August 2000 Obituaries and Death Notices from the Crowley Post Signal:
Mrs. Eugene A. Casanova
OPELOUSAS - Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, August 3, 2000, at Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home Chapel for Mrs. Eugene A. Casanova, 69, the former Jennie Presley, who died at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 1, 2000, at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital.
Reverend Henry Blount will officiate for the services. Burial will be held in Myrtle Grove Cemetery.
Visitation will be observed on Thursday from 1 p.m. until the time of services.
Survivors include her husband, Eugene “Gene” A. Casanova of Estherwood; one daughter, Jennifer Casanova of Eunice; one brother, Steve Presley of Westlake; and one sister, Mr. R.W. Haile of Metairie; and two grandchildren, John Austin and Lauren Seale.
Mrs. Casanova was preceded in death by her parents, Melvin Steven Presley and Gertrude Cole Presley; and one brother, Marion Presley.
She was owner of Casanova Optical and Hearing Aid Center. She served as a board member of the Acadia Parish Library and was instrumental in starting the Estherwood Recreation Department. She was also active in the formation of the Cerebral Palsy Clinic.
The family requests donations be made to the Cerebral Palsy Clinic, 841 E. Bellevue St., Opelousas, La. 70570; Hospice of Acadiana, 2600 Johnston Street, Ste. Lafayette, La. 70503; or the American Cancer Society, 1030 E. St. Mary Blvd., Lafayette, La. 70503.
Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home on the Old Sunset Highway is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Lois Louise Toby
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, August 5, 2000, at Israelite Baptist Church for Mrs. Lois Louise Toby, 64, who died on Thursday, July 27, 2000, at American Legion Hospital in Crowley.
Reverend Ivan Lewis will officiate for the services. Burial will be held in West Crowley Cemetery.
Wake services will be held on Friday from 6-10 p.m. at the church.
Survivors include her husband, Hercules Toby of Crowley; two daughters, Mechelle Toby and Jacqueline Alexander, both of Crowley; two sisters, Lora B. Edwards of Lake Charles and Jeanolia W. Sherman of Shreveport; special cousin, Patsy Fields of Crowley; mother-in-law, Mary Toby of Crowley; sister-in-law, Herbert Alexander of Crowley and special sister-in-law, Geraldine Guillory of Lake Charles.
Owens-Thomas Funeral Home of Eunice is in charge of arrangements.
Ima Lee Lancaster Adams
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, August 4, 2000, at First Baptist Church of Crowley for Ima Lee Adams, 87, the former Ima Lee Lancaster, who died at 6:10 a.m. Tuesday, August 1, 2000, in Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette. She had been a resident of Maison de Lafayette in Lafayette for over a year. The Reverend Alan Knuckles will conduct the services.
Survivors include one daughter, Barbara Ann Adams Williams Merritt of Texarkana, Texas; one son, Jerry P. Adams of Lafayette; five sisters, Marie Elsberry of Beaumont, Texas, Dorothy Jennings of Tyler, Texas, Bobbie Duncan of Friendswood, Texas, Mary Lou Thompson of Van, Texas, and Martha Sue Harper of Longview, Texas; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Wylie Marvin Adams; her parents, Huey Curtis Lancaster and the former Bobbie Marshall; one brother, Curtis Junior Lancaster; and two sisters, Angie Harkins and Louise Lancaster, all of Texas.
Born in Gary, Texas, and a resident of Crowley since 1951, Mrs. Adams was a faithful member of First Baptist Church in Crowley and a longtime secretary of the Fidelis Sunday School Class. She belonged to the church’s JOY Club and was a member of the Rebekahs. She is remembered as a kind and gracious lady and a devoted mother and grandmother.
Visiting hours will be observed at Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home, 301 North Avenue F, Crowley from 4-9 p.m. Thursday, August 3 and o on Friday from 8 a.m. until noon and at First Baptist Church, 228 East Fourth Street, Crowley on Friday from 1 p.m. until the time of services.
Pallbearers will be Ray Williams, Neal Williams, Kyle Williams, Layne Williams, Paul Adams and Monte Curran.
In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that contributions in her memory be made to either First Baptist Church in Crowley or Emmanuel Baptist Church, 101 Marie Antoinette, Lafayette, La. 70506.
Interment
will take place in Maxie Cemetery.
Alfred Paul Robinson
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 5, at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church for Alfred Paul Robinson, 65, of Lafayette, who died on Friday, July 28, 2000, at Amelia Manor in Lafayette.
Burial will be held in South Crowley Cemetery. Father Raymond Carignan, S.S.J., will officiate.
Visitation will be held from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the church.
Survivors include two aunts, Mable Robertson of Lake Charles and Edith Joseph of Abbeville; and two uncles, Irving Robertson of Beaumont, Texas, and Clarence Robertson of Lake Charles.
Owens-Thomas Funeral Home of Eunice is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Pearly Mae Handy S. Wilridge
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, August 5, 2000, at First Church of God in Christ for Mrs. Pearly Mae Handy S. Wilridge, 74, of Fort Smith Arkansas, who died at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette.
Reverend M.L. Thompson will officiate for the services. Burial will be held in West Crowley Cemetery.
Wake services will be observed at the church on Saturday from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.
Survivors include her spouse, James Wilridge; two daughters, Margie Hayes of Crowley and Veronica Robinson of Fort Smith, Arkansas; one son, Frankie Charles Sinclair Sr. of Corpus Cove, Texas; five brothers, Lawrence Handy of Crowley, Louis Handy Sr. of Crowley, Sidney Handy Jr. of Houston, Texas, Lemuel Handy and Issac Handy; one sister, Gertie Shelley of Houston, Texas; six grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Owens-Thomas Funeral Home of Eunice is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Lois Ann Price
Funeral services will be held at noon on Saturday, August 5, 2000, at St. Theresa Catholic Church for Mrs. Lois Ann Price, 48, who died on Friday, July 28, 2000, at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Lafayette.
Father Raymond Carignan, S.S.J., will officiate for the services. Burial will be held in St. Rose of Lima CC in Cecelia.
Wake services will be held on Saturday from 11 a.m. until noon at St. Theresa Catholic Church.
Survivors include her father, Clarence Washington Sr. of Crowley; two sons, Gilbert R. Price of Crowley and Rice J. Price of Crowley; three brothers, Clarence Washington Jr. of Crowley, Calvin J. Washington of Crowley and Leroy Washington of Fort Smith, Arkansas; one sister, Barbara A. Alexander of New Orleans and four grandchildren.
Owens-Thomas Funeral Home of Eunice is in charge of arrangements.
Edward Richard Leckelt
IOTA - Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 5, 2000, at St. Joseph Catholic Church for Edward Richard Leckelt, 88, who died at 2:35 p.m. at Crowley Guest House.
Reverend David Broussard will officiate for the services. Burial will be held in Maxie Cemetery.
Visitation will be observed on Friday from 4 p.m. until 9 p.m. and on Saturday from 8 a.m. until the time of services.
