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.
Gladys "Toot" Bourgeois
Jan 16, 2013
Kaplan—Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, January 18, 2013 at Vincent Funeral Home - Kaplan honoring the life of Gladys Bourgeois, 90, who died Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital. She will be laid to rest at Abshire Cemetery with Pastor Dwayne Bourgeois officiating the services. She is survived by two sons, Jeffery Bourgeois...
Loula Thibodeaux Daigle
Jan 16, 2013
Abbeville—Funeral services will be held Monday, January 21, 2013 at a 10:00 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Therese of the Child Jesus Church honoring the life of Loula Thibodeaux Daigle, 89, who died Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at her residence. She will be laid to rest at St. Paul Cemetery with Reverend Kenneth Mayne officiating the services. Pallbearers...
Genevieve H. Simon
Jan 16, 2013
Gueydan—Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, January 19, 2013 at Vincent Funeral Home - Gueydan honoring the life of Genevieve Hungerford Simon, 93, who died Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at her daughter's residence in Lafayette. She will be laid to rest at the Gueydan Cemetery with Reverend Jason Vidrine officiating the services. Genevieve was a descendant of...
Lillian Melancon
Jan 15, 2013
Kaplan—Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, January 19, 2013 at Vincent Funeral Home - Kaplan honoring the life of Lillian Daigle Melancon, 96, who died Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at Nottingham Regional Rehabilitation Center. She will be laid to rest at Kaplan Cemetery with Deacon David Vaughn officiating the services. She is survived by five daughters, Martha...
Esther Miller Lewis
Jan 15, 2013
Abbeville—Funeral services will be held Thursday, January 17, 2013 at a 10:00 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Therese of the Child Jesus Church honoring the life of Esther Miller Lewis, 87, who died Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at Abbeville General Hospital. She will be laid to rest at Graceland Cemetery with Reverend Kenneth Mayne officiating the services. Pallbearers...
Dewey Arcement Jr.
Jan 14, 2013
Kaplan—Dewey Arcement Jr., 74, died Monday, January 14, 2013 at his residence in Kaplan. Dewey was born in Morgan City, the seventh of ten children to the late Dewey Arcement Sr. and the former Maggie Driskill. He married his sweetheart, Earline LeBouef on April 9, 1960. Together they enjoyed going to the casino and visiting family and friends. He worked...
Cecelia R. Primeaux
Jan 12, 2013
Kaplan—Funeral services will be held Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at a 2 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church honoring the life of Cecelia Roche Primeaux, 85, who died Saturday, January 12, 2013 at Abbeville General Hospital. She will be laid to rest at Kaplan Cemetery with Reverend D. Blaine Clement...
Raymond Istre
Jan 12, 2013
Kaplan—Funeral services will be held Monday, January 14, 2013 at a 10 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church honoring the life of Raymond Istre, 77, who died Saturday, January 12, 2013 at Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital. He will be laid to rest at Kaplan Cemetery with Reverend D. Blaine Clement...
Michelle Rose Miller Gary
Jan 10, 2013
Kaplan—Funeral services will be held Monday, January 14, 2013 at a 2 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church honoring the life of Michelle Rose Miller Gary, 40, who died Thursday, January 10, 2013 at Lafayette General Medical Center. She will be laid to rest at Kaplan Cemetery with Reverend D....
Ivan Wayne "Papas" Fusilier
Jan 10, 2013
Kaplan—Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, January 14, 2013 at Vincent Funeral Home - Kaplan honoring the life of Ivan Wayne Fusilier, 50, who died Thursday, January 10, 2013 at Lafayette General Medical Center. He will be laid to rest at Kaplan Cemetery with Pastor Jimmie Thibodeaux officiating the services. He is survived by one son, Joseph...
Marie Agnes Martin Vaughan
Jan 9, 2013
Abbeville—Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 11, 2013 at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville honoring the life Marie Agnes Martin Vaughan, 90, of Lake Charles, went to meet her Lord on Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at a local hospital after complications from a recent surgery. Reverend Kenneth Mayne will officiate the services. A private family interment...
Tiffany Primeaux Lancon
Jan 9, 2013
Abbeville— Funeral services will be held Monday, January 14, 2013 at a 3:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church honoring the life of Tiffany Primeaux Lancon, 41, who died Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at her residence. She will be laid to rest at St. Paul Cemetery with Father Corey Campeaux officiating the services. She is...
Ethel Trahan Bodin
Jan 8, 2013
Abbeville—Funeral services will be held Friday, January 11, 2013 at a 2:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Alphonsus Roman Catholic Church honoring the life of Mary Ethel Trahan Bodin, 76, who died Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital. She will be laid to rest at St. Paul Cemetery with Reverend Joseph Breaux officiating the...
Rosa Mae Menard Viator
Jan 7, 2013
Abbeville—Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville honoring the life of Rosa Mae Menard Viator, 73, who died Monday, January 7, 2013 at Kaplan Healthcare Center. She will be laid to rest at Leroy Cemetery with Deacon Randy Hyde officiating the services. She is survived by three sons, James...
Kendal Adras Derouen
Jan 6, 2013
Abbeville— Funeral services will be held Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at a 12:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church honoring the life of Kendal Adras DeRouen, 54, who died Sunday, January 6, 2013 at Abbeville General Hospital. He will be laid to rest at St. Paul Cemetery with Reverend William C. Blanda officiating the services....
Brianne E. Labry
Jan 1, 2013
Kaplan—Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, January 5, 2013 at Vincent Funeral Home - Kaplan honoring the life of Brianne E. LaBry, 33, who died Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at her residence in Katy, Texas. She will be laid to rest at Kaplan Cemetery with Reverend Kendal Faulk officiating the services. Brianne graduated from McNeese State University...
Velma Lormand
Jan 1, 2013
Kaplan—Funeral services will be held Friday, January 4, 2013 at a 2 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church honoring the life of Velma Broussard Lormand, 92, who died Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital. She will be laid to rest at Kaplan Cemetery with Reverend D. Blaine...
Winnie D. Mire
Dec 31, 2012
Kaplan—Funeral services will be held Thursday, January 3, 2013 at a 10 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church honoring the life of Winnie D. Mire, 88, who died Monday, December 31, 2012 at Kaplan Healthcare Center. She will be laid to rest at Kaplan Cemetery with Reverend Mitchell Guidry officiating...
Levan J. Racca
Dec 30, 2012
Kaplan—Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, January 7, 2013 at Vincent Funeral Home - Kaplan honoring the life of Levan J. Racca, 87, who died Sunday, December 30, 2012 at his residence in Kaplan. He will be laid to rest at Kaplan Cemetery with Reverend Kendal Faulk officiating the services. He is survived by his wife of...
Mitha S. Abshire
Dec 30, 2012
Kaplan—Funeral services will be held Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at a 11:30 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church honoring the life of Mitha S. Abshire, 78, who died Sunday, December 30, 2012 at Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital. She will be laid to rest at Abshire Cemetery with Reverend Kendal Faulk...