Lena B. Doucet, age 91, of Welsh, La. passed away on Friday, March 28, 2025. Lena was born in Lake Arthur on November 1933 to Elliot Breaux and Irene Racca Breaux.

Lena was a native of Lake Arthur and longtime resident of Welsh where she was member of Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church. She was a graduate of Lake Arthur High School class of 1951. Lena enjoyed cooking, baking, working in her yard and floral designing. Her greatest passion was her family and grandchildren. 

Those left to cherish her memory are her husband of 73 years, Melward Doucet Sr.; children, Cynthia Doucet Porche and husband, Allen Sr., Melward Doucet Jr., Vickie Doucet Hebert and husband, Phillip, Bobby Doucet and wife, Bridget, and Ramona Doucet Chapman and husband, John; grandchildren, Renee Bourg, Carey Porche and wife, Laura, Allen Porche Jr. and wife, Katie, Brian Hebert and wife, Brandi, Katie Porche, Robert Doucet Jr. and wife, Hope, Kyle Hebert and wife, Brandi, Jaime Doucet and husband, Blaine, Melanie Sharp and husband, Harvey, Jeremy McGraw, Brandon VaNess and wife, Mary, Sarah Chapman, Tyler Chapman; 26 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; five sisters, Laura, Rita, Shirley, Linda, and Telsa, and her faithful caregiver and friend, Gloria Thibodeaux. 

She is preceded in death by her parents; two great-grandchildren, Owen Porche and Kathleen Doucet; three brothers, Leroy, Larry, Hulland, and two sisters, Melba and Margie. 

The family will welcome relatives and friends at Hixson Funeral Home of Welsh on Sunday, March 30, 2025 beginning at 3 p.m. until 9 p.m. with a rosary to be prayed at  6 p.m. by the Knights of Columbus. Visitation will resume on on Monday, March 31, 2025 at 8 a.m. in the funeral home until the procession leaves for the church at 9:45 a.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Oaklawn Cemetery.

Please leave fond memories for the Doucet family at www.hixsonfuneral homes.com.