A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. on Friday.
Survivors include his wife, Gertie Taylor Leckelt; one son, David Leckelt of Houma; one brother, Willie Leckelt of Iota; two sisters, Thelma Romaine of Iota and Lola Bell Gotte of Gott’s Cove; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his father, William Leckelt; mother, Agnes Leckelt; son, Ronald Leckelt; grandchild, Kevin Leckelt; great-grandchild, Amy Leckelt; brother, Joe Leckelt; brother, Albert Leckelt; sister, Tootsie Reed; sister, Alice Miller; sister, Beatrice Guidry; sister, Annie Lance; and sister, Lois Miller.
Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home of Iota is in charge of arrangements.
Clara Elaine Jordan Perez
IOTA - Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, August 8, 2000, at Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home Chapel in Iota for Clara Elaine Jordan Perez, 59, who died at 8:15 a.m. Sunday, August 6, 2000, at her residence in Iota.
Reverend Harry Withers Sr. officiated for the services. Burial was held in Iota Baptist Cemetery.
Survivors include two sons, Buford Jordan Jr. of Iota, and Simon Jordan of Iota; one daughter, Priscilla Jordan of Iota; two daughters-in-law, Joann Jordan and Adries Jordan; two brothers, Reverend Wade Victoria of Beaumont, Texas, and James “Jimmy” Victoria of Iota; four sisters, Belle Orebo, Mary Victoria and Laura Michaels, all of Orange, Texas, and Claudia Ann Victoria of Iota; and four grandchildren, Dante’ Jordan, Victor Jordan, Samantha Jordan and Brandin Jordan; step grandchildren, Heather Jordan, Alison Jordan, Luke Jordan; and five step great grandchildren, Aaron Richard, Taylor Richard, Kalen Deville, Madison Benoit and Logan Hooper.
Marguerita Hollier Hayes
Funeral services were pending at press time for Marguerita Hollier Hayes, 74, who died at 5:50 a.m. Tuesday, August 8, 2000, at a Lake Charles hospital.
Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home of Crowley is in charge of arrangements.
Hazel Potier
Funeral services were pending at press time for Hazel Potier, 78, who died on Monday, August 7, 2000, at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Lafayette.
Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home of Crowley is in charge of arrangements.
Eva Daigle Klein
MOWATA - Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, August 8, 2000, at St. Lawrence Catholic Church for Eva Daigle Klein, 96, who died at 4:44 a.m. Monday, August 7, 2000, at Crowley American Legion Hospital.
Father George Heffner will officiate for the services. Burial will be held in St. Lawrence Cemetery in Mowata.
Visitation was observed on Monday from 5-10 p.m. and will be observed on Tuesday from 8 a.m. until the time of services.
Survivors include two daughters, Loraine K. Schultz and her husband, Gerald of Mowata, and Mona Ward and her husband, Charlie of Crowley; one brother, Leslie Daigle of Roanoke; grandchildren, Susie Schultz, Jeffery Schultz, Carla Thevis and her husband, Jeffery; Lennie Ward and his wife, Dawn; and Michael Ward; great-grandchildren, Karl and Emily Thevis, David Lynn Ward, Maegan Ward, Jarrad Ward, Ashley Ward and Blanche Ward; and two sisters, Mrs. Inez Frey of Iota and Mrs. Corine Judice of Lake Charles.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Collan and Onezia Daigle; her husband, Paul Klein; brothers, Edward and Clide Daigle; and sisters, Ollie, Ethel and Effie Daigle.
Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Theresa Hulin
MERMENTAU - Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday, August 7, 2000, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church for Theresa Hulin, 86, who died at her residence at 7:08 p.m. Saturday, August 5, 2000.
Reverend Rusty P. Richard officiated for the services. Burial was held in St. John the Evangelist Cemetery.
Survivors include one son, Walter L. Hulin of Port Arthur, Texas; two daughters, Mrs. Louis (Rida) Schexnider of Crowley and Mrs. Linda Hulin Landry of Jennings; one sister, Mrs. Aldes (Aurelia) O’Blanc of Lake Arthur; 10 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.
She was a native of Lake Arthur and a resident of Mermentau.
Pallbearers were Troy Schexnider, Chad Schexnider, Alton O’Blanc, Carl Hulin, Darrell Hulin and Dusty Young.
Matthews and Son Funeral Home of Jennings was in charge of arrangements.
Donadieu “D.D.” Lalonde
EUNICE - Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, August 8, 2000, at St. Anthony Catholic Church for Donadieu “D.D.” Lalonde, 86, who died at his residence at 4 p.m. Saturday, August 5, 2000.
Burial was held in Ashford Cemetery in Duralde.
Survivors include his wife, Leonie Lalonde of Eunice; one daughter, Maggie Vidrine of Eunice; three stepdaughters, Laura Fontenot of Lafayette and Betty Mitchell and Juanita Morrow, both of Crowley; one half brother, Edmund Lalonde of Port Barre; three half sisters, Elvina Lanclos of Duralde, Edna Daire of Port Barre and Shirley Gravois of Port Allen; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; 10 step grandchildren and 17 step great-grandchildren.
Ardoin Funeral Home of Eunice was in charge of arrangements.
CHURCH POINT - Joseph Gerard Richard, 41, died Wednesday, August 30, 2000, at Acadia St. Landry Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, September 1, 2000, at Our Mother of Mercy Church. Burial will be held in Our Mother of Mercy Cemetery. Duhon Funeral Home of Church Point is in charge of arrangements.
Gesina Cramer Schultz
MOWATA - Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday, August 30, 2000, at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Mowata for Gesina Cramer Schultz, 86, who died at 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, August 29, 2000, at her residence in Mowata.
Father George Heffner will officiate for the services. Burial will be held in St. Lawrence Catholic Church Cemetery.
Visitation will be observed on Wednesday from 8 a.m. until the time of services.
Survivors include three sons, Gerald Schultz and his wife, Loraine of Mowata, John L. Schultz and his wife, Cora of Branch and Leroy Schultz of Mowata; one sister, Marie Cramer of Mowata; five grandchildren, Suzie Schultz, Jeff Schultz, Carla Thevis of Mowata,
Brian Schultz and Donna McKnight of Branch; and six great-grandchildren, Karl, Brandt, Emily, Britney, Haven and Brennan.
She was preceded in death by his parents, Herman and Odelia Thevis Cramer; husband, Lawrence Cramer and sister, Adeline Cramer.
Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home of Crowley is in charge of arrangements.
CHURCH POINT - Mrs. Ferdie “To-To” Barousse, 83, the former Elizabeth Venable, died Tuesday, August 29, 2000, at Clear Lake Regional Medical Center in Webster, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, August 31, 2000, at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church. Burial will be held in Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Mausoleum in Church Point. Guidry Funeral Home of Church Point is in charge of arrangements.
NEW IBERIA - Myrna M. Rabeaux, 67, died at 6:58 a.m. Tuesday, August 29, 2000, at IHS of Heritage South Hospital. Mrs. Rabeaux donated her body to science for the advancement of medical research.
