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.
Infant Nathaniel Solomon Cormier
Oct 9, 2009
Graveside service will be held at St. Paul Cemetery honoring the life of infant Nathaniel Solomon Cormier, who died Friday, October 9, 2009 at Women's and Children's Hospital. He is survived by his mother, Angela Cormier; father, Solomon Barnet; maternal grandparents, Bertha Lormand and husband Jared and Angelus Cormier, Jr.; sisters, Ava Cormier and Victoria Cormier; aunt, Misty Cormier; and...
Dolores Alva Hebert
Oct 9, 2009
Alva Delores Ainsworth Hebert died Friday, October 9, 2009, at Abbeville General Hospital, Abbeville, Louisiana. Due to health reasons for both, she and her husband Alfred E. Hebert, an Abbeville native, had come to reside in Abbeville after many years of residence in New Orleans and Metairie, Louisiana. Delores, affectionately dubbed “Bug” as a life-long family nickname by one of...
Lester Paul Landry
Oct 9, 2009
Graveside memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 14, 2009 St. Mary Magdalen Cemetery honoring the life of Lester Paul Landry, 60, who died Friday, October 9, 2009 at The Regional Medical Center of Acadiana. Deacon David Vaughn will officiate the service. He is survived by his step grandmother, Ouida G. Perry of Abbeville; two sisters, Margaret...
Margaret Leblanc Leleux
Oct 6, 2009
Kaplan—Funeral services will be held Friday, October 9, 2009 at an 11 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church honoring the life of Margaret LeBlanc Leleux, 91, who died Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at her residence. She will be laid to rest at St. John the Baptist Cemetery with Reverend Donald Leger officiating the services....
Carl Blaine Suire
Oct 4, 2009
Kaplan—Funeral services will be held Friday, October 9, 2009 at a 2 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church honoring the life of Carl Blaine Suire, 25, who died Sunday, October 4, 2009 at his residence. He will be laid to rest at Greene Cemetery with Reverend Clint Trahan officiating the...
Anthony "Tony" Lemaire
Oct 4, 2009
Kaplan—Funeral services will be held Thursday, October 8, 2009 at a 3 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Anne Catholic Church honoring the life of Anthony Lemaire, 49, who died Sunday, October 4, 2009 at his residence. He will be laid to rest at St. Anne Cemetery with Reverend Randall Moreau officiating the services. He is survived by his...
Margaret Faye Bennett
Oct 3, 2009
Abbeville—Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 8, 2009 at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville honoring the life of Margaret Faye Sanders Bennett, 69, who died Saturday, October 3, 2009 at Maison De Lafayette. Reverend Noah Langley will officiate the services. She is survived by her husband, Jackie Bennette; sister, Ann McCullen; adopted son, Willie Roy Dean....
Wilfred Joseph Sonnier
Oct 3, 2009
KAPLAN— Funeral services will be held Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at an 11 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church honoring the life of Wilfred Joseph Sonnier, 77, who died suddenly Saturday, October 3, 2009 while at Lafayette General Medical Center recuperating from surgery. He will be laid to rest at...
Neola Ann Thibodeaux
Oct 2, 2009
Memorial services are pending for Neola Ann Gaspard Thibodeaux, 71, who died Friday, October 2, 2009 at Abbeville General Hospital. She is survived by her three brothers, Wilfred James Gaspard of Scott, Alvin Joseph Gaspard of Erath and Daniel Paul Gaspard of Lafayette; and six sisters, Theresa Wilda Baynard of Sulphur, Hilda Mae Trahan of Meaux, Eve Velma Dubois of...
Woodrow Wilson Morgan
Oct 2, 2009
Woodrow “Woody” Morgan, the Old Flying Tiger, died on October 2 at the age of 91. He was born on August 2, 1918 at Pecan Island, Louisiana, the eighth and last surviving child of ten born to Jefferson Davis Morgan and Virginia Dyson Morgan. He resided in New Orleans for many years and, at the time of his death, in...
Bristol James Lege
Sep 30, 2009
Pecan Island—Funeral services will be held Friday, October 2, 2009 at a 2 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Sacred Heart Catholic Church honoring the life of Bristol James Lege, 46, who died Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at Abbeville General Hospital. He will be laid to rest at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery with Reverend Randall Moreau officiating the services. He...
Clifford Meaux
Sep 29, 2009
Kaplan—Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm Thursday, October 1, 2009 at Vincent Funeral Home - Kaplan honoring the life of Clifford John Meaux, 77, who died Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at his residence. He will be laid to rest at Kaplan Cemetery with Reverend David Broussard officiating the services. Serving as pallbearers will be Randy Meaux, R.J. Meaux,...
Evelyn Walsh Logerman
Sep 29, 2009
Funeral services will be held Thursday, October 1, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville honoring the life of Evelyn Walsh Logerman, 66, who died Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at Lafayette General Medical Center. She will be laid to rest at Abshire Cemetery. She is survived by her son, Zachary Walsh and wife Sandy; three daughters, Elizabeth...
Zella Chargois
Sep 29, 2009
Kaplan—Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 3, 2009 at a 12;00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Chapel honoring the life of Zella Chargois, 85, who died Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at Vermilion Health Care Center. She will be laid to rest at Kaplan Cemetery with Reverend David Broussard officiating the services. She is survived...
Dwight Larue Stroud
Sep 28, 2009
Funeral services will be held Thursday, October 1, 2009 at a 1:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville honoring the life of Dwight LaRue Stroud, 78, who suddenly passed away Monday, September 28, 2009. He will be laid to rest at Graceland Cemetery with Rev. Msgr. Richard Mouton officiating the services. Pallbearers will be Terry...
Ena P. Hargrave
Sep 26, 2009
Kaplan—Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Monday, September 28, 2009 at Vincent Funeral Home - Kaplan honoring the life of Ena Primeaux Hargrave, 88, who died Saturday, September 26, 2009 at Magnolia Estates. She will be laid to rest at Kaplan Cemetery with Deacon David Vaughn officiating the services. She is survived by her two daughters, Florine and...
O.J. Mouton
Sep 25, 2009
Kaplan—Funeral services will be held Sunday, September 27, 2009 at a 3 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Anne Catholic Church honoring the life of O.J. Mouton, 70, who died Friday, September 25, 2009 at his residence. He will be laid to rest at St. Paul Cemetery with Reverend William Rogalla officiating the services. He is survived by his...
Revis Green Sirmon
Sep 23, 2009
Abbeville—Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m. Saturday, September 26, 2009 at Abbeville United Methodist Church honoring the life of Revis Green Sirmon who was born on Dotsie Plantation in Vermilion Parish, October 28, 1919 to Nathan Jewell Sirmon and Lizzie Young Sirmon. He was the second of four children. His siblings were Gladys Bell Sirmon Ward, Claude Russell...
Amble David Jr.
Sep 22, 2009
Kaplan—Funeral services will be held Friday, September 25, 2009 at a 2 p.m. mass at St. Anne Catholic Church honoring the life of Amble David Jr., 57, who died Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at his sister's residence. Reverend Randall Moreau will be officiating the services. He is survived by his wife, Sally Robicheaux David of Pineville; two daughters, Katie and...
Charlie Marie Dubose Holmes
Sep 22, 2009
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 26, 2009 at Abbeville United Methodist Church honoring the life of Mrs. Oliver Mason Holmes, 87, who passed away peacefully Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at Eastridge Nursing Center. She will be laid to rest at Graceland Cemetery beside her husband, Oliver Mason Holmes, who preceded her in death in 1991....