Shirley Mae Mouton Pate

ABBEVILLE — Graveside Services will be held on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at 10 a.m. at St. Paul Cemetery in Abbeville for Shirley Mae Mouton Pate, age 89, who passed away at her residence in Mouton Cove on Monday, July 14, 2025.
Msgr. Keith DeRouen will Officiate.
Shirley left Mouton Cove to live in Houston, Texas at the age of 18. She met her husband, Buel, and they lived South of Houston for several years. The family lived in East Texas for a few years. In 1974, the family moved to Mouton Cove. She was delighted to be back amongst her family (her mom, MoMo, especially) and friends. Her dearest friend was Jo Ann Broussard. She and Buel operated Mouton’s Grocery for many years. She adored her grand, great grand, and great-great-grandchild, Oasis Pate. She retired to live in her mom’s home where she died peacefully surrounded by her children and Gary’s husband, Petey.
Shirley is survived by her children, Kim Pate of Mouton Cove,
Tyson Ray Pate, Sr. of Mouton Cove, and Gary Pate of Chicago and husband, Petey G Phichayut; her grandchildren, Christopher Franks (Zip)
Holly Franks Boffy, Karla Raine Garczynski, Tyson Ray Pate, Jr., and Elizabeth Pate; her great grandchildren, Pierce Boffy, Claire Boffy, Ocean Pate, Sophia LeBlanc, Beaux Garczynski, and Paxton Garczynski; as well as her siblings, Emma Jane Koehler of Houston, Texas.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Buel Ray Pate.
In Lieu of Flowers, please donate to the charity of your choice.
The family wishes to offer a special thank you to the Doctors, Nurses and Staff of Heart of Hospice, for the loving care they offered Shirley in her time of need.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Cypress Funeral Home & Crematory, 206 W. Lafayette St., Maurice, LA 70555.