MOWATA - Elmer James Bergeron Sr., 77, died at 11 p.m. Monday, August 28, 2000, at Eunice Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, August 31, 2000, at St. Lawrence Catholic Church. Burial will be held in St. Lawrence Mausoleum. Quirk and Son Funeral Home of Eunice is in charge of arrangements.
Lois LeJeune Istre
Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 30, 2000, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church for Lois LeJeune Istre, 66, who died at her residence on Monday, August 28, 2000.
Father Jerry Siebold will officiate for the services. Burial will be held in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Visitation will be observed on Wednesday from 8 a.m. until the time of services.
Survivors include her stepmother, Sable LeJeune; her husband, Widley Istre of Crowley; four sons, Ravien Istre of Crowley, Ray Istre of Crowley, Christopher Istre of Baytown, Texas, and Gregory Istre of Crowley; four daughters, Julia Whitehouse of Rayne, Veronica Duplichain of Crowley, Lisa Corkin of Crowley and Anne Thibodeaux of Crowley; two brothers, Russell LeJeune and Robert LeJeune, both of Lake Charles; four sisters, Dolores Leblue of DeQuincy, Patricia Pharris of DeQuincy, Barbara Jean Myers of Colorado and Peggy Bourne of Smithland, Texas; 23 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Ed and Eva Thibodeaux LeJeune; and one grandson, Corey Istre.
Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home of Crowley is in charge of arrangements.
Roberta Joyce
Richard
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, August 29, 2000, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church for Roberta Joyce Richard, 68, who died at 12:10 a.m. Sunday, August 27, 2000, at Bayou Village Nursing Center.
Reverend Donald Pousson will officiate for the services. Burial will be held in Hanks Cemetery.
Visitation will be observed on Tuesday until the time of services.
Survivors include her husband of 49 years, Wilbert “Gro-Bee” Richard of Morse; two sons, Tony Richard and his fiance, Ethelene C. of Morse and Greg Richard and his wife, Brenda T. of Morse; her father, Claude A. Eagleson of Bell City; one brother, Larry Eagleson of Grand Lake and sister-in-law, Peggy; five sisters, Mrs. Mervin (Shirley) Chesson of Bell City, Audrey Granger of Lake Charles; Mrs. Wendell (Yvonne) Mire of Cameron, Mrs. Floyd (Margaret) Saltzman of Lake Charles, Mrs. Henry (Karen) Badeaux of New Orleans; three grandsons, Quintin Richard of Corona, Calif., and his wife, Lisa; Brendon and Brice Richard of Morse.
Pallbearers will be Johnny Humble Sr., Ronald Monceaux, Larry Eagleson, Jude Cormier, Arthur Lee Thibodeaux, Lee Ray Richard and Jimmy Saltzman.
A native of Cameron, she was a resident of Morse and a homemaker.
She is preceded in death by her mother, Hortence S. Eagleson.
Matthews and Son Funeral Home of Gueydan is in charge of arrangements.
Delva Gilbert Fleming
BEAUMONT, TEXAS - Graveside services were held at 1 p.m. Sunday, August 27, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park for Mrs. Delva Gilbert Fleming, 75, of Kerrville, Texas, who died Wednesday, August 23.
Rev. Ervin Morgan, Mrs. Fleming’s nephew, officiated for the services.
Survivors include her husband, J.W. Fleming of Kerrville; one son, E.J. Gilbert Jr. of Spring, Texas; one sister, Wilma Rumery of Vinton; one sister-in-law, Ouida Nelson of Crowley; and one brother-in-law, J.L. Gilbert of Cassiville, Mo.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Elloitt Joseph Gilbert; her parents, George Bourgeois and Elia Boone Bourgeois; and three brothers and sister, Joseph Bourgeois, Rudi Paul Bourgeois and Evelyn Bourgeois.
A native of Iota, she lived in Beaumont for several years. She was a graduate of Iota High School and was a retired Avon Sales Manager.
Forest Lawn Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
KAPLAN - Belle Hebert Wiggins, 88, of Crowley, died at 5:50 p.m. Saturday, August 26, at the Crowley Guest House. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. on Monday, August 28, at Vincent Funeral Home. Burial was held at Kaplan Cemetery. Vincent Funeral Home of Kaplan was in charge of arrangements.
Homer James Stewart
Lt. Col. Homer James Stewart, 79, died at his residence in Sequim, Wash., after a long battle with cancer. “Stu” to his friends, Col. Stewart was born in Walla Walla, Wash., in 1929 to Leslie and Josephine Schreiber Stewart. After serving in World War II, he married Lea Anna Elberson.
With their three children, the Stewarts traveled the world for 30 years while he served in the U.S. Air Force. During his military career, Col. Stewart received many honors including the Distinquished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star, and the Air Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal. At the end of World War II he flew with the famed Flying Tigers over China.
Stu and his wife Lea Anna have lived in Sequim for the past 14 years, during which they were members of St. Joseph’s Church, the Strait Men choral group, and Sunland Country Club.
Survivors include his wife, Lea Anna Stewart; two daughters, Cassandray Whellams of Orcas Island, Wash., and Jan Thomas of Yakima, Wash.; a son, Jeffery Stewart of Portland, Ore.; and his brother, Bob Stewart of Phoenix, Ariz.; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
The memorial Mass will be held at St. Joseph’s in Sequim Thursday, Aug. 31, at 11 a.m. Graveside service with military honors will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 2, at the Mountain View Cemetery in Walla Walla.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be sent to Hospice of Clallam County, P.O. Box 2014, Port Angeles, WA 98362.
Rustin Roy Cassedy
Funeral services are set for today at 4 p.m. in St. Michael’s Catholic Church for Rustin Roy Cassedy, infant, who died Sunday, Aug. 27, at Lafayette General Medical Center.
Burial is at St. Joseph Mausoleum in Rayne, Fr. Louis Richard officiating.
Survivors include his parents, Rustin M. and Gretchen Zaunbrecher Cassedy of Crowley; one sister, Caroline Elise Cassedy of Crowley; maternal grandparents, Steve and Maxie Zaunbrecher of Elton, and Shelby Jean Truax of Houston, Texas; paternal grandparents, Ashton and Elaine L. Cassedy of Crowley; maternal great-grandparents, Ella Stanford of Egan; and his paternal great-grandmother, Josie Allen Cassedy Rollison of Statesboro, Ga.
Rustin was preceded in death by his maternal great-grandfather, Frank August Zaungrecher and his paternal great-grandparents, George Roy and Jeanne Chauvin LeBlanc.
The family requests memorial contributions be made to St. Michael’s Catholic Church or Rayne Catholic School.
Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home of Crowley is in charge of arrangements.
Irene Istre Vincent
Funeral services will be held today, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2000 at 2 p.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church for Irene “Schwin” Istre Vincent, 84, who died Sunday, Aug. 27, 2000 at 9:16 p.m. at American Legion Hospital in Crowley.
