Ruby Simon Trahan

Abbeville-A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday November 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM for Ruby Simon Trahan at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church with Reverend Matthew Barzare, officiating. She will be laid to rest at St. Paul Mausoleum. The family request visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home 209 S. Saint Charles St. Abbeville, LA on Friday November 28, 2025, from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM, with a rosary to be prayed at 6:30 PM. Visiting hours will resume on Saturday November 29, 2025 from 8:00 AM until the procession departs for church at 12:45 PM.

Pallbearers are Derek Hatley, Darryl Turner, Brodie Meaux, Robert Bryan, Ronnie Frederick and Roland Frederick.

Ruby S. Trahan, born Ruby Joyce Simon on August 29, 1933, passed away on November 22, 2025, at the age of 92. She was the eldest of seven children of the late Lovelace and Nolia Simon.

She is survived by her children: Randall Trahan of LaPorte, TX (partner Debbie); daughters Alexis and Natalie; grandchildren Brailen, Luke, Nolan, Leo, and Violet). Shelva Trahan of Georgetown, TX (husband Ron; daughter Angelle). Steven Trahan of Buffalo, TX (wife, Janis; daughters Brooke and Erin). Her sisters Leanna Lemaire and Janell Hatley and brother, Rodney Simon. She was preceded in death by her siblings, Gloria Turner, Alison Simon and Jim Simon.

Ruby met her husband, Riley Trahan, at a dance hall in Abbeville, LA when she was 18 doing what she loved, dancing. They married soon after and were married for 60 years until his death in 2012.

In her early career, Ruby worked as a telephone operator, a job she spoke about often. At 40, she chose to return to school, eventually earning a Master of Education from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She went on to work as an elementary school teacher, spending time in classrooms at every school in Vermilion Parish.

Ruby was passionate about family ties and kept close contact with her siblings, children, grandchildren, and extended family members. Even at 92 years old, she enjoyed following everyone’s updates and photos on Facebook.

She had a lifelong love of Cajun music and often spoke Cajun French. In her later years, she could be found dancing in her chair whenever one of her favorite songs played. She was an avid reader. She also enjoyed traveling and visited many places with family over the years.

Her Catholic faith was a steady presence for her, and she was rarely without a rosary nearby.

Ruby left an impression wherever she went and she will be missed.

Ruby ‘s Family would like to thank the staff of Park Place Health Care, Georgetown, Tx and The Vermilion at Eastridge for their love and caring.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Vincent Funeral Home 209 S. Saint Charles St. Abbeville, LA (337) 893-4661.