Rita Lavergne Hebert

ABBEVILLE – Funeral services for Rita Lavergne Hebert, 77, are scheduled for Saturday, August, 27, 2022 at 11:00 A.M. at St. Mary Congregational Church – 213 S. Louisiana Street. Visitation will be from 9:00 A.M. until time of service. Pastor Kevin Williams will officiate the services. Interment will be at St. Paul Cemetery in Abbeville.
Rita Lavergne Hebert was born on July 20, 1945 to the union of Willis Lavergne and Francis Guillory Lavergne in Mallet, Louisiana. She transitioned from this earthly life to eternal rest in glory on Saturday, August 20, 2022 at Abbeville General Hospital. An angel stood by her bedside and whispered, “It’s time now, you have fought a good fight and have finished your course, and you have kept the faith, come unto JESUS and rest, your reward awaits.”
Rita was married to the late George Hebert, Sr. She was a resident of Abbeville for over forty-five years. She worked as a cook and bartender for Rose’s Lounge for a number of years. Mrs. Hebert was a faithful dedicated member of St. Mary Congregational Church.
Momma Rita, as she was so affectionately called, touched the lives of many people. Once you met, you would never forget her. She always had a joke to make you laugh and life lessons to share. She was quick to speak her mind and didn’t mind expressing herself. Momma Rita will be sadly missed by many. We will always remember the good times and keep her memories in a special place in our hearts.
Her favorite quote: “Give me my flowers while I’m alive so I can smell them.” She also said, “Never say Goodbye,” when ending a conversation and always gave three kisses when we departed. Mrs. Hebert was a phenomenal woman!
She was preceded in death by: her husband, George Hebert Sr.; her parents Willis Lavergne and Francis Guillory Lavergne; four brothers: William Lavergne, Joseph Lavergne, Louis Lavergne, and Jessie Lavergne; one sister: Theresa Lavergne Landry.
Left to cherish her memories are two sisters: Annie Gobert of Lake Charles, Louisiana and Edna Lavergne of Fresno, California; two daughters: Cynthia Lavergne Henderson (Wardell) of Lancaster, Virginia, and Janice Hebert Darby (Ronald) of Abbeville Louisiana and one son: George Hebert Jr. (Tonya) of Cade, Louisiana; two granddaughters: Jasaundra Lewis Taylor (Alvin) of Youngsville, Louisiana and Porisha Henderson of Lancaster, Virginia; two great-grandchildren: Alirah and Jaiden Taylor both of Youngsville, Louisiana, along with a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Kinchen Funeral Home, Inc. – 218 N. St. Valerie Street, Abbeville, LA – (337) 898-9595. Additionally, condolences to the family may be expressed through its website: www.kinchenfuneralhome.com.