B.J. “BuB” Lege

February 8, 1929 ~ December 26, 2022

COW ISLAND — A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, December 30, 2022 at St. Anne Catholic Church honoring the life of B.J. “Bub” Lege, 93, who died Monday, December 26, 2022 at Vermilion Health Care Center. He will be laid to rest at Immaculate Conception Cemetery with Reverend Glenn Meaux officiating the services. Serving as pallbearers will be Brady Gaspard, Craig Gaspard, Mark Gaspard, Gary Stelly, Brandon Lege and Gavin Burns.
The oldest of eight siblings, born to Boniface “Black” Lege and Amelian Gaspard. Mr. Lege was a life-long residence of Forked Island, LA. He owned and operated B.J.’s Dragline Service and worked in the oilfield construction for over 48 years. He served as Constable for Ward 6 for 29 years. A devoted Catholic he was a member of the Knights of Columbus 4th Degree at St. Anne Catholic Church. He was an avid hunter, loved to go to his camp, that was his second home for the winter months. He answered to many names, but the one he was most proud of was “Paw-Paw”. It didn’t matter where he went, “Bub” never met a stranger. It was a true privilege to call him Dad, how blessed I was to have loved and been loved by him.
He is survived by his daughter, Donna Choate and her husband, Tommy of Lafayette; his sister, Joyce Gaspard and her husband, Nelton of Kaplan; his two brothers, Pervis Lege and his wife, Dorothy of Nunez and Harry Lege and his wife, Opal Gayle of Mouton Cove; his four grandchildren, Shannon Burns and her husband, Timothy of Lafayette, Brady Gaspard and his wife, Cheri of Newton, TX, Haley Choate of Leroy and Mindy Choate of Houston, TX; and his nine great grandchildren, Chelsea, Gavin, Lelia and Landon Burns, Kaleigh, Makalah, De’Cember and Riley Gaspard and Lane Dupuis.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Marie Aline Stelly; his parents, Boniface "Black" Lege and the former Amelian Gaspard; his two brothers, Harold and Dudley Lege; his three sisters, Goldie Blaringame, Ruby and Helen Hebert.
The family wishes to express their sincere gratitude to Vermilion Health Care and Hope Healthcare and Hospice.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Kaplan, 300 N. Eleazar Ave., on Thursday, December 29, 2022 from 11:00 AM until 7:00 PM with a rosary being prayed at 6:00 PM; Friday, December 30, 2022 from 9:00 AM until the procession departs for the church at 10:30 AM.
All funeral arrangements are being conducted by Vincent Funeral Home of Kaplan, (337) 643-7276. Condolences may be sent to the Lege family at www.vincentfuneralhome.net.