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Birth Date: 27 Oct 1931 - , , Louisiana, USA Christening: Death: 7 Feb 2005 - Lafayette General Medical Center, Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana, United States ( at age 73) Burial: 10 Feb 2005 - Rayne Cemetery, Rayne, Acadia, Louisiana, United States Cause of Death:

Marriage Notes

Per Engagement Announcement in The Crowley Post-Signal 8/18/1952
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ENGAGEMENT, ANNOUNCED\'97Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lemly Smith of Rayne announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Betty Ann to Henri Charles Billon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Billon of Metalre. The wedding will he solemnized Wednesday, September 17, at the home of the bride's parents. Miss Smith, a graduate of Rayne High school, is a Junior at SLI, majoring in home economics. She is a member of Delta Epsilon Nu social sorority and served for two years as Little Lace Colonel. She was recently elected president of the Women's Council for the current semester and was selected queen of the Engineers Ball. She is one of'the L'Acadien beauties. Mr. Billon was graduated from Metaire High school, received his degree at SLI in June of 1951 and entered the Air Force in July, 1951. He is attending officers candidate school at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Tex. While at SLI he was a member of the Bulldog football team.

Per The Crowley Post-Signal September 25, 1952
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Henri Charles Billon, 21, New Orleans, Air Force, to Betty Ann Smith ,20, Rayne.

Per Louisiana, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1718-1925
NameHenri C Billon
GenderMale
RaceWhite or Mexican (White)
Marriage Date17 Sep 1952
Marriage PlaceAcadia, Louisiana, USA
SpouseBetty Smith
Gender Female
Certificate Number1055

Per The Daily Advertiser Lafayette, LA 9/21/1952
Miss Betty Ann Smith Weds Lt. Henri Billon in Rayne
RAYNE, Sept. 19\'97 One of the loveliest weddings of the season was celebrated Wednesday afternoon at 5:30 p.m. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy L. Smith, the bride's parents, when Miss Betty Ann Smith became the bride of Lt. Henri Billon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar D. Billon of New Orleans.
The Rev. J. Dean Maurer, pastor of the Trinity Episcopal church in Crowley, read the impressive nuptial vows before a large gathering of family and friends in the garden. Mrs. M. D. Trombley provided traditional wedding marches and
background music during the ceremony at the piano. She also accompanied Mr. Johnny Besse, soloist, who sang "Thine Alone," "Because", and "Sweetest Story Ever Told".
Fall tones of deep greens and golds formed the theme of wedding with bronzed mums, green fern and plumes of Pampas grass in floorstandards forming the setting for a white garden trellis which bore twining English ivy. Backgrounding the trellis were purple grapes in rich clusters. Seven branched candelabra holding lighted white bridal tapers flanked the trellis where the bride and groom knelt on white satin pillows before the simulated altar.
The aisle to the altar was outlined by white cloth runner. On either side of the aisle were white triple candelabra holding white tapers which furnished the light for the ceremony.
Bridal Attire

The bride, given in marriage by her father, was exquisite in a ballerina length dress of imported lace and illusion. Fashioned with a sculptured bodice of lace over satin, the tiny face-framing collar of etched lace was outlined with a single
strand of seed pearls. The long, finger - pointed sleeves in the lace and were fastened by tiny self-covered buttons.
Panniers of the lace fell to hem length from the waistline, over nylon net satin forming the billowy skirt. She wore white satin bridal pumps ornamented with pearl onllettes and her fingertip veil of illuslon cascaded gracefully from an
halo of orange blossoms and pearl beading.
Her bouquet was fashioned of stemmed setphanotis blooms set into poufs of the lace matching her gown, and illusion interwoven with white satin ribbon. In the center was a single white orchid.
The bride carried a delicate heirloom linen and embroidery handkerchief, belonging to Mrs. F. F. Richard.
Attendants
Bridesmaids included Miss Shirlley Chappuis of Rayne and Mrs. Jay King of Jennings, both attired in identical dresses of gold velvet and nylon net, fashioned with fitted bodice waists. The bouffant patio skirts of net were worn over modified hoop skirts, and their shoes were in the same tone of gold velvet.
Fall leaves and miniature gold mums were wrought into half crowns for headdresses and each maid carried a circlet of gold satin arranged with autumn leaves and mums, and outlined with poufs of green maline. Gold and bronze ribbon in two-toned effect formed the bouquet. Their only jewelry were small single strands of pearls, gifts from the bride.
Mrs. Irvin Moceri of Jeanerette, the bride's sister, was matron of honor and her dress was styled identical to that of the bridesmaids except in green. Her
flowers were in the same circlet design, except that the contrast came in gold maline poufs outlining the flower arrangement. Her headdress and the pearls necklace were identical to those worn by the maids.
Miss Cathy Moceri, the bride's niece and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Moceri, served as flower girl. Her dress was a tiny princess model in the gold net, worn over gold satin, made with empire waistline and bouffant skirt. Small gold and bronze ribbon was designed into a head adornment and she carried a miniature gold basket, holding gold mums.
The groom was attended by Mr. Jerry Foret of Lutcher, best man, with Lt. Philip Mouledous of New Orleans and Mr. Irvin Mocari of Jeanerette as groomsmen.

