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'''Joseph Odell Tabarlet''' (November 4, 1900 – May 27, 1951) was a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[politician]] from the U.S. state of [[Louisiana]] who served two stints, one full term and three partial terms, as the [[mayor]] of Jonesboro, the seat of government for Jackson Parish.

'''Joseph Odell Tabarlet''' (November 4, 1900 – May 27, 1951) was a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[politician]] from the U.S. state of [[Louisiana]] who served two stints, one full term and three partial terms, as the [[mayor]] of Jonesboro, the seat of government for Jackson Parish.

Tabarlet was born to Adolph Rueben Tabarlet (1885-1945) and the former Evelyn Marie Laborde (1880-1946)<ref name=findagrave/> in Marksville in Avoyelles Parish. He was educated in Marksville public schools and attended the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, then known as Southwestern Louisiana Institute. During [[World War I]], he served at [[Guantanamo Bay]], [[Cuba]], in the [[United States Marine Corps]].<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.lahistory.org/site37.php|title="Tabarlet, Joseph Odell", ''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography''|publisher=Louisiana Historical Association|accesdate=September 27, 2017}}</ref> 

Tabarlet was born to Adolph Rueben Tabarlet (1885-1945) and the former Evelyn Marie Laborde (1880-1946)<ref name=findagrave/> in Marksville in Avoyelles Parish. He was educated in Marksville public schools and attended the University of Louisiana at [[Lafayette]], then known as Southwestern Louisiana Institute. During [[World War I]], he served at [[Guantanamo Bay]], [[Cuba]], in the [[United States Marine Corps]].<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.lahistory.org/site37.php|title="Tabarlet, Joseph Odell", ''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography''|publisher=Louisiana Historical Association|accesdate=September 27, 2017}}</ref> 

Tabarlet and his father became partners in a bakery business in Glenmora in south Rapides Parish and in Jonesboro. On June 5, 1926, Tabarlet married the former Mamman Mallette of Glenmora, daughter of Julius Gibson Mallette (1886-1934) and Daisy Belle Johnson (1890-1973) of Longleaf in western Rapides Parish. The couple had two children, Bobby Eugene Tabarlet (1927–1999), an educator in [[Shreveport]], and Leah Marye Blythe (born 1942)<ref name=findagrave>{{cite web|url=https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=88082682|title=Joseph Odell Tabarlet|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=September 27, 2017}}</ref> of Farmerville in Union Parish.

Tabarlet and his father became partners in a bakery business in Glenmora in south Rapides Parish and in Jonesboro. On June 5, 1926, Tabarlet married the former Mamman Mallette of Glenmora, daughter of Julius Gibson Mallette (1886-1934) and Daisy Belle Johnson (1890-1973) of Longleaf in western Rapides Parish. The couple had two children, Bobby Eugene Tabarlet (1927–1999), an educator in [[Shreveport]], and Leah Marye Blythe (born 1942)<ref name=findagrave>{{cite web|url=https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=88082682|title=Joseph Odell Tabarlet|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=September 27, 2017}}</ref> of Farmerville in Union Parish.