Adam Benny Mergist

ERATH — Adam Benny Mergist, age 87, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 2, 2024, in Erath.
Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 24. at the Our Lady of Lourdes cemetery in Erath.
Adam Benny Mergist was born on January 2, 1937, in Abbeville and he was a lifelong resident of Erath. He cherished spending quality time with his family and enjoyed going to the casino. Adam will be dearly missed.
Adam worked in the oilfield for most of his life. He worked for the Vermilion Parish Police for 10 after his retirement. Adam served on the Erath Town council. Erath High inducted Adam, a 1955 graduate of the school, into its Hall of Fame.
Adam is survived by his loving wife of 67 years, Dorothy Duhon Mergist; his children, Loretta Lynn Milliman, Adam Benny Mergist, II (Janalyn), Roslyn Marie Broussard (Mark), Lance Louis Mergist (Kathleen), and Leah Renee Mergist; his daughter-in-law, Idell Guerra; his siblings, Connie Leblanc (Francis) and Bradley Mergist (Barbara); as well as a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Adam and Eunite Hebert Mergist; his son, David Robert Guerra; his grandchildren, Joseph Chas. Milliman, III, Gideon Blake Broussard, and Chloe Mergist; as well as his siblings, Paul Sullivan Mergist, Elita Ruth Landry (Calvin), Diane Genevieve Touchet (Timmy), Annette Chloe Mergist, and Georgia Louise Mergist.
The family wishes to extend a heartfelt thank you to the doctors, nurses, and staff at Hospice of Acadiana as well as Vital Caring Home Health for the care and compassion they offered Adam Benny Mergist and his family during their time of need.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Cypress Funeral Home & Crematory, 206 W. Lafayette St., Maurice, LA 70555.