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.
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....
Kendall "Red" Dartez
Sep 22, 2009
Kaplan—Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, September 24, 2009 at Vincent Funeral Home - Kaplan honoring the life of Kendall Wayne James Dartez, 50, who died Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at his residence. He will be laid to rest at Greene Cemetery with Reverend David Broussard officiating the services. Serving as pallbearers will be Joey Dartez, Steve...
Mary Turner Abshire
Sep 21, 2009
Kaplan—Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, September 24, 2009 at Vincent Funeral Home - Kaplan honoring the life of Mary Turner Abshire, 63, who died Monday, September 21, 2009 at Heart Hospital of Lafayette. She will be laid to rest at Abshire Cemetery with Deacon Paul Roy Eleazar officiating the services. She is survived by four sons,...
Margaret Steen Villemez
Sep 20, 2009
Abbeville—Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at Abbeville United Methodist Church for Margaret Chauvin Steen Villemez, 93, who passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2009. She will be laid to rest at Graceland Cemetery with Reverend John Vining and Reverend Donald Theriot officiating the services. Pallbearers will be Matthew Wunsch, Jr., Jay Steen, III,...
Lloyd Albert Mitchell
Sep 19, 2009
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at a 1:30 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Therese of the Child Jesus Church honoring the life of Lloyd Albert Mitchell, 79, who died Saturday, September 19, 2009 at Abbeville General Hospital. He will be laid to rest at St. Mary Magdalen Cemetery with Reverend Kenneth Mayne officiating the...
Isabelle Pontiff
Sep 17, 2009
Isabelle Pontiff, 84, died Thursday, September 17, 2009 at LTAC of Acadiana. Funeral services officiated by Reverend Kenneth Mayne were held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 19, 2009 at St. Therese of the Child Jesus Church She was laid to rest at St. Paul Cemetery. She is survived by two brothers, Albert Boudreaux and Robert Boudreaux; one son, Michael Pontiff...
Martin Marty Stroud
Sep 16, 2009
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, September 18, 2009 at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville honoring the life of Martin "Marty" Morell Stroud, 43, who died suddenly Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at his residence. He will be laid to rest at Graceland Cemetery with Rev. Msgr. Richard Mouton officiating the services. Pallbearers will be David Foote, Terry...
Florence "Flo" Domingues Girouard
Sep 12, 2009
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at a 2:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Therese of the Child Jesus Church honoring the life of Florence Domingues Girouard, 85, who died Saturday, September 12, 2009 at Lafayette General Medical Center. She will be laid to rest at St. Mary Magdalen Cemetery with Reverend Kenneth Mayne officiating...
Rose Helen Hebert Boudreaux
Sep 10, 2009
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Sunday, September 13, 2009 at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville honoring the life of Rose Helen Hebert Boudreaux, 71, who died Thursday, September 10, 2009 at Maison du Monde Living Center. She will be laid to rest at St. Paul Cemetery with Deacon Art Bakeler officiating the services. Pallbearers will be Kenneth...

