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A celebration of life service will be held on March 23, 2024 at David Funeral Home 2600 Charity Street Abbeville, LA 70510. Visitation will be at 10:00 AM, with the service starting at 11:00 AM.
We sadly announce the death of our brother, James Alexander Rich, age 74, on February 17, 2024, at Carpenter House, St. Joseph Hospice in Lafayette, LA. 
Jim was born on July 19, 1949, to Harry Isaac Rich, Sr. and Mary Amelia Edgar Rich in New Iberia, LA. He grew up in the rural area between New Iberia and Jeanerette, along Bayou Teche, sharing the adventures of country living with his 4 siblings.
From his early childhood and all his life he had a sympathetic ear and a tender heart for the unfortunate.  In the early fifties when itinerant “tramps” would come begging for food, he would sit on the porch steps with the man, listening and asking questions, while Mama prepared a sandwich or plate of food and a glass of milk for the guest.      
As a true grandson of his daredevil grandfather, Harry Rich the first, acrobatic performer and showman, a contemporary and rival of Harry Houdini, Jim always had an adventurous spirit.  Around five years old he broke his arm pretending to be the “gweat” Superman.  “Mama, my arm looks like a S”.  He would make ramps to crash down from on a tricycle or wagon, singing “Transfusion!” a 50’s novelty song about automobile wrecks. He had no idea what a transfusion was, but the wrecks sounded exciting.  Jim was only one of us to break a bone in childhood. Jim was also the only one of us to call Daddy to get him out of jail. He was there because that night at a restaurant he had pulled down a string of beads in a doorway because his date liked them.
Daddy was a beekeeper, raising and shipping bees all over the world and producing honey. To protect the bees from crop dusting, he moved the beehives to the sandbars in the Atchafalaya Basin, and built a houseboat to work the bee yards.  The sandbars became our adventure paradise for family outings, often school friends coming with us—exploring, swimming, skiing, hunting nutria for crab bait with our dog, Pal, crabbing, fishing, playing in the sand, playing in pirogues.  Daddy had made us each a pirogue.  Later our dates, then spouses, and then children would come with us to this wonderland.  Mama and Daddy were always welcoming and gracious.  When Jim and his brothers were old enough, in summers they worked with Daddy in his beekeeping and honey production, also learning to hunt and fish, operate boats, cook, and so much more.
Jim was an honors student.  After graduating from Catholic High in New Iberia, he earned a Civil Engineering degree at USL, now UL in Lafayette, LA.  While working as a civil engineer in Tennessee, he met and married Marlene Legg.  Coming back to Acadiana, he established Catfish Wholesale, a fish processing plant, which in the late 1980’s was listed in the top 100 businesses in Acadiana.  
Although Jim and Marlene wanted children, none came.  As the grandchildren arrived and Mama and Daddy became “Ma and Pa”, Jim became the fun uncle the grandchildren all adored.  They loved his attention to them, his humor, and the wild crazy games he instigated. Firecrackers in rotten oranges in Pa’s citrus orchard is a fondly remembered favorite.  Balloons in plastic Easter eggs became water balloons at an Easter egg hunt at Pa’s that turned into a huge fun water fight.  The grandchildren could still hunt Easter eggs when they were teenagers because the uncles would hide eggs in trees, ant hills, puddles, a pond, and other creative places.
At those Easter family gatherings, Jim would bring sacks of crawfish and boil them.  He was a good cook, and often had family gatherings at his home, usually serving a big delicious gumbo made of wild geese or ducks he’d hunted.
Always the adventurer there was no risk that he was not willing to take. One adventure that he enjoyed some years ago was hang gliding with his wife Marlene off the top of mountains in Tennessee. That got him interested in flying whereby he got his pilot’s license and eventually bought his own airplane. At that time he and his wife Marlene were running their very successful business, Catfish Wholesale, which he had established with his brother in law, John Powell. He frequently flew his plane for both business and pleasure which resulted in many more scary adventures as told by his many friends who were on those flights.
Jim became a very accomplished scuba diver and spear fishermen winning many awards and trophies with his friend Garland Hebert. Jim became a very skilled hunter and fisherman. There was never a duck or redfish that he would not be willing to go after in very adverse conditions. Jim loved whitewater canoeing and rafting. On those camping trips he continued his reputation as a cherished uncle to his many nieces and nephews as he held marshmallow roasting classes sitting around the campfire.
Jim loved people. He had many friends and was the life of the party. He accepted everyone and was very forgiving. He lived his life to the fullest. As much of a risk taker that he was he had his struggles that he could not overcome. For most of his life he was able to function but as time went on it finally destroyed his health. He was loved by family and friends and he will be missed.
Jim was preceded in death by our beloved grandmother, Laura Kleinpeter Edgar, great aunt Louise Edgar and great uncle Robert Edgar who lived next door when we were children, our parents, his second wife Melanie Hebert Rich, Aunt Jessie Edgar Fleming, nephew Jason Isaac Rich, and sister Margaret Ann Rich Powell.
He is survived by his sister Lillian Catherine Rich Emory (John), his brothers Harry Isaac (Shari)  and William Louis Rich “Bill”, former wife Marlene, nieces and nephews Christopher Clement, Timothy Patrick and Laura  Ann Theall; Alice Marie, George Hamilton, and Jill Frances Powell Richard (Jude); Jessica JoAnn Rich Drews (Kevin), and Jeremy Seth Rich (Kendra); Bonnie Mae Rich, and Tammy Marie Rich Mulhearn; and his first cousins Catherine Fleming Wattigny (Dean), Mary Beth Fleming, Marian Fleming Killen (Pat), and Richard Fleming, Jr. “Buddy” (Jolyn); and his brother-in-law John Powell. He is also survived by his many great nieces and nephews.
The family would like to give special thanks to one of Jim’s friends, Ronnie Whitworth. Ronnie worked tirelessly to help manage Jim’s affairs when Jim, due to his illness, was no longer able to do so. Ronnie was able to provide security for the home as well as arranging certain repairs that were critically needed. Ronnie loved Jim and even after his death Ronnie continues to this day to give support to the family in many ways with his knowledge and insight.
In lieu of flowers please consider donations to St. Joseph Hospice 923 W. Pinhook Rd. Lafayette, La 70503
You may sign the guest register book and express condolences online at www.davidfuneralhome.org
David Funeral Home of Abbeville, 2600 Charity Street, (337) 893-3777 will be handling the arrangements.

