Clara Dean McCoy
November 3, 1939 - March 10, 2023
Services honoring the life of Clara Dean McCoy, 83, will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 25, at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Abbeville.
Interment will take place at St. Paul Cemetery.
Clara Dean McCoy was born to the union of the late Fred Green and Melva Comeaux Montgomery of Erath, La., on November 3, 1939. On March 10, 2023, an angel from above whispered, “Come and receive your Heavenly reward.” Clara has fulfilled her life’s purpose here on Earth. She shall rejoice with God and the love she shared with us.
She worked at Abbeville General Hospital for several years until she retired. Clara was a faithful member of St. Theresa Catholic Church, where she was a member of the Gospel Choir. She also received the Martin Luther King Jr. Award in 1996 for her outstanding service to the church and the community. She was a Eucharistic Minister for the elderly and homebound. She was also a member of the Women’s Alter Society. She was an adorator for the Adoration Chapel at St. Theresa. She was also a member of her son’s gospel group, Raphael & the Voices of the Lord.
Clara leaves to cherish her memories; four sons, Farrell Campbell of Houston, Texas, Raphael (Sarah) Campbell, and Keith Campbell, all of Abbeville, La., and Randy Campbell of Miami Lakes, Florida; three daughters, Debra Campbell, Marian Campbell and Erica McCoy, all of Abbeville, La.,; four sisters, Velma Captiville of Baton Rouge, La., Lillian (James) Williams of Abbeville, La., Linda Jones of Port Arthur, Texas, and Betty (Antoine) Broussard of Ridge, La.; one uncle, Larry Boudreaux of Abbeville, La.; 26 grandchildren, 79 great-grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her late husband, James McCoy; mother, Melva Comeaux Montgomery; father, Fred Green; two sons, Patrick Campbell and Mark Campbell; her paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Green; maternal grandparents, Ms. Olivia Davis and Mr. Paul Boudreaux; three sisters; three brothers; and a host of aunts, uncles, grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Serving as pallbearers will be Raphael Campbell III, Michael Campbell, Randon Campbell, Kiley Green, Brandon Rattan and Shawn Campbell.
Honorary pallbearers will be Farrell Campbell, Randy Campbell, Farrell St. Julien, Jonathan Green, Tyler Rattan, Raphael Campbell Jr., Keith Campbell, Marlon Campbell, Randy Dawson and John Darby.