Fr. Gerry Siebold will officiate for the services. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery.
The visitation was held on Monday, Aug. 28, from 3:30 to 10 p.m. and today from 8 a.m. to service time. A rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Survivors include three sons, Gerald Lee Vincent and Tommie Dean Vincent both of Crowley, Stephen James Vincent of Aberdeen, Mississippi; one brother, Charles Istre of Lafayette; five grandchildren, Linda Guidry of Crowley, Christopher and Christina Vincent of LaPlace, Sandra Connley of Hammond, Sean Vincent of Austin, Texas; four great-grandchildren, Jeffery, Brent and Kellie Guidry of Crowley, Troy Connley of Hammond.
Mrs. Vincent was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church. She was a homemaker and spent a number of years working with her son at G & R Printing.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Embray “Pete” Vincent; her parents, Marius and Earnestine Leleux Istre; one son, Embray J. Vincent Jr.; three sisters, Beverline Stelly, Adilise Henry, Effie Istre; three brothers, Howard Istre, O.J. Istre and Marius Istre, Jr.
Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home of Crowley is in charge of arrangements.
CROWLEY - Peter Issac Bressette, 55, died at 5:20 p.m. Friday, August 25, 2000, at Crowley American Legion Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, August 28, 2000, at Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be held in Old Crowley Cemetery.
William Joseph Leonards
Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 26, 2000, at St. Michael Catholic Church for William Joseph Leonards Sr., 82, who died Thursday, August 24, 2000, at 3:15 a.m. at his residence.
Father Louis Richard will officiate for the services with Father David Broussard delivering the homily. Burial will be in St. Leo IV Cemetery in Roberts Cove. The visitation will be observed Friday from 2:30-10 p.m. and from 8 a.m. until the time of services Saturday. A rosary will be recited Friday at 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Survivors include his wife, Rose Bollich Leonards of Crowley; four daughters, Mrs. Michael (Audrey) McBride of Crowley, Mrs. Tom (Lucille) Chisholm of Crowley, Mrs. Lawrence (Louise) Heinen of Vinton and Mrs. Cecil (Judy) Hoffpauir of Iota; six sons, Stephen Leonards and wife, Susan of Baton Rouge, Lawrence Leonards and wife Carol of Crowley, Gregory Leonards and wife, Vickie of Abbeville, Albert Leonards and wife, Brenda of Vacherie, Alfred Leonards of Crowley, William Leonard Jr. and wife, Bobbi of Crowley; four sisters, Josephine Cramer of Branch, Rita Leonards, Mary Ann Leonards and Catherine Huesers, all of Crowley; four brothers, Henry Leonards and Dennis Leonards, both of Crowley, Benno Leonards of Gulfport, Miss., Wilfred Leonards of Whiteville; 28 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Mr. Leonards was preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence and Augusta Zaunbrecher Leonards; two sisters, Johanna and Lidwina Leonards; three brothers, Vincent, Norbert and Raymond Leonards.
Mr. Leonards was a member of Knights of Columbus Council 1318, Serra Club, St. Leo IV Holy Name Society, St. Michael Perpetual Adoration Society. He was a retired rice and cattle farmer having farmed for 60 years.
Pallbearers will be his grandsons, Michael T. McBride, Keith Chisholm, William Heinen, Jeremy Leonards, Craig Hoffpauir and Bryan and Will Leonards.
Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Emery Istre
Funeral services for Mrs. Emery (Anna Savoy) Istre, 96, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 26, 2000, at Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church with Monsignor James M. Gaddy officiating.
Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home in Jennings.
Mrs. Istre died at 4 a.m. Thursday, August 24, 2000, at Crowley American Legion Hospital.
Funeral home visitation will be observed on Friday from 10:30 a.m. until 10 p.m. and on Saturday from 8 a.m. until the time of services.
A rosary will be recited at 6:30 p.m. Friday.
Survivors include two sons, Carlton J. Istre of Crowley and Mason L. Istre of Friant, Calif.; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.
A native of Church Point, she was a resident of Jennings for 60 years. She was an honorary member of the Ladies Altar Society of Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church.
Michael David Hoffpauir
HOUSTON - Michael David Hoffpauir, 46, passed away Monday, August 7, 2000. He was a 1973 graduate of Clear Lake High School. He served in the U.S. Marines for six years.
He is preceded in death by his father, Harvey Ellis Hoffpauir.
Survivors include his mother, Clara R. Hoffpauir; brothers, John Hoffpauir and wife, Janet of LaPorte, Texas, and Philip R. Hoffpauir of Honolulu, Hawaii; sister, Cheryl A. Butler and husband, Monty of Washington State; niece, Amber Leigh Hoffpauir and nephews, Richard Ellis Hoffpauir, Aaron Garland Butler; grandparents, Roy and Amy Richard Sr. of Crowley; uncle and aunt, Louis and Sherry Richard and their children, Jennifer and Jonathan of Clear Lake.
Private services were held Thursday, August 10, 2000, at Houston National Cemetery. He will be missed and loved by all.
CHURCH POINT - Annie Benoit Carrier, 87, died at her residence on Thursday, August 24, 2000. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 26, 2000, at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church. Burial will be held in Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Mausoleum. Guidry Funeral Home of Church Point is in charge of arrangements.
CHURCH POINT - George C. Moore, 69, died at Doctor’s Hospital in Opelousas on Wednesday, August 23, 2000. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Friday, August 25, 2000, at Our Mother of Mercy Church. Burial was held in Our Mother of Mercy Church Cemetery. Duhon Funeral Home of Church Point was in charge of arrangements.
RAYNE - Marshall Joseph Smith, 21, died on Tuesday, August 22, 2000, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, August 25, 2000, at Duhon Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be held in Abshire Cemetery.
Effie Guillotte Bertrand
MORSE - Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, August 26, 2000, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church for Effie Guillotte Bertrand, 86, who died at 8:40 a.m. on Thursday, August 24, 2000, at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Lafayette.
Father David Broussard will officiate for the services. Burial will be held in St. John the Baptist Cemetery in Lyons Point.
Visitation will be observed on Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 10 p.m. and on Saturday from 8 a.m. until the time of services.
Survivors include one son, Loicy Bertrand of Houston; three daughters, Ella Bernia Hebert and her husband, Nathan of Lake Charles, Louella Myers and her husband, Mark of Crowley and Bernite Dural and her husband, Stanly of Carencro; one brother, Cleveland Guillot and his wife, Buelah of Lyons Point; one sister, Agnes Broussard and her husband, Odray of Bayou Vista; 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Downing; parents, Arthus and Estella Sonnier; and brother, Adles Guillot.
Pallbearers will be Gregg Myers, Myron Myers, Shane Gaspard, Bert Louis Bertrand, Marcus Hebert and John Earl Frease.
Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home of Crowley is in charge of arrangements.
