, Stanley, at Toledo Bend Lake. Friends and family are invited to attend the visitation on Monday, February 29, 2016 from 12:00 PM until 9:00 PM, and on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 from 8:00 AM until 1:30 PM in Gossen Funeral Home, Rayne. A rosary will be recited by Catholic Daughters of America on Monday at 7:00 PM in the funeral home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at 2:00 PM in St. Joseph Catholic Church, Rayne, with entombment to follow in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery No. 2 Mausoleum. Father Kevin Bordelon, Pastor of St. Joseph Catholic Church, will serve as celebrant. Serving as pallbearers are her grandsons, William Wall, III, Thomas Mitchell Andrus, Jordan Andrus, Michael Pasquier, John Pasquier, Bryan Boudreaux, and Ben Boudreaux. The family wishes to express gratitude to her caretakers for their exceptional care, and to Heart of Hospice for its support during her last days. Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, or to Rayne Catholic Memorial Fund. Condolences may be expressed online at www.gossenfuneralhome.net. Arrangements have been entrusted to Gossen Funeral Home, Inc. of Rayne, LA, (337) 334-3141. Gossen Funeral Home, Inc.