Obituary published in The Advocate on:  6/19/01 
LEBLANC,    RUFFIN JOSEPH      
Born on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 1919, he passed away on Father's Day, 
Sunday, June 17, 2001. He was a native of LaBarre in Pointe Coupee 
Parish and was a resident of Burnside for 40 years. Visitation was 
at Ourso Funeral Home, Gonzales, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday. 
Visiting at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, La. 22, Darrow, 
from 8:30 a.m. until Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
 Entombment in Ascension Catholic Mausoleum, Donaldsonville. He 
served his country for 30 years as a radioman in the U.S. Navy. 
He was stationed aboard the USS Portsmouth, USS Corregidor, USS 
Columbus and USS Murray and other ships, as well as at the U.S. 
Embassy in London. He was chief radioman at the Yalta Conference 
with President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston 
Churchill. Survived by his wife, Ione Schexnaydre LeBlanc of 
Burnside; five daughters and sons-in-law, Lori and Kenneth Ridgdell 
of Burnside, Marcia and Mike Buker of Gonzales, Lydia and Joey Odom 
of Lake Charles, Hope and Martien Knijn, and Alida and Jeffrey Lewis 
of Lafayette; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Kyle and Reneé LeBlanc 
of Cut Off and Keith LeBlanc of Baton Rouge; a sister and a 
sister-in-law of Baton Rouge, Daisy Borne and Kathryn LeBlanc; 
a brother and sister-in-law, Bobby and Pat LeBlanc of Houston; 
11 grandsons and 10 granddaughters. Preceded in death by his 
parents, Clebert and Alida Achee LeBlanc, who were of Morganza; 
a brother, Charles "Bert" LeBlanc; a sister and brother-in-law, 
Kitty and Lawrence Dispenza; and a brother-in-law, Roger Borne, 
all of whom were of Baton Rouge. In lieu of flowers, memorial 
donations may be made to St. Theresa of Avila School in Gonzales 
or Hospice of Baton Rouge.