Barbara “Bobbie” Melancon Stein, a resident of Convent, LA, passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2024. She was 84. She was a devoted wife, loving mother, and proud grandmother. She held her family close to her heart and leaves them with countless memories of love and laughter to cherish. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Roy J. Stein, Sr.; her children, Roy J. Stein, Jr. and wife Patricia, Marla Stein DeWitt, and husband Thomas, and Ritchie Stein and wife Theresa; her grandchildren, Andrew Stein, Julia Stein, Thomas DeWitt III, and Michael DeWitt; brother-in-law and sister-in-law Roland and Madge Stein, sisters-in-law Kathy Stein and Yvonne Melancon; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Percy and Virginia Chauvin Melancon; brother, Percy Melancon, Jr., and sister, Agnes Templet. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Visitation at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, 6484 LA-44, Convent, LA, 70723 from 9 AM until the Mass of Christian Burial at 11 AM celebrated by Fr. Vincent Dufresne. The entombment will be in St. Mary’s Catholic Church Mausoleum. Pallbearers will be her grandsons, Andrew Stein, Thomas DeWitt III, and Michael DeWitt; and nephews Duane Melancon, John Stein, and Roland Stein, Jr. Memorial Donations may be made to St. Michael’s Catholic Church, 6384 LA-44 Convent, LA, 70723. Arrangements by Ourso Funeral Home, Gonzales, LA.
