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Henry Louis Ovide Plauche

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Henry Louis Ovide Plauche

Birth
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death
4 Jan 1964 (aged 82)
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
Plot
North Unit 1; Room E-E; Tier E; Crypt 1
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Marriage #1 to Marie Leda Hincks 1 Oct 1907 in New Orleans (NO LA MARRIAGE RECORD)

Son of Francis Henri Plauche (1849 – 1888) and Marie Carmelite Alice Gelpi

Plauche - Henry Plauche, For More Than 50 Years Connected With The New Orleans Cotton Exchange,
Died Saturday At Touro Infirmary. He Was 82. Funeral Services Will Be Conducted At 10:30 A. M. Monday From The Funeral Home Of Tharp - Sontheimer - Tharp, Inc., 4127 S. Claiborne. Religious Services Will Be Held At Holy Name Of Jesus Church. Interment Will Be In Lake Lawn Mausoleum.

Mr. Plauche, Who Rose From A $20.00 - A - Month Messenger To The Top Executive Position In The New Orleans Cotton Exchange, Secretary And Superintendent. Was Honored In 1947 For A Half - Century Of Service To The Exchange. He
Retired In 1956. He Was Brought Into The Exchange In 1897 While Only 15 Years Old. The Man Who Brought Him In Was Col. Henry G. Hester. Ambition Fulfilled The Colonel Asked The Young Messenger What Ambition He Had, And He Replied: "to Become Secretary Of The New Orleans Cotton Exchange." "may Be, May Be,"
Col. Hester Laughed.

Dec. 1, 1932, Col. Hester Retired And Passed On His Position To The One Time Runner. Mr. Plauche Rose Rapidly In The Business And By The Time He Was 21 He Was Making Calls Which Established The Future Prices For Cotton, At The Open And Closing Of The Day's Market. He Began Handling A Major Share Of The Operation When He Was Named Assistant Secretary And Assistant Superintendent.

Mr. Plauche Was A Direct Descendant Of Gen. Plauche Who Fought With Andrew Jackson In
The Battle Of New Orleans, And For Whom Camp Plauche Was Named. He Was Active In Many Local
Organizations. Club Member He Was Active In Carnival Organizations And Was A Member Of The Boston Club And The Paul Morphy Chess Club. He Was A Former Secretary - Treasurer Of The Eye, Ear, Nose And Throat Hospital.

Survivors Include His Widow, The Former Leda Hincks; A Son, H. Hester Plauche; A Daughter,
Mrs. Mildred Plauche Landry, A Sister, Mrs. Rene Villere; And Four Grandchildren.

Pallbearers Will Be Robert B. Landry, Jr., Dr. Neal Owens, John Jackson, Phillip Gensler, Dant Manget, Jr. And J. Everitt Gould. Honorary Pallbearers Include Charles Eshleman, Charles C. Crawford, James T. Bond, A. D. Brady, Jr., George Brewster, Albert Meric, Sr., Dr. Robert A. Robinson, William F. Grace, Shirley Braselman,
Edward A. Lafaye, George Davidson, Eben Hardie, C. Layton Merritt, Caswell P. Ellis, Edouard Carrere, Sr., And Robert Craig.

Submitted By Helen Kenderick Source Times Picayune Newspaper, New Orleans.; 5 January 1964; P1; C4
Marriage #1 to Marie Leda Hincks 1 Oct 1907 in New Orleans (NO LA MARRIAGE RECORD)

Son of Francis Henri Plauche (1849 – 1888) and Marie Carmelite Alice Gelpi

Plauche - Henry Plauche, For More Than 50 Years Connected With The New Orleans Cotton Exchange,
Died Saturday At Touro Infirmary. He Was 82. Funeral Services Will Be Conducted At 10:30 A. M. Monday From The Funeral Home Of Tharp - Sontheimer - Tharp, Inc., 4127 S. Claiborne. Religious Services Will Be Held At Holy Name Of Jesus Church. Interment Will Be In Lake Lawn Mausoleum.

Mr. Plauche, Who Rose From A $20.00 - A - Month Messenger To The Top Executive Position In The New Orleans Cotton Exchange, Secretary And Superintendent. Was Honored In 1947 For A Half - Century Of Service To The Exchange. He
Retired In 1956. He Was Brought Into The Exchange In 1897 While Only 15 Years Old. The Man Who Brought Him In Was Col. Henry G. Hester. Ambition Fulfilled The Colonel Asked The Young Messenger What Ambition He Had, And He Replied: "to Become Secretary Of The New Orleans Cotton Exchange." "may Be, May Be,"
Col. Hester Laughed.

Dec. 1, 1932, Col. Hester Retired And Passed On His Position To The One Time Runner. Mr. Plauche Rose Rapidly In The Business And By The Time He Was 21 He Was Making Calls Which Established The Future Prices For Cotton, At The Open And Closing Of The Day's Market. He Began Handling A Major Share Of The Operation When He Was Named Assistant Secretary And Assistant Superintendent.

Mr. Plauche Was A Direct Descendant Of Gen. Plauche Who Fought With Andrew Jackson In
The Battle Of New Orleans, And For Whom Camp Plauche Was Named. He Was Active In Many Local
Organizations. Club Member He Was Active In Carnival Organizations And Was A Member Of The Boston Club And The Paul Morphy Chess Club. He Was A Former Secretary - Treasurer Of The Eye, Ear, Nose And Throat Hospital.

Survivors Include His Widow, The Former Leda Hincks; A Son, H. Hester Plauche; A Daughter,
Mrs. Mildred Plauche Landry, A Sister, Mrs. Rene Villere; And Four Grandchildren.

Pallbearers Will Be Robert B. Landry, Jr., Dr. Neal Owens, John Jackson, Phillip Gensler, Dant Manget, Jr. And J. Everitt Gould. Honorary Pallbearers Include Charles Eshleman, Charles C. Crawford, James T. Bond, A. D. Brady, Jr., George Brewster, Albert Meric, Sr., Dr. Robert A. Robinson, William F. Grace, Shirley Braselman,
Edward A. Lafaye, George Davidson, Eben Hardie, C. Layton Merritt, Caswell P. Ellis, Edouard Carrere, Sr., And Robert Craig.

Submitted By Helen Kenderick Source Times Picayune Newspaper, New Orleans.; 5 January 1964; P1; C4


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