William Leonards
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, August 26, 2000, at St. Michael Catholic Church for William Leonards who died on Thursday, August 24, 2000, at his residence.
Visitation will be observed on Friday from 2-10 p.m.
Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home of Crowley is in charge of arrangements.
Mary C. Angelle
CHURCH POINT - Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, August 24, 2000, at The Living Word Church for Mary Chachere Angelle, 44.
Burial will be held in Sunrise Baptist Church Cemetery in Bristol.
Duhon Funeral Home of Church Point is in charge of arrangements.
Paul John Babineaux
RAYNE - Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 26, 2000, at Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church for Paul John Babineaux, 52, who died on Saturday, August 19, 2000, in Rayne.
Visitation will be observed on Saturday at the church from 8-10 a.m.
Burial will be held in Our Mother of Mercy Cemetery.
Survivors include his companion, Kathryn Pete of Estherwood; three brothers, Jimmy Babineaux of Houston, Texas, Haywood Babineaux of Rayne and Whitney Babineaux of Lafayette; three sisters, Thelma Sullivan, Shirley Henderson and Grace Babineaux, all of Los Angeles, Calif.
Owens-Thomas Funeral Home of Eunice is in charge of arrangements.
Ethel Meshell Cooper
Funeral services will be held at Northside Assembly of God Church at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, August 25, 2000, for Ethel Meshell Cooper, 73, who died at 11:38 a.m. on Wednesday, August 23, 2000, at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Lafayette.
Reverend Loyd Singley will officiate for the services. Burial will be held in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Visitation will be observed on Thursday from 5-10 p.m. and on Friday from 9 a.m. until the time of services.
Survivors include her husband, Henry Clyde Cooper of Crowley; three sons, Clyde Ray Cooper, Douglas Wayne Cooper and his wife, Barbara, and Billy John Cooper and his wife, Selma, all of Crowley; six grandchildren, Paula Sigue of Houston, Texas, Laurie Primeaux and Darren Cooper of Crowley, Meshell Cooper of Beaumont, Texas, Jeremy Cooper of Lafayette and Bradley Cooper of Crowley; 11 great-grandchildren; and 13 brothers and sisters from Texas.
Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home of Crowley is in charge of arrangements.
Elton Credeur
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, August 25, 2000, at Duhon Funeral Home Chapel in Crowley for Elton Credeur, 58, who died at 11 p.m. Sunday, August 20, 2000, at his residence.
Father Gerard Siebold will officiate for the services. Burial will be held in Abshire Cemetery.
Visitation will be observed on Thursday from 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. and on Friday from 8 a.m. until the time of services.
Survivors include his wife, Rosalie Credeur of Crowley; one son, David Credeur of Germany; two daughters, Donna Sonnier and Wendy Credeur, both of Crowley; his stepmother, Viola Credeur of Rayne; five sisters, Elaine Credeur of Rayne, Wanda Thibodeaux of Duson, Janice Stelly of Houston, Texas, Debbie Foreman of Rayne and Judy Hebert of Texas; three brothers, Roland Credeur of Mire, Jerry Credeur of Alexandria and Richard Hebert of Crowley; five grandchildren, Haley Credeur, Katlyn Credeur, Michelle Sonnier, Devin Credeur and Bradley Hoffpauir.
Mr. Credeur was a member of the American Legion Post 15 in Crowley.
The American Legion Post 15 of Crowley presented Mr. Credeur with Legionaire of the Month for July.
Lernay Dale Duhon
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, August 25, 2000, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church for Lernay Dale Duhon, 43, who died on Sunday, August 20, 2000.
Father Joe Greenwell will officiate for the services. Burial will be held in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Visitation will be observed on Thursday from 10 a.m. until the time of services on Friday.
A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. on Thursday.
Survivors include his mother, Wanette Landry Duhon of Crowley; wife, Pam Duhon of Evangeline; two sons, Dale Duhon of Germany and Logan Duhon of Evangeline; one daughter, Janelle Duhon of Cedar Hill, Tenn.; two brothers, Roland Duhon Jr. of Crowley and Ricky Duhon of Glendale, Ariz.; and one sister, Sheila Duhon of Lyons Point.
He was preceded in death by his father, Roland Duhon Sr.
Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home of Crowley is in charge of arrangements.
Oran C. “Red” Boone Sr.
JENNINGS - Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, August 24, 2000, at Matthews and Son Funeral Home Chapel for Oran C. “Red” Boone Sr., 73, who died at approximately 8 a.m. on Tuesday, August 22, 2000, at his residence.
Reverend Kenneth Mayne will officiate for the services. Burial will be held in Calvary Cemetery.
Visitation will be observed on Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. until 10 p.m. and on Thursday from 8 a.m. until the time of services.
A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. on Wednesday.
Survivors include his wife, Esther Mae B. Boone of Evangeline; one son, Oran C. Boone Jr. and his wife, Linda of Sulphur; one daughter, Janice B. LeJeune and her husband, Michael of Iota; two brothers, Clinton Boone of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and James L. Boone of Evangeline; one sister, Mrs. George (Pansy) Briggs of Jennings; five grandchildren; eight great-granddchildren; numerous nieces and nephews.
Mr. Boone was a native and resident of Evangeline. He was a retired oilfield pumper for 45 years. He also worked for the South Pacific Railroad and was employed at Gulf States as a lineman. He served in World War II in the United States Army.
GUEYDAN - Fred Henry Cormier, 80, died at 7:16 p.m. Monday, August 21, 2000, at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, August 23, 2000, at First Baptist Church. Burial will be held in Gueydan Cemetery. Matthews and Son Funeral Home of Gueydan is in charge of arrangements.
Blanche Cart Carter
Born August 28, 1904, in Iota to Joseph Neville and Clemence McFarlain Cart. She died on Saturday, August 19, 2000, in Houston, Texas. She was married to Charles Carter, who preceded her in death.
She grew up in Iota and later moved to Lake Charles, where she graduated from Lake Charles High School.
She was the youngest of ten children, who all preceded her in death. Her brothers and sisters were Eliza Fletcher, Marie Reed, Dora Reed, Lucy Cart Bernard, Famous Cart, Rosa Cart LeJeune, Raoul Cart, Gilbert Cart and Mae Cart Milner.
After her marriage to Charles Carter of Lake Charles, they moved to Houston, Texas, where she lived for the past 40 years.
She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Houston, Texas.
She is survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, August 22, 2000, at Greenwood Cemetery in Jennings. Reverend Henry Prentice will conduct the services.
Johnson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
CHURCH POINT - Kevin Paul Matte, 34, died in Lafayette on Sunday, August 20, 2000. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Monday, August 14, 2000, at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial was held in Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Cemetery. Guidry Funeral Home of Church Point was in charge of arrangements.
RAYNE - Mrs. Vernell Johnston, 63, died at 4 a.m. Saturday, August 19, 2000, at Health South Hospital. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Monday, August 21, 2000, at Duhon Funeral Home Chapel in Rayne. Burial was held in Rayne Protestant Cemetery. Duhon Funeral Home of Rayne was in charge of arrangements.
