Cynthia Briley Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Father Patrick Hartnett of Jacksonville's Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church will officiate at a 2 p.m.service. Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, at Wallace-Thompson funeral home. She was born Sept. 27, 1946, in Houma, Louisiana, and attended Terrebonne High School and Nicholls State University. She worked for the State of Texas for 25 years. She was creative, funny and had an eye for detail. She was an excellent seamstress and enjoyed working puzzles. Her favorite times were those spent with those she loved. She will be remembered as a loving, self-sacrificing mother and friend, kind to all she knew, with a heart for the less fortunate. She is survived by sons Ben Briley and wife Traci of Jacksonville, Texas, and Roone Briley of Austin; daughter Aimee Evans and husband Sterling of Leander, Texas; grandchildren Alexandra Briley and Max Briley of Jacksonville, Russell and Boston Evans of Katy, Maegan and Ashton Davis of Fort Riley, Kansas, and Lauren Evans, Tyler Evans and Nathan Evans of Leander; great-grandchildren Gail Davis and Waylon Davis of Fort Riley, Kansas; brothers Gorum Cenac and wife Mary of Oologah, Oklahoma, and David Cenac of Houma, Louisiana; and sisters, April Guidry of Orlando, Florida, Trudy Piper and husband John of St. Francisville, Louisiana, Judith Boudreaux and husband Keith of Houma, Louisiana, and Mary Clausen and husband Brian of Thibodaux, Louisiana; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. She is preceded in death by her parents Gorum Joseph and Wilma Lapeyrouse Cenac, and granddaughter Ashley Elizabeth Briley. The family wishes to extend thanks to all who, with cards, visits, and words of encouragement, have supported Cynthia in recent years, with special, heartfelt gratitude to her dearest friend, Calvin Howell, who has laughed and cried with and diligently cared for her and us through thick and thin.

Cynthia Briley

September 27, 1946 - February 2, 2015