October 13, 1962 ~ March 13, 2024

Abbeville — Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 16, 2024 at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville honoring the life of Carla Sue Thibodeaux, 61, who passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at Baton Rouge General Bluebonnet Campus. She will be laid to rest at St. Paul Cemetery with Deacon William Vincent officiating the services. Those honored to serve as pallbearers will be Brandon T. Lege, Earl Chiasson, Jr., Eric Trahan, David Trahan, Darryl Rabassa, Christopher Rabassa and Bryce T. Lege.
Aunt Carla as she was affectional known by family and friends had a huge heart and a kind soul. She loved to bake and was well known for her delicious bite size brownies. She was always willing to lend help to others when it was needed. She was a huge Alabama fan and followed all their sports faithfully, especially football. She attended many games at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Roll Tide! Her family and friends meant the world to her. She was a proud graduate of Vermilion Catholic High School class of 1980. Carla will be dearly missed by all who loved her.
She is survived by her two brothers, Patrick Thibodeaux, and Joey Thibodeaux and his wife, Claudell Suire; two sisters, Kathy Thibodeaux, and Gwen Thibodeaux; two nieces, Marcy Thibodeaux Lege and her husband, Brandon, and Margaret Wood and husband, Mark; two great nieces, Megan Lege and Emilie Wood; and two great nephews, Bryce Lege and John Christopher Wood.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Percy Pierre Thibodeaux and the former Annie Dell Trahan; brothers, Steven Percy Thibodeaux, and Michael Jude Thibodeaux; maternal grandparents, Theodore and Alma Broussard Trahan; and paternal grandparents, Joseph and Clondire Delahoussaye Thibodeaux.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles St., on Saturday, March 16, 2024 from 9:30 a.m. until time of services. A rosary being prayed at 1:30 p.m.
All funeral arrangements are being conducted by Vincent Funeral Home of Abbeville, (337) 893-4661.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.vincentfuneralhome.net.

