2009-Cecile DeGruy Bates Evans Guichet January 5, 1922 - May 22, 2009 Cecile DeGruy Bates Evans Guichet, age 87, of Pontchatoula, died Friday, May 22, 2009, in North Oaks Medical Center. She was born on January 5, 1922, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Before retiring, Mrs. Guichet owned and operated Cecile's House of Fashion in Pontchatoula. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church Rosary Altar Society, Red Impressions, Red Hat Society, and the Pontchatoula Chamber of Commerce. She is survived by her 2 daughters, Cynthia Gregoire, and husband John, and Brenda Harris, and husband John; 3 sons, Charles W. Bates, and wife Sandra, Jackson P. Bates, and wife Kay, Donald W. Bates, Sr., and wife Karen; 5 grandsons; 6 granddaughters; 20 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild; 2 brothers, Horace DeGruy and Charles DeGruy; and numerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, Harvey H. and Edna Cecile Geoffrey DeGruy; 1st husband, Jack Bates; 2nd husband, Bill Evans; 3rd husband, Julius Guichet; and 2 brothers, Harvey DeGruy and Melvin DeGruy. Visitation will be held Sunday, May 24, 2009, at Harry McKnelly & Son Funeral Home in Pontchatoula from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., and will continue on Monday, May 25, 2009, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Pontchatoula. The Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. with Fr. John Sims, O. P. Celebrant. Interment will follow in the Pontchatoula Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the St. Joseph Catholic Church Building Fund, P. O. Box 368 Pontchatoula, LA. 70454. An on-line guest book is available at www.harrymckeely.com Electronic Media-2009 Helen Kendrick