Obituaries

ABBEVILLE, La. – A Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Bertha Marie Williams Turner, 74, was held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 9, 2024, at St. Theresa Catholic Church (101 N. Leonard Avenue) with Rev. Francois Sainte Marie, Celebrant officiating.
She was laid to rest in the Mausoleum of St. Paul Cemetery (515 Jacqulyn Street) in Abbeville, LA.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, November 7, 2024, at a 2:30 p.m. Liturgy of the Word Service in Martin & Castille's La Fleur de Lis Chapel in Lafayette, for Kevin Michael Gayle, Sr., age 74, who passed away on Friday, November 1, 2024, at his residence in Lafayette.

June McGinn, a lover of nature and good humor, died peacefully at her home in Lafayette on Oct. 30. She was 86. She was a remarkably strong person, a single mother who raised three children and a survivor of cancer.
June, born Rita Junell Hebert, had a powerful curiosity about the world. She was especially passionate about nature. She was an avid birder, gardener and conservationist. An enthusiastic traveler, her many voyages took her across the US, Europe, Asia, South America, Africa and New Zealand.