December 8, 1951 ~ March 10, 2024

KAPLAN — Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 16, 2024 at Vincent Funeral Home in Kaplan honoring the life of James "Farrel" LeBoeuf, 72, who died Sunday, March 10, 2024. He will be laid to rest at Abshire Cemetery with Deacon Bryan Istre officiating the services. Honored to serve as pallbearers will be Derek LeBoeuf, Cullen LeBoeuf, Kyle LeBouef, Treylon LeBoeuf, Danny LeBoeuf, Caleb LeBoeuf and Stephen Lizin. 
Farrel LeBoeuf was a hard-working athlete, a dedicated employee, a proud son, father, grandfather, and husband. He was a Cajun that loved shared meals and hugged his mom every chance he could.
Farrel grew up in Kaplan, Louisiana. He was a stellar running back and track athlete in high school. His acrobatics on the football field earned him the nickname of “The Flying Frenchman” for the Kaplan Pirates.  He graduated from Kaplan High School with a full scholarship to play football for the University of Houston. Though after a year in Texas, he missed family and friends, wanted to come back to his roots, and chose to leave Houston to attend USL. He played for the USL Ragin Cajuns and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in education. Afterwards, he returned to Houston, working for Brown and Root and met his wife-to-be, Robin. Farrel and Robin settled down in Kaplan. They raised their two sons, Derek and Cullen, just a bike ride from his mom and dad, his brothers, and their families. His sons are grateful for this.
Farrel always had a passion for running. He ran as a young man, and then during his sons’ formative years ran 5ks, triathlons, and marathons. He loved his running buddies and loved the jambalaya and beer after races. He had a passion for never stopping. Eventually this led him and Robin to start a timing business in the early nineties, called Cajun Timing. We suspect he wanted everything to be Cajun, a heritage that he was so fondly proud of. He loved his company, his timing team, and his running community. He valued preparation and accuracy. He valued connections. The team always shared a meal after races, usually at a locally owned restaurant or historic diner.
Professionally he worked at Bilfinger as a Project Manager for 30 years exactly this March, and he loved every hectic minute of it. He loved his job, and his coworkers. Everyone he met or did business with became a friend. Farrel was very social. Anyone that knew him knows that having get togethers, cooking, talking, and playing cards brought him much joy.
He cooked breakfast for his sons and wife nearly every day through their K-12th grade school years. He also cooked for his family every Sunday that he could and loved every minute of it. Shared meals excited the Cajun in him, and he often planned next Sunday’s menu while cooking and eating that day. It drove his wife crazy. He loved his three grandchildren and his great grandchild with a full heart. To them he was known as “Gramps.” He will be dearly missed by all who were fortunate enough to call him their own. 
Lastly- Farrel was an organ donor, and lieu of flowers please offer a donation to LOPA or treat yourself to a bottle of wine and stuffed chicken from Hebert’s and share a meal with loved ones in his honor. 
He is survived by his loving wife of 44 years, Robin LeBoeuf; two sons, Derek LeBoeuf and his wife, Casey of Kaplan, and Cullen LeBoeuf of Salt Lake City, UT; one sister, Sue Courrege and her husband, Gary of Lake Charles; one brother, Danny LeBoeuf and his wife, Sarah of Kaplan; three grandchildren, Kali, Lillie, and Dylan; one great-grandchild, Emilla; and numerous nieces and nephews that he embraced with his whole heart. 
He was preceded in death by his parents, Wilfred LeBoeuf and the former Lola Landry; and one brother, Arlon LeBouef.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Kaplan, 300 N. Eleazar Ave., on Friday, March 15, 2024 from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. with a rosary being prayed at 7 p.m.; Saturday, March 16, 2024 from 8 a.m. until the services begin at 11 a.m.

ABBEVILLE — Funeral Services for Mrs. Loulda Wiltz Green, 97, will be held at Cross Pointe Church on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at 12 p.m. with Pastor Kenny Flaming officiating. Interment will follow at Our Lady of Lourdes Mausoleum.
Visitation will be held at Cross Pointe Church of Abbeville on March 13, 2024 from 10 a.m. until time of services.
A resident of Erath, Mrs. Loulda passed away on Wednesday March 6, 2024. She was a fair and generous woman that will be missed by many. She enjoyed cooking, cleaning, gardening, and reading her bible. In her spare time, she prayed for her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and anyone else that needed solace.
She is survived by her sons, Martin Green, Sr. his wife (Phyllis) of Abbeville, Scottie Green his wife (Ethelyn) of Abbeville, Randy Green his wife (Jenny) of Abbeville; her special sons, Tobias Green his wife (Jasmine) of San Antonio, TX, and Joshua Pomier of Lafayette; her daughters, Betty Campbell of Erath, Margaret Green of Erath, Shirley Campbell her husband (Pastor Donald Campbell, Sr.) of Abbeville, Linda Green of Leesville, LA, Brenda Brailey of Abbeville, Dorita Cole her husband (Willard) of Erath, Juanita Perro of Abbeville, Leona Antoine her husband (Harold) of Abbeville, Veronica Green of Lafayette, and Gustavia Green of New Iberia; her brother, Herbert Wiltz of Port Aurthur, TX; her sister, Wilda Jones of Abbeville; and her fifty-one grandchildren, sixty-four great grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her husband Edward Green; her parents, Ulysse Wiltz and Anite Darby Wiltz; her sons, Norris Green, Sr., and Loveless Green, Sr.; and her two sons-in-law, Eugene Campbell, Sr. and Phil Perro, Sr.
Serving as pallbearers will be Eugene Campbell, Jr., Joshua Pomier, Jonathan Cole, Caleb Green, Jacob Green, Loveless Green, Jr., Donald Campbell, III, Corey Cole, and Norris Green, Jr.
Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Scottie Green, Randy Green, Martin Green, Sr., Harold Antoine, Brandon Campbell, Fabian Campbell, Johnathan Boyd, Isaac Harris, and Zaker’El Turner.
The Green Family would like to thank the Vital Caring Home Health team Zachary, Julie, Amy, and Simone for their generous care for our mother as well as the staffing of Abbeville general, with a special thanks to Dr. Miller.
You may sign the guest register book and express condolences online at www.davidfuneralhome.org
David Funeral Home of Abbeville 2600 Charity St. (337)893-3777 will be handling the arrangements.