Obituaries

DELCAMBRE – A funeral service celebrating the life of Herman LeBlanc, age 89, will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Evangeline Funeral Home. Fr. Nathan Comeaux will officiate. Mr. Herman will be laid to rest with his wife at Our Lady of the Lake Mausoleum immediately following services.
A gathering of family and friends will be held at Evangeline Funeral Home of Delcambre on Friday from 11:00 am until 10:00 pm, with the Rosary being led by Fr. Gilbert Dutel at 6:30 pm. Visiting hours will resume on Saturday from 8:00 am until time of service.

MSgt F. Joseph Abshire, Jr., U.S. Air Force, Ret., age 82, of Gulfport, passed away on February 1, 2017.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. Joseph Abshire, Sr., 2 sisters, Thelma Abshire Broussard and Velma Marceaux, and a brother, Lester Desormeaux.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 am on Thursday, February 2, 2017 at St. Elizabeth Seton Church for Hayes J, Boudreaux, 72, who passed away January 30, 2017. Father Gary Schexnayder, pastor of St. Elizabeth Seton Church will officiate the services and conduct the funeral ceremony. Lectors will be his nieces, Claudell Thibodeaux and Ashlie Bourque. Gift bearers will be his daughters, Kim Paul and Elizabeth Touchette, along with grandchildren Grace Dylan and Logan. Eucharistic ministers will be Marie Moreau, Winnie Savant, and Nel Nelson.