Emily Kay BENOIT

MILTON - Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14, 2005, at a Mass of Angels at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milton for Emily Kay Benoit, age 3 weeks old, who died Friday, Aug. 12, 2005, at Tulane University Medical Center in New Orleans.Interment will be in St. Joseph Cemetery.The Rev. Randal D. Barras, Pastor of St. Joseph Catholic Church will be the celebrant of the funeral Mass and will conduct the funeral services. The Reverend Keith LaBove and Deacon Cody Miller will con-celebrate the Mass.Survivors are her parents, William and Kim Viator Benoit, of Milton; one brother, Jacob William Benoit; maternal grandparents, Clifford and Janel Viator and paternal grandparents, Lawrence and Alice Benoit; three aunts, Felicia Bernard and her husband, David, Kris Kelley (Godmother) and her husband, Shawn, Carla Fuscaldo and her husband, Tom; five uncles, Kyle Viator and his wife, Kelly, Lawrence "Bubba" Benoit Jr. and his wife, Susan, James Benoit and his wife, Cathy, Brent Benoit and Tommy Benoit (Godfather) and his wife, Claire; 14 cousins, Rachel Benoit, Cody Bernard, Zachary Benoit, Joshua Benoit, Stephen Benoit, Katelyn Kelley, Lea Fuscaldo, Kaleb Kelley, Nicholas Benoit, Kamille Kelley, Amy Fuscaldo, Kameron Kelley, Noah Benoit, Kaedyn Kelley.She was our precious little angel and will be loved and missed forever. Emily was here for such a short time, but still touched so many lives by joining family and friends together through prayer.The family would like to extend their thanks to all family and friends, the NICU staff at Women's and Children's Hospital, and the NICU staff at Tulane University Medical Center for their heartfelt support and prayers they gave Emily.The family requested visiting hours be observed from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. Saturday and will continue from 9 a.m. today until service time.A rosary was prayed at 6 p.m. Saturday in the Martin & Castille Funeral Home.Pallbearers are Kyle Viator, Tommy Benoit, Shawn Kelley and David Bernard.Honorary pallbearers will be all of her cousins.View the obituary and guestbook online at www.mouring.comArrangements have been entrusted to Martin & Castille Funeral Home, Inc. of Lafayette, 337.234.2311