CHURCH POINT - Agatha G. Guidry, 71, of Church Point, died on Thursday, August 17, 2000, at Acadia-St. Landry Hospital. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. today at Our Mother of Mercy Church. Burial will be held in the church cemetery. Duhon Funeral Home of Church Point was in charge of arrangements.
Amelia Fontenot Primeaux
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 19, 2000, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church for Amelia Fontenot Primeaux, 83, who died at 3:30 p.m. at American Legion Hospital on Thursday, August 17, 2000.
Father Joseph Greenwell will officiate for the services. Burial will be held in St. John the Baptist Cemetery in Lyons Point.
Visitation will be observed on Friday from 10 a.m. until the time of services on Saturday.
Survivors include seven daughters, Carrie Johnson of Eunice, Clara Mae Prejean of Carlyss, Beulah Bertrand, Alice Johnson, Eula Mae Chase, Doris James and Irene Richard, all of Crowley; five sons, Uray Primeaux of Iowa, Ovrilien Primeaux, Ernest Primeaux, Lyndras Primeaux and Minus Primeaux, all of Crowley; two sisters, Inez Schexnider of Crowley, Lana Touchet of Orange, Texas; 25 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren and five great-great grandchildren.
Mrs. Primeaux was preceded in death by her parents, Aras and Felicia Primeaux Fontenot; her husband, Blaze Primeaux; two sons, Alfred Primeaux and Ora Primeaux; and two grandchildren, Leslie Primeaux and Christopher Roy.
She was a native of Kaplan and a lifelong resident of Crowley. She was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church.
Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home of Crowley is in charge of arrangements.
Willis “Billy Jack” Meche
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, August 19, 2000, at Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home Chapel in Crowley for Willis “Billy Jack” Meche, 58, who died on Thursday, August 17, 2000, at his residence in Kaplan.
Father Joe Greenwell will officiate for the services. Burial will be held in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Visitation will be observed on Friday from 3-10 p.m. and on Saturday from 8 a.m. until the time of serivces.
A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. on Friday.
Survivors include two daughters, Jo Ann LeJeune and Angela Duhon, both of Crowley; eight grandchildren, Francis Menard, Gabrielle Meche, Christopher Meche, Anthony Meche, Jonathon Meche, Devin LeJeune, Tyler Duhon and Gavin Meche; three brothers, Larry Meche and George Meche, both of Crowley and Junior Meche of Sulphur; and three sisters, Ora Lee Brown of Crowley, Elsie Vaniel of Sulphur and Betty Trahan of Texas.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Edna Richard Meche; a son, Chris Meche; and a brother, William Meche.
Mrs. Ruby D. Latiolais
LAKE CHARLES - Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, August 17, 2000, at Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church for Mrs. Ruby Daigle Latiolais, 85, who died at 5:25 p.m. on Tuesday, August 15, 2000, at a local hospital.
Monsignor Ronald Groth will officiate for the services.
Graveside services will be held at 4:30 p.m. at Woodlawn Cemetery in Crowley under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Russell (Bobbie) Cart of Lake Charles and Mrs. Michael (Cathy) Habetz of Crowley; two sons, Richard (Dickie) Latiolais of Crowley and Elvis Latiolais of Cary, North Carolina; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Horace (Ivy) Tweedel of Lewisburg.
She was a native of Church Point, and a life resident of the Church Point - Crowley area, prior to moving to Lake Charles three years ago. She was a member of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Church Point.
Gilbert Ceasar
JENNINGS - Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 19, 2000, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church for Gilbert Ceasar, 55, who died Monday, August 14, 2000.
Visitation will be observed on Saturday from 7 a.m. until 10 a.m.
Mr. Ceasar was a native of Jennings and at the time of his death resided at 824 West Third Street in Crowley.
Fondel Funeral Home, 819 South Main in Jennings, was in charge of arrangements.
RAYNE - Mrs. Emay Broussard, 91, died at 8:45 p.m. on Monday, August 14, 2000, at Rayne Guest House. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 16, 2000, at St. Theresa Catholic Church. Burial will be held in St. Theresa Mausoleum. Duhon Funeral Home of Rayne is in charge of arrangements.
Ruby D. Latiolais
LAKE CHARLES - Funeral services were pending at press time for Ruby Daigle Latiolais, 85, a resident of Lake Charles Care Center, who died at 4 p.m. Tuesday, August 15, 2000.
Johnson Funeral Home on Lake Street in Lake Charles is in charge of arrangements.
Natalie Jo Sarver
Graveside services were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, August 15, 2000, at Acadia Resthaven Cemetery for Natalie Jo Sarver, newborn infant, who died Friday, August 11, 2000, at Lafayette General Hospital.
Survivors include her parents, Christopher M. and Leslie B. Sarver of Crowley; maternal grandparents, Nelson and Joyce Broussard of Crowley; paternal grandparents, Marvin and Shirley Sarver of Crowley; aunts and uncles, Monica and Polite Bertrand of Crowley and Bridget and Kent Hillman of Jefferson City, Missouri; cousins, Steven and Bryant Bertrand of Crowley; godparents, Warren Garrie and Monica Bertrand, both of Crowley; and a host of relatives and friends.
Duhon Funeral Home of Crowley was in charge of arrangements.
Mavis Abshire Credeur
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, August 15, 2000, at St. Michael Catholic Church for Mavis Abshire Credeur, 61, who died at 12:20 a.m. Monday, August 14, 2000, at her residence in Crowley.
Father Aaron Melancon will officiate for the services. Burial will be held in Abshire Cemetery.
A rosary was recited on Monday at 6 p.m.
Visitation will be observed until the time of services.
Survivors include her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Felix Abshire of Crowley; one son, John Credeur; two daughters, Wanette Credeur and Trudy Credeur; eight grandchildren, Philip Credeur, Kelly and Kimberly Trahan, Heidi, Nick and Alex Credeur; and Heather and Koury Credeur; two great-grandchildren, Logan and Triston Credeur; one sister, Thelma Abshire; one brother, Joyson Abshire; two nieces, Anita Abshire and Yvette Arceneaux; and two nephews, Ron and Reginald Berkens.
Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home of Crowley is in charge of arrangements.
LAWTELL - Mr. Eugene Young, 84, of Opelousas, died at 5:20 p.m. on Thursday, August 10, 2000 at Maison De Ville Nursing Home in Opelousas.. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 12, 2000 in St. Bridget’s Church. Entombment was in the St. Bridget Mausoleum. Duhon Funeral Home of Church Point was in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Eric Stutes Sr.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, August 13, 2000 in the Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home Chapel for Mrs. Eric (Hattie Stansbury) Stutes Sr., 87, who died at Landmark Infirmary at 10:55 a.m. on Saturday, August 12, 2000. Burial will be held in Ebenezer Cemetery. Reverend Truman Stagg, pastor of Wesley Methodist Church, will officiate for the services.
