Joyce Zaunbrecher Faulk

Rayne –– 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 a.m.
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 were invited to attend the visitation on Monday, February 29, 2016, from 12:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., and on Tuesday, March 1, 2016, from 8:00 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. in Gossen Funeral Home, Rayne. A rosary was recited by Catholic Daughters of America on Monday at 7:00 p.m. in the funeral home.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. in St. Joseph Catholic Church, Rayne, with entombment following in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery No. 2 Mausoleum. Father Kevin Bordelon, pastor of St. Joseph Catholic Church, serves as celebrant.
Serving as pallbearers were 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 were entrusted to Gossen Funeral Home, Inc. of Rayne.