Judith Rabalais Desselle

Judith Rabalais Desselle, devoted and loving wife of Rickey Desselle and mother of Jared A. Desselle and Kaitlin R. Desselle, died at 10:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, at Baton Rouge General Medical Center-Bluebonnet after a short illness. Judy was born on Oct. 17, 1958, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center to Anthony "Booney" Rabalais and Catherine Deglandon Rabalais. Visitation at Greenoaks Funeral Home, 9595 Florida Blvd., on Sunday, Nov. 22, was from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visiting continues at the funeral home on Monday, Nov. 23, from 10 a.m. until service time at 2 p.m. Interment to follow in Greenoaks Memorial Park. Judy is survived by her husband of 24 years, Rickey Desselle and her children, Jared A. Desselle and Kaitlin R. Desselle, all of whom reside in Greenwell Springs; her mother, Catherine Rabalais; three sisters, Christine and husband Randy Rousseau, of Starkville, Miss., Connie and husband Ed Palubinskas, of Greenwell Springs, and Catherine and husband Jimmie Walls, of Camden, Ark.; and a brother, Ronnie and wife Kay Rabalais, of Baton Rouge. Judy is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews, including Brandon, Jon, Stephen and Gregory Rousseau, Jeremy, Joshua, Evan, and Noah Rabalais, Elliana Palubinskas, Jessica Deon and Justin Walls. She was preceded in death by her father, Anthony "Booney" Rabalais; grandmother, Inez Armand; nephew, Nicholas Rabalais; and father-in-law, Herman Desselle. Judy was a longtime state employee of the Louisiana Department of Health and Human Resources. She will be loved and missed by her many friends.