Yvonne Gaspard Stelly

March 15, 1927 ~ July 18, 2022

ABBEVILLE — A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday, July 22, 2022 at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church honoring the life of Yvonne Gaspard Stelly, 95, who died Monday, July 18, 2022, in Conroe, Texas at the home of her daughter, Glenda. She will be laid to rest at St. Paul Cemetery with Reverend Chester Arceneaux officiating the services.
Pallbearers will be her grandsons Brian DuBois, Kevin DuBois, Cory Richard, Jude Richard, Bubba Stelly, and Jason Tomino. Honorary pallbearers will be Kelly DuBois, Jacob Stelly, Phillip, Ryan and Justin Tomino. Lectors for the Mass will be her granddaughters, Karan Stelly and Alison Veazey. Giftbearers will be Jill Richard and Rachael Richard.
Yvonne was born on March 15, 1927 in Cow Island, Louisiana. She lived most of her life in Abbeville. She was devoted to her family. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother.
She was an excellent cook, loved her flowers and bird watching especially hummingbirds. She also loved angels and had a large collection of ceramic ones.
She is survived by her four children, Linda Susan “Sue” and her husband, Kirby DuBois, Glenda and her husband, Calvin Ledbetter, Otis “Johnny” Stelly, Jr. and his wife, Sarite, and Janice and her husband, Peter Tom Tomino; two brothers Augustin Gaspard, Jr. and his wife, Ruth, and James Gaspard and his companion, Deanna; two sisters, Delores Major and her husband, Joseph, and Marie Hebert and her husband, Edwin; sister-in-law, Una Stelly Bares and her husband, Sidney; grandchildren, Brian DuBois and his companion, Christina, Kevin DuBois, Kelly DuBois and his companion, Jessa, Cory Richard and his wife, Rachael, Jude Richard and his wife, Jill, Alison Richard Veazey and her husband, Chris, Otis “Bubba” Stelly, III and his wife, Yadira, Karen Stelly and her companion, Merlin, Jacob Stelly and his partner, Matt, Alaina Stelly and her fiancé, Manning, Jason Tomino, Phillip Tomino and his wife, Kristy, Ryan Tomino and his wife, Chanee, and Justin Tomino; great grandchildren, Mia, Chloe, and Oliver DuBois, Morgan, Cade, Evan, Luke, Kyle, Emily, and Audrey Richard, Katie and Karleigh Kirsh, Mason, OJ and Wyatt Stelly, Violet Pratte, Hannah Mergist, Parker Veazey, Sannah, Brianna, Leo, Emmitt, and Maxiumus Tomino; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 54 years, Otis John Stelly, Sr., parents, Augustin Gaspard, Sr. and the former Ida Boudreaux; four brothers, John, Luke, Eldridge and Nolan Gaspard; six sisters, Ann Marie Gaspard, May Nolia Gaspard, Joyce Gaspard “Sister Elizabeth”, Naomie La Vergne, Cordrey Menard, and Ouida Sanderlin.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles St., on Friday, July 22, 2022 from 8 a.m. until 2:45 p.m. when the procession will depart for the church. A rosary being prayed at 11 a.m.
A heartfelt appreciation is extended by the family to Memorial Herman Hospice for their compassionate care.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.vincentfuneralhome.net.
All funeral arrangements are being conducted by Vincent Funeral Home of Abbeville, (337) 893-4661.