Reception
Immediately after the signing of the register, the receiving line formed near the altar as background.
Receiving the guests with the bridal party were Mrs. Smith, the bride's mother, and Mrs. Billon, mother of the groom. Both wore lace dresses. Mrs. Smith's dress was of cornflower blue lace, designed in afternoon length. and worn with deeper toned blue velvet shoes. Mrs. Billon chose a shade of
lilac-tinted gray lace and nylon tulle and her accessories included a large picture hat of black velvet with rhinestone ornamentation. Both were shoulder corsages of gold chrysanthemums.
Beautifully appointed tables held the wedding cake and a two punch service. The bride's table held a tiered cake, iced in white confection, forming on Grecian columns. The cake was topped with a traditional bridal couple standing
against a background of whte wedding bells and illusion. White bridal satin in circular design was overlaid with illusion for the table cover. Twin hurricane lamps set into bases of crystal held lighted wedding tapers, surrounded with a
wreath of white mums. The same blooms were used with fern around the base of the cake interspersed with nylon net.
The punch table was overlaid with an embroidered cloth. Bronzed triple candelabra holding pale yellow tapers were on the table.
A center arrangement of yellow and bronze shades of chrysanthemums was placed on the table. Crystal punch bowls were at either end of the table.
Alternating at the services, were Mrs. R. C. Holt, Mrs. F. F. Richard, Mrs. Janie Cunningham, Mrs. Fay C. Milligan, Mrs. W. E. Craig, Mrs. Paul E. Fremaux, Mrs. John D. Hunter, Mrs. Paul Lasseigne, Mrs. Stamm Guidry, Mrs. Wm. Sonnier, Mrs. Charlie Fremaux, Mrs. Winfred Carver, Mrs. Gilbert Martin, Mrs. Thomas Comeaux, Mrs. Lawrence Lemoine, Mrs. Emile Daboval, Mrs. Hugh Craig, Mrs. Albert McNeil, all of Rayne, and Mrs. Roy Horecky of Church
Point. All members of the house party wore gold chrysanthemum corsages.
Later in the evening the couple left on a brief wedding trip. The bride wore a modish tailored dress malrer suit, in autumnal brown with moulded jacket and stand-up collar held erect by a criss-crossed scarf of beige - gold. Her hat was a soft velour felt, in closefitting profile design with an elongated quill feather in bright tones. Brown gloves and shoes and bag in brown reptile completed her ensemble. She used the orchid from her bouquet as a corsage.
Lt. and Mrs. Billon will return to New Orleans and Rayne for short visits before going on to San Antonio where Lt. Billon will be stationed at Lackland Air Force Base.
A graduate of Rayne High school, the bride attended Southwestern Louisiana Institute in Lafayette for the past two years, where she was accorded many honors, both social and scholastic. She was a member of Delta Epsilon Nu, social sorority, and many other campus activities.
The groom, native of New 0rleans, also graduated at SLI, where he won considerable recognition as a Bulldog football player. Following graduation at SLI, he entered the service and just completed OCS school at Lackland Air Force base prior to the wedding, receiving his commission as Lieutenant in the Air Force. His present assignment is San Antonio.

