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Cecile Seube Ladner
Cecile Mathilde Seube was bom on May 13, 1873 in New Orleans, Louisiana, and moved to Bay St. Louis with her parents when she was only one year old. Her parents were Jean Seube (son of Bertrand Seube and Mary Pony), and Andresine Bordages (daughter of Jean Bordages and Marie Saucier). Cecile's father was a native of France, coming to this country as a young man, and her mother was a first generation American whose parents also emigrated from France to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Cecile was baptized at Our Lady of the Gulf Church on July 13, 1873. Her siblings were as follows: Jennie (1st married to Willie Thom and 2nd married to Peter Belocq), Andrew Bankston (half brother married to Albertine Saucier), Amanda (married to Jack Strong), Rosie (married to John Basford), Ameline (married to Paul Combel), Henry Seube (married to Rita Carver), and Aline (1st married to Jim Breath and 2nd married to Ruben Perre).
Cecile married Louis Alcide Ladner on June 9, 1890 at Our Lady of the Gulf Church. Mr. and Mrs. Ladner resided on 217 Keller Ave. in Bay St. Louis for many years. They were the parents of the following children: Edwina (married to Forest Luke of Bay St. Louis), Gaston (unmarried), Lillian (married to Herman Fayard of Bay St. Louis), Delmas (married to Robbie Odom of Hattiesburg), Sadie (married to Fred Roemer of New Orleans), Alcida (married to Thomas James of Bay St. Louis), Russell married to Beulah Burch of Mobile), Esther (married to Mr. Harry Witter of Bay St. Louis), Mable (married to Jack Bosarge of Biloxi), Mathilde (1st married to T. J. Wimprine, 2nd married to Ed Michel, both of New Orleans), Nolan (married to Ethel Strahan of Logtown), Emerita (died of spinal meningitis at 2 years old), and Curtis (killed by a train at the L&N depot as a young man). Juanita Luc Ward remembered visiting her grandmother Cecile in the Keller Ave. house many times and recalled that she was an excellent seamstress who sewed cloths for the family for use on special occasions. Juanita often told the story of her grandmother Cecile handmaking the dress that Juanita wore at her confirmation at Our Lady of the Gulf Church.
Cecile died on July 20, 1927. Her obituary read in part as follows: "Tragic in its unexpectedness was the death of Mrs. Alcide Ladner, residing on Keller Street which occurred Wednesday afternoon at 2:15 o'clock July 20, 1927 at the Kings Daughter's Hospital in Gulfport. She was taken suddenly ill during the latter part of the week, with an infection that covered her face, caused by much pain and she carried a high fever. Her condition at first was baffling and in order that she may procure all the advantages of hospital options, she was taken to Gulfport Sunday night by special pursuit of Supt. John Bose, on board the Pan American train of the L&N. Her pending physicians were Dr. Parker and Dr. W.A. Dearman, the latter well-known diagnostician. Her condition showed no improvement until finally on Wednesday, her fever passed an unbelievable stage and she passed away as above stated surrounded by her love ones. The remains were conveyed to Bay St. Louis Wednesday night on # 1 and received by many friends at the depot and residence. The funeral took place Thursday evening at 5:30 o'clock with internment at Cedar Rest Cemetery and was one of the largest funerals noted here in a long time, well attesting to the high esteem in which this excellent woman devoted wife and fond mother was held. Many florals and offerings also attest to warm place she was held in the hearts and minds by those who knew her best."