OBITUARIES

Recent obituaries in Kaplan, Abbeville, and Gueydan Louisiana


The obituaries in the Kaplan, Abbeville, and Gueydan, Louisiana Area reflect the region's diverse population, featuring individuals from a variety of ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds. Some were pioneers in their fields, while others dedicated their lives to community service or philanthropy.

Geraldine Robicheaux Chauvin

Geraldine Robicheaux Chauvin

Dec 4, 2015

Abbeville— Private services will be held for Geraldine Robicheaux Chauvin, 77, who died Friday, December 4, 2015. She is survived by her son, Thaddeus Chauvin of New Iberia; granddaughter, Suzzanne Chauvin of Abbeville; and great grandchildren, Briona Guidry, Raylynn Guidry, Mason LeMaire and Wynter LeMaire Fontenot. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Edward Chauvin, and her parents.

Gage Michael Meaux

Gage Michael Meaux

Dec 4, 2015

Kaplan—Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at Vincent Funeral Home - Kaplan honoring the life of Gage Meaux, 23, who died Friday, December 4, 2015. He will be laid to rest at Kaplan Cemetery with officiating the services. Serving as Pallbearers will be, Erik Meaux, Keegan Stanford, Jacob Kehrer, Gavin Meaux, Todd Guidry and...

Roxwell "Roxy" Prejean

Roxwell "Roxy" Prejean

Dec 4, 2015

Kaplan—Funeral services will be held Monday, December 7, 2015 at a 1 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Anne Catholic Church honoring the life of Hugh Roxwell Prejean, 81, who died Friday, December 4, 2015 at Lafayette General Medical Center. Reverend Keith Landry will be officiating the services. He is survived by his son, Ducre' Prejean and his wife,...

Patricia G. Harrington

Patricia G. Harrington

Nov 30, 2015

Kaplan—Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at a 2 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church honoring the life of Patricia Gallet Harrington, 53, who died Monday, November 30, 2015 at her residence. She will be laid to rest at Kaplan Cemetery with Rev. Mark Miley officiating the...

Howard C. Broussard

Howard C. Broussard

Nov 29, 2015

Kaplan—Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at Vincent Funeral Home - Kaplan honoring the life of Howard Columbus Broussard, 87, who died Sunday, November 29, 2015 at Kaplan Healthcare Center. He will be laid to rest at Harrington Cemetery with Reverend Keith Landry officiating the services. Serving as pallbearers will be Cody Gaspard, Dusty...

Pierre Cuby Harrington

Pierre Cuby Harrington

Nov 28, 2015

Abbeville—Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at a 2:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church honoring the life of Pierre Cuby Harrington, 85, who died Saturday, November 28, 2015 at Heart Hospital of Lafayette. He will be laid to rest at St. Paul Cemetery with Rev. Brian Harringon officiating the services. He...

Mrs. Sidney "Hilda" Manceaux

Mrs. Sidney "Hilda" Manceaux

Nov 28, 2015

Kaplan—Funeral services will be held Monday, November 30, 2015 at a 11 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church honoring the life of Hilda Baudoin Manceaux, 98, who died Saturday, November 28, 2015 at her residence. She will be laid to rest at Kaplan Cemetery. She is survived by her two...

Anna Lou Meaux Bourque

Anna Lou Meaux Bourque

Nov 28, 2015

ABBEVILLE— Anna Lou Bourque, age 87, died peacefully at Vermilion Health Care Nursing Home in Nunez on Saturday, November 28th, 2015 at 1:10 PM. In honor of her request, there will be no services held. Many residents of Abbeville may know "Momma Lou" as she was called, for the business she and her husband owned and operated in Abbeville known...

Hazel Huntsberry Broussard

Hazel Huntsberry Broussard

Nov 27, 2015

Abbeville—Funeral services will be held for Hazel Huntsberry Broussard, 95, on Saturday, December 5, 2015 at 11:00AM at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church. The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles Street, on Saturday, December 5, 2015 from 8:00 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. when the procession will depart for the...

Laurence Cousson Mayard

Laurence Cousson Mayard

Nov 26, 2015

Abbeville—Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 3, 2015 at a 2:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. James Catholic Church honoring the life of Laurence Cousson Mayard, 86, who died Thursday, November 26, 2015 at Eastridge Nursing Center. She will be laid to rest at Esther Community Cemetery with Reverend Emmanuel Fernandez officiating the services. She is survived...