Survivors include one daughter, Vermel Stutes Thibodeaux of Crowley; two sons and daughters-in-law, Wallace and Mary Dugan Stutes, and Eric and Ellen Guidry Stutes, all of Crowley; six grandchildren and spouses, Debra Jan Boudreaux of Crowley, Dana Boudreaux and J.D. Ricks of Victoria, Texas, Christopher and Debora Stutes of Crowley, Gerald and Stacy Stutes of Lafayette, Virginia “Ginny” Stutes of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Travis Stutes of Crowley; five great grandchildren, Natalie, Rachel, and Taylor Ricks of Victoria, Texas, and Sarah and Bethany Stutes of Crowley; one sister, Mrs. Frank (Patricia S.) Marshall of Janesville, Wisconsin; one brother and sister-in-law, Harold “Red” and Ella M. Stansbury of Crowley; two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Eugene (Sarah L.) Stansbury and Mrs. John W. (Velma F.) Stansbury of Crowley; two nephews and two nieces.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Eric Stutes Sr., on February 6, 1988; her parents, Larkin and Nettie Hayes Stansbury; a sister, Eula Stansbury Worepel; two brothers, John W. Stansbury and Eugene J. Stansbury; her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Wallace and Lillian Hoffpauir Stutes; and a son-in-law, Dorris Thibodeaux; and two nephews.
Pallbearers will be her grandsons, Christopher, Gerald and Travis Stutes; her grandson-in-law, J.D. Ricks; and her sons, Wallace Stutes and Eric Stutes Jr.
Visitation will be from 8 a.m. until the time of services.
Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home of Crowley is in charge of arrangements.
Elrida Trahan Breaux
LAFAYETTE - Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 12, 2000, at a 2 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial in La Chapelle de Martin and Castille for Elrida Trahan Breaux, age 63, who died on Wednesday, August 9, 2000, at 8:10 p.m. at her Lafayette residence.
Interment
will be in Fountain Memorial Gardens.
The Rev. Floyd J. Calais of Lafayette will be the celebrant of the funeral Mass and will conduct the services. The Very Reverend Monsignor Russell J. Harrington, VE, administrator, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church of Mire will con-celebrate. Valerie Andrus, organist, will sing for the funeral Mass.
Survivors include her husband, John Breaux of Lafayette; one daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Paul Miers Sr. of Lafayette; four grandchildren, Kimberly, Tracy, Allison and Paul Miers Jr.; and one sister, Rena Richard of Welsh. She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister.
A native of Morse and a former resident of Baton Rouge for 25 years, Mrs. Breaux had been a resident of Lafayette for the past eight years. She was the daughter of the late Clamile Trahan of Morse and the former Gladys Woods of Morse.
Mrs. Breaux was a member of the Holy Cross Catholic Community of Lafayette.
A rosary will be prayed on Friday at 7 p.m. in the funeral home.
Visiting hours will be observed on Friday from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. and on Saturday from 9 a.m. until the time of services on Saturday.
Memorial contributions in Mrs. Breaux’s name may be made to Hospice of Acadiana, 2600 Johnston Street, Suite 200, Lafayette, La. 70503.
Pallbearers will be Paul Miers Sr., Paul Miers Jr., Travis Laurent, Michael Woods, Don Bonnie and Lawrence Mallett.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Martin and Castille Funeral Home Inc. of Lafayette.
Vivian Bernard Benoit
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 12, 2000, at St. Theresa Catholic Church for Vivian Bernard Benoit, 68, who died at 4:15 a.m. Monday, August 7, 2000, at Crowley American Legion Hospital.
Father Raymond Carignan, SSJ, will officiate for the services. Burial will be held in South Crowley Cemetery.
Visitation will be observed at the church on Friday, August 11 from 6-9 p.m. and on Saturday from 8 a.m. until the time of services.
Survivors include her husband, Algie Benoit; four daughters, Mrs. John (Marla) Henderson of Marshall, Texas, Alichia Benoit, Mrs. Terry (Vivian) Barker and Mrs. Danny (Roxanna) Montgomery, all of Crowley; one son, David Benoit and his wife, Elizabeth of San Bernadino, California; one daughter-in-law, Mrs. Violet Benoit of Crowley; one sister, Mrs. Murphy Lillian Bates of Crowley and 14 grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Louise and Charlie Bernard Sr.; two sons, Johnathan and Patrick Benoit; one brother, Charlie Bernard Jr.; and three sisters, Rosita Scott, Mildred Ledet and Glady Jennings.
The family would like to take this time to say thank you to Dr. Rainey and his staff at Louisiana Oncology Clinic, Dr. Gardiner, Dr. Ben Sabbaghian and the staff at American Legion Hospital for the wonderful care given to our loved one.
Debra Ann Ayers
JENNINGS - Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, August 11, 2000, at Matthews and Son Funeral Home for Debra Ann Ayers, 46, who died at 5:40 a.m. on Tuesday, August 8, 2000, at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital.
Reverend Ed McNally will officiate for the services.
Visitation will be observed on Friday from 9:30 a.m. until the time of services.
Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Randy Ayers of Lake Charles; one son, Dury Kenneth Ayers of England; one daughter, Mrs. Wesley (Jeri Angel) Fleming of Lake Charles; one step daughter, Mrs. Keoki (Victoria) Heukolani of Las Vegas, Nevada; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Larry (Ruby) Guidry of Evangeline; two brothers, Larry Guidry Jr. of Crowley and Wayne Guidry of Evangeline; three sisters, Mrs. Chris (Peggy) Trahan of Crowley, Marilyn Prather of Crowley and Mrs. Todd (Leslie) Benoit of Welsh; and one granddaughter, Kaitlyn Fleming of Lake Charles.
A resident of Lake Charles, she was a graduate of Midland High School. She served in the United States Air Force for two and one half years. She was employed by the Federal Civil Service for 12 years.
Edward Francis Bavery
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 12, 2000, at First Presbyterian Church in Crowley for Edward Francis Bavery, 77, who died at 7 a.m. Wednesday, August 9, 2000, at his home in Crowley.
Visitation will be observed at the funeral home on Friday from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. and at the church on Saturday from 8 a.m. until the time of services.
Edward Bavery was born March 20, 1923, in Oregon, Wisconsin, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Bavery.
Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Mrs. Elaine Dunphy Bavery and two daughters, Caryl N. Coleman and her husband, Rich of Ashland, Kentucky, and Melinda Malmay and her husband, Bill of Crowley; one brother, Russell Bavery of Oregon, Wisconsin; his grandchildren are Melanie H. Salyer of Raleigh, North Carolina, Leigh Ann and Daniel P. Helo of Ashland, Kentucky, and Megan E. Malmay of Crowley. He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Eugene and Rose Bavery; his brothers, Eugene Bavery of Pasadena, California, and Lloyd Bavery of Oregon, Wisconsin, and a sister, Geneva Terasa of Madison, Wisconsin.
