St. Martinville – A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 29, 2020, at Notre Dame Catholic Church for Christopher Joseph Bourda, 69, who passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2020. The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Notre Dame from 7 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. on Saturday. A rosary will be prayed at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday. Interment will follow at St. Michael Mausoleum in St. Martinville. Gift bearers will be Bytheah Thomas, Natalia Bellaire and Nydia Bellaire. Christopher was a 1973 graduate from Grambling State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music. He was a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and leader of the drum line of the Grambling State Marching Band. Christopher retired from ConocoPhillips as a supervisor after many years of employment. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend. He enjoyed spending time with his family, especially with his grandchildren. Christopher will be dearly missed. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Jacqueline Bourda; two daughters, Sentowskia Thomas and Nefeteria (Mandell) Bellaire; three brothers, George Bourda Jr., Leward (Hilda) Bourda and Sandy (Kathy) Bourda Sr.; three sisters, Ella Mae Alexander, Marie (Wonest) Decuir and Gretta Pierre; sister-in-law, Delores Bourda; six grandchildren, Willie Thomas Jr., Christopher Thomas, Bytheah Thomas, Nericia Bourda, Natalia Bellaire and Nydia Bellaire; and two great-grandchildren, Julien Bourda and Hazel Jordan. He was preceded in death by parents, George and Mary Etienne Bourda; brother, Lindsay Bourda Sr.; sister-in-law, Carolyn Patterson Bourda; and brothers-in-law, John Pierre and Lawrence Alexander Sr.; and son-in-law, Willie Thomas Sr. Pellerin Funeral Home (337-332-2111) is in charge of arrangements.