Bryan Daniel Ridgeway

Bryan Daniel Ridgeway

Nov 25, 2015

Abbeville—A memorial visitaion will be held Monday, December 7, 2015 at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville honoring the life of Bryan Daniel Ridgeway, 35, who died Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at his residence. He is survived by his mother, Shelli Arguello and her husband Manny of Kaplan; father, Mark Ridgeway and his wife Boni of Tampa, FL; three brothers, Justin...

Marie T. Abshire

Marie T. Abshire

Nov 23, 2015

Kaplan—Funeral services will be held Monday, November 30, 2015 at a 2 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church honoring the life of Marie Touchet Abshire, 86, who died Monday, November 23, 2015 at Kaplan Healthcare Center. She will be laid to rest at Kaplan Cemetery with Rev. Mark Miley officiating...

Kathryn Marielle Hatch

Kathryn Marielle Hatch

Nov 22, 2015

Abbeville—Funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at a 11:00 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church honoring the life of Kathryn Marielle Hatch, 15, who died Sunday, November 22, 2015 at Our Lady of the Lake Children's Hospital. She will be laid to rest at LeBlanc Community Cemetery with Rev. Brian Harringon officiating...

Shirley Guilbeaux Appel

Shirley Guilbeaux Appel

Nov 21, 2015

Abbeville—Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Monday, November 23, 2015 at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville honoring the life of Shirley Appel, 80, who died Saturday, November 21, 2015 at Vermilion Health Care Center. She will be laid to rest at St. Paul Cemetery with Father Mark Miley officiating the services. She is survived by her sister, Winnie...

Laura Landry Laplace

Laura Landry Laplace

Nov 21, 2015

Abbeville—Memorial services will be held Friday, November 27, 2015 at a 10:30 am Mass of Christian Burial at St. Therese of the Child Jesus Church honoring the life of Laura Landry LaPlace, 88, who died Saturday, November 21, 2015 at her residence. She will be laid to rest at St. Mary Magdalen Cemetery with Rev. Gregory Cormier officiating the services....

Raymond James Derouen

Raymond James Derouen

Nov 20, 2015

Abbeville —Graveside memorial services will be held at 1:00 pm Monday, November 30, 2015 at St. Mary Magdalen Cemetery honoring the life of Raymond James Derouen, 55, who died Friday, November 20, 2015. He is survived by his three daughters, Crystal Derouen and her boyfriend Chad of Abbeville, Magon Derouen of Abbeville and Brooke Derouen of Abbeville; mother, Mary Thibeaux...

Lucille Sherman Guidry

Lucille Sherman Guidry

Nov 19, 2015

Abbeville—Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 21, 2015 at a 11:00 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Therese of the Child Jesus Church honoring the life of Lucille Sherman Guidry, 94, who died Thursday, November 19, 2015 at Maison De Lafayette Nursing Home in Lafayette. She will be laid to rest at St. Mary Magdalen Cemetery in Abbeville,...

Larry Ray James Becker

Larry Ray James Becker

Nov 19, 2015

Abbeville—Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 21, 2015 at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville honoring the life of Larry Ray James Becker, 76, who died Thursday, November 19, 2015. Deacon Tim Marcantel will officiate the services. Larry proudly served his country in the United States Army. He worked in the oilfield all his life working at...

W. Paul "Bubba" Trahan

W. Paul "Bubba" Trahan

Nov 19, 2015

Abbeville—Funeral services will be held for W. Paul “Bubba” Trahan, 68, at 2pm on Monday, November 23, 2015, at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Abbeville with Father Louis Richard as the celebrant. Burial will follow in the family’s Hebert Cemetery on Sweetbay Road in Abbeville. Mr. Trahan, a native of Vermilion Parish and longtime resident of Lafayette Parish, died...

William Quinn Hebert

William Quinn Hebert

Nov 16, 2015

Abbeville— A graveside memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, November 23, 2015 at St. Paul Cemetery honoring the life of William Quinn Hebert, 52, who died Monday, November 16, 2015. Rev. Brian Harrington will officiate the service. He is survived by his mother, Roma Detraz of Lafayette; sister, Elizabeth Hebert Delcambre and her husband Kenneth "Moose" Delcambre...

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