Per The Crowley Post-Signal 9/20/1952
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BRIDE 0F WEDNESDAY \'97-_- Mrs. Henri Charles Billon was before her marriage on Wednesday to he son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Billon of Metalrie, the former Betty Ann Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lemly Smith of Rayne. (Photo courtesy The Photo Shop, Rayne)
RAYNE \'97\'97 Perfect in every detail was the beautifully appointed garden wedding'which united Miss Betty Ann Smith, Iovely blonde daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lemly Smith of Rayne. to Lt. Henri Charles Billon, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Oscar Billon of Metairie, Wednesday evening at 5:30 at the home of the bride's parents, with Rev. J. Dean Maurcr of Crowley officiating at the double ring ceremony.
Beautiful fall plants ,were in abundance throughout the lovely garden, with focal point of interest being the improvised altar flanked with standards of pampas grass and standing candlebras, holding white tapers, with a trellis covered with trailing ivy and huge clusters of tokay grapes in the background.
Mrs. M. D. Trombley of Gueydan accompanied at the piano while Johnny Besse sang "Thine Alone", "Because" by D'Hardelot and "I Love You Truly.
The bride given in marriage by her father, wore an all white patio length dress of tulle with a pannier of imported Chantilly lace over nylon net. The fitted bodice of lace, made with a dainty yoke of tulle, enchanced with a dainty stand up collar graduating down to the back opening with long fitted sleeves of lace forming a point over the hands. Her fingertip veil of illusion fell from a crown of
luster pearls in dainty flower clusters. She were white satin shoes with a dainty pearl cluster adorning them.
She carried a bouquet centered with a white purple throat orchid surrounded with poufs of lace maline and stephnotis and streamers of white satin ribbon with stephnotis in each lovers knot.
Her only jewelry was a single strand of pearls, a gift from the grome and she carried a white linen handkerchief, a measured family heirloom belonging to a
dear friend, Mrs. F. F. Richard.
The bride's sister, Mrs. Irvin Moceri of Jeanerette, served as her matron of honor. She was lovely in a delicate green patio length dress with a fitted bodice of velveteen made with a portrait neck-line and a full skirt of nylon net over taffeta. The short net veil falling from a crown of fall leaves with poufs of net carrying out the fall theme, formed the headdress.
Bridesmaids were Shirley Chappuis of Rayne lifelong friend of the bride, and Mrs. Jay Kim of Jennings, cousin of the bride. They wore dark gold dresses made along identical lines as the matron of honor.
The attendants carried circlets of bronze daisy mums with poufs of maline to match their dresses and satin streamers of bronze ribbon.
Petit Miss Cathy Moceri, niece of the bride, was adorable in a high gold net over taffeta dress with a bronze ribbon in her blonde hair, and carrying a bronze net basket filled with gold mums, was the flower girl.
Serving the groom as his best man was Gerald Foret of Lafayette. and groomsmen were Irvin Moceri of Jeanerette and Lt. Pete Mouledous of New Orleans.
Immediately following the wedding ceremony a reception was held on the spacious lawn at the Smith home eith Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Billon receiving with the wedding party.
For, her daughter's wedding Mrs. Smith chose a modish fall dress of silk lace over taffeta in shades of delphinium blue. To complement this she wore accessories in deeper tones of turquoise blue and a necklace of rhinestones and matching earrings.
Mrs. Billon, the groom's mother was attractive in a black fall dress with touches of white and black accessories. The mothers wore shoulder corsages of bronze mums.
Mrs. M. D. Smith of Opelousas, grandmother of the groom, wore a black fall dress and a shoulder corsage of white mums.
The setting for the bride's table was especially lovely, with the table richly designed with two tiers of net over satin. The three tiercd wedding cake mounted on Grecian columns and topped with a miniature bride and groom. standing against a background of wedding bells and tulle, was perfectly ornamented with roses and leaves of pure white with just a touch of silver, as well as scores of hand-wrought wedding bells all in confection. Around the base of the cake was ruffles of maline interwoven with white daisy mums. The cake was flanked with two crystal hurricane lamps with white lighted tapers. An especially attractive arrangement was used on the bride's table, using white shaggy mums and smaller daisy mums arranged with white maline and satin ribon.
A smaller table, covered with a white cut-work cloth and centered with a lovely arrangement of bronze daisy mums, clusters of tokay grapes, and pyracanthea berries with bronze, satin ribbon and maline in an oblong copper container held the crystal punch serviice. Adding to the setting was two candelabras holding bronze tapers, with pyracanthea berries filling the base of each.
Floating hostesses were Mrs. William Sonnier, Sr., Mrs. LuIa Neely, Mrs. Paul Fremaux, Mrs W. E. Craig, Mrs. Emile Dahuval, Mrs. Thomas Comeaux, Mrs. Hugh Craig, Mrs. Fay Milligan, Mrs. Gilbert Martin, Mrs. Winfred Carver,
Mrs. Edward C. Fremaux, Mrs F. F. Richard, Mrs. John D. Hunter, Mrs. Paul Lassiegne, Mrs. Roy Horecky. Mrs. R. C. Holt, and Misses Jane and Nellie Cunningham. Each were presented corsages of bronze mums. .
For going away Mrs. Billon chose a two-piece dress of brown worsted sheen with a gold shantung bow at the shoulder. Her accessories were brown and she used brown gloves and a gold hat adorned with a bird of paradise feather.
The bride was a junior at SLI majoring in home economics, a member of Delta Epsilon Nu social sorority, president of the Women's Council for the current year and was selected queen of the Engineers ball. She is one of the
L'Acadien beauties.
Lt. Billon graduated from Metaire high school, receiving his degree at SLI in June of 1951 and entered the Air Force in July of that year. He is recently graduated from officers candidate school at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Tex.
The couple will make their home in San Antonio after a wedding trip.
Out of town guests were from Jennings, Opelousas, Church Point, New Orleans, Lafayette, Welsh, West Point, Miss., Houston, and Port Arthur, Tex, and various towns throughout the south.

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