Eddie was a past member of the Masonic Lodge; Past Chaplain of the American Legion Post 15. He served from 1943 to 1946 in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a Master Sergeant with the 44th Bombardment Squadron and was employed by Southern Pacific Railroad for 40 years. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church where he served as Deacon and Elder. Additionally, he served as treasurer for 21 years.
Pallbearers include Darrell Hustad, Kenny Bavery, John Foux, Darrel Sing, Byron Rue, Dean Schulz, Rich Coleman and Steve Mire.
Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Marguerite
Hollier Hayes
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, August 10, 2000, at Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home Chapel for Marguerite Hollier Hayes, 74, who died at 5:50 a.m. Tuesday, August 8, 2000, at St. Patrick Hospital in Lake Charles.
Father Louis Richard will officiate for the services. Burial will be held in Indian Bayou Cemetery.
Visitation will be observed on Wednesday from 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. and on Thursday from 8 a.m. until the time of services.
Survivors include two sons, Simon John Hayes and his wife, Anna of Lake Charles and Cecil “Jake” Hayes of Lake Charles; one daughter, Rebecca Ann Hayes of Lake Charles; four grandchildren, John William Hayes of Georgia, Donald James Hayes of Houston, Mary Alice Hayes and Heather Kathleen Hayes of Lake Charles; and two great-grandchildren, Patrick Hayes and Aaron Hayes.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Simon and Mary Segura Hollier; husband, Cecil Hayes; brother, Donald Hollier; sister, Mary Alice “Bitsy” Leleux.
Hazel Dupuis Potier
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, August 9, 2000, at Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home Chapel for Hazel Dupuis Potier, 78, who died at 8:55 p.m. Monday, August 7, 2000, at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Lafayette.
Reverend Truman Stagg will officiate for the services. Burial will be held in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Visitation was observed on Tuesday from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. and will be observed on Wednesday from 8 a.m. until the time of services.
Survivors include her husband, Edmond “Sonny” Potier of Crowley; one son, John Ed Potier of Ennis, Texas; three grandchildren, Peter Burleigh, Michele Murphy and Elizabeth Potier; five great-grandchildren, Chase, Colby, Brennon, Samantha and Kylie; and one sister, Maxine Moffitt of Eunice.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Hubert and Edith Dupuis and one son, Robert Potier.
Ed Bavery
Funeral services were pedning at press time for Ed Bavery, 77, who died at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, August 9, 2000, at his residence.
Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home of Crowley is in charge of arrangements.
Alma
LeBlanc Monte
DUSON - Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 9, 2000, at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Duson for Alma LeBlanc Monte, 89, who died at her home in Rayne, Monday, August 7, 2000. Burial was in St. Joseph Mausoleum.
Survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law, Leroy and Louvie Leger Monte, Ronnie and Bernadette Ohlenforst Monte of Judice, and Steve and Joann Clement Monte of Judice; nine grandchildren and spouses, Wayne and Edith Monte, Cheryl and John Broussard, Cecil and Dianne Monte, Gregory and Terrie Monte, Glen and Michelle Monte, Mona M. and Marc Mouton Jr., Marlene M. and Mike Patin, Tonya Monte and Kendall Monte; 17 great-grandchildren, Matthew, Harley, John, Jude, Jay, Stuart, Timothy, Jordan, Leigh and Victoria Monte, Danielle Gordon, John and Jenee Broussard, Megan Patin, Jim, Nicholas and Sarah Mouton; one sister, Sarah Arceneaux of Rayne; one brother, George LeBlanc of Lafayette; several nieces and nephews; and one special nephew, Alfred LeBlanc of Rayne.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Edlar Monte; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Felix LeBlanc; four brothers, Francis, Henry, Augustine and Jessie LeBlanc; and two sisters, Loretta Baronet and Pauline Perry.
She was a member of the Catholic Daughters, Ladies Altar Society and the Rosary Group of Rayne.
Pallbearers were her grandsons, Wayne, Cecil, Gregory, Glen and Kendall Monte and nephew, Alfred LeBlanc.
Gossen Funeral Home of Rayne was in charge of arrangements.
RAYNE - Mrs. Luday Abshire, 46, of Kaplan, died at 10:29 a.m. Tuesday, August 8, 2000, at Abbeville General Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, August 10, 2000, at Duhon Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be held in Abshire Cemetery. Duhon Funeral Home of Rayne is in charge of arrangements.
Veronica LeJeune Leger
EGAN - Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, August 1, 2000, at St. Michael’s Chapel in Egan for Veronica LeJeune Leger, 86, who died at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, July 30, 2000, at her residence in Egan.
Father David Broussard will officiate for the services. Burial will be held in Estherwood Cemetery.
Visitation was observed on Monday from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. and will be observed on Tuesday from 8 a.m. until the time of services.
A rosary was recited at 7 p.m. on Monday.
Survivors include three daughters, Margaret Miller of Egan, Mary Janet Weekly of Egan, and Judy Roy and her husband, Ronald Dean of Lake Charles; three brothers, Charles LeJeune of Crowley, Phillip LeJeune of Midland and Joseph LeJeune of Estherwood; five sisters, Della King of San Antonio, Texas; June Hupp of Pineville, Mary Thibodeaux of Egan, Leona Mae Marceaux of Midland and Marguerite Barrymore of Lake Charles; four grandchildren, Raphael Weekly of Opelousas, Daniel Weekly of Egan, Lisa Miller of Egan and Denise Miller of Jennings; and one great-grandchild, Bryce Weekly.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Cleveland Joseph Leger; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. David and Elizabeth LeJeune; four brothers, David, Wilson, Calise and Freddie LeJeune; five sisters, Julia Myers, Maggie LeJeune, Aggie Sonnier, Nelda Trahan and Willma Trahan.
Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home of Iota is in charge of arrangements.
CHURCH POINT - Hurman “Freeze Cat” LeBouef, 61, died on Monday, July 31, 2000. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, August 1, 2000, at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial will be held in Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Cemetery. Guidry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
CHURCH POINT - Mrs. Olan LeJeune, 84, the former Lena Thibodeaux, died on Saturday, July 29, 2000, at Eunice Medical Care Center. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, July 31, 2000, at St. Edwards Catholic Church. Burial will be held in St. Edwards Catholic Cemetery. Guidry Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Jade Paul Hoffpauir
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, August 2, 2000, at Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home Chapel for Jade Paul Hoffpauir, six-months-old, who died at his residence on Sunday, July 30, 2000.
Deacon Chris Duhon will officiate for the services. Burial will be held in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Visitation will be observed on Wednesday from 9 a.m. until the time of services.
Survivors include his father, Jeremy Paul Hoffpauir; mother, Lanie Sue Nolan; sister, Callie Brook Hoffpauir; paternal grandfather, Carl W. Hoffpauir; paternal grandmother, Cynthia Dietz; maternal grandfather, Albert Nolan; maternal grandmother, Brenda Nolan; godparents, Jennifer Hoffpauir and Lonnie Dupuis.
