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A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Jules Catholic Church for Sterling Adam Mayard, 96, who passed away on Friday, September 14, 2018 at his residence in Lafayette surrounded by his family. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Father Dan Edwards, Pastor of St. Jules Catholic Church, will be the celebrant.
Visitation will be Tuesday, September 18, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. until time of services at Delhomme Funeral Home on Bertrand Drive, with a rosary being prayed at 12:00 p.m.
Sterling was a World War II veteran, serving in the United States Marine Corps, and a recipient of The Purple Heart, having been wounded in the aftermath of the bombing at Pearl Harbor.
Sterling is survived by his sons, John (Dahleen), Charles (Gretchen), James (Karen), and Thomas (Carrie), his daughters, Marianne Mayard, Felice (Philip) LaShute, Catherine (Kevin) Bernard, and Marcelle (Mark) Matthews, his sister, Beverly Sellers of Bayou Vista, 25 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Daisy Broussard Mayard; his parents, Oneziphore and Alida Mayard; his brothers, Fred, Gilbert, Minos, Lennis and Joseph Mayard; his sister, Mae Guidry; one daughter, Gwen Bazar and one grandson, Ritchie Bazar.
The family would like to express their gratitude to Devoted Hands, Hospice of Acadiana, and Ms. Sybil Hollier for their care and compassion in his time of need.
Personal condolences may be sent to the Mayard family at www.delhommefuneralhome.com.
Delhomme Funeral Home, 1011 Bertrand Drive, Lafayette, LA is in charge of funeral arrangements.

The Abbeville Wildcats needed to beat the Jeanerette Tigers on Friday.
The week before, the Wildcats committed 11 turnovers and were beaten badly by Church Point.
Abbeville head coach Kevin Kern could not afford to watch his team sink another week.
In the end, Abbeville scored 50 points after being down 14-0 in the first half. The Wildcats went on to win 50-20 against Jeanerette.
Abbeville had more than 400 yards of offense, including two running backs who rushed for more than 120 yards.
“We needed to win this game badly,” said Kern, whose Wildcats improved to 2-1 on the year. “I am proud of the way the kids played and came back after being down 14-0.”
The first quarter looked like it was going to be a long game for Abbeville.
The Tigers (1-2) took their opening drive and marched 60 yards and scored. The Wildcats took up shop on their on 38-yard line and were driving down field.
Then disaster struck when Abbeville fumbled 14 yards away from the end zone. A Jeanerette player picked up the football and ran it back 87 yards for a touchdown. Just like that, Abbeville trailed 14-0.
Abbeville did not panic. Instead, the Wildcats remained calm and took their next possession and marched 55 yards in eight plays. Deion Williams scored on a second-and-one from the 11-yard line.
Abbeville was down 14-8 after the first quarter.
The Wildcats tied the game on a Braeden Williams touchdown from the one-yard line with 4:25 to play in the second period. The extra point was no good, and the score was tied 14-14.
Jeanerette marched down field and retook the lead, 20-14, with 1:41 to play before halftime.
On the first play from scrimmage at the AHS 33 yard line, Tavion Menard showed off his speed and ran 33 yards for a touchdown with 1:18 to play. The Wildcats converted the two-point play for a 22-20 lead.
The Wildcats came out smoking in the second half and marched 60 yards and scored. Quarterback Jaidyn O’Brien scored from the one-yard line.
On the kickoff, Abbeville got creative and did a successful on-side kick. Five plays later, Abbeville was in the end zone and leading 35-20.
“We did a great job in the second half of keeping control of the ball,” said Kern.
Braeden Williams rushed for 122 yards on 11 carries and he scored two touchdowns.
Menard led with 125 yards on 11 carries. He scored two touchdowns.
Abbeville just missed having three rushers who ran for 100 yards. Deion Williams had 17 carries for 96 yards. The starters were pulled with four minutes to play in the game.
Jamal Hoffpauir scored a late TD with his only carry, a 12-yard run.
“Our offensive line played great,” said Kern. “They came off the ball well.”
Linebacker Chad Celestine led AHS with four tackles. Others with more than two tackles were Bobby Cooks, Braeden Williams, Connor Garrett and Christian Alvarez.

Coach Matt Desormeaux’s Ascension Episcopal Blue Gator took momentum from a 95-yard drive and opted to go for the win instead of overtime Friday night here at Patriots Stadium. And boy did the gamble pay off.
Wide receiver Seth Kirstetter took the snap in the wildcat formation, sprinted hard to the right, and fooled everyone as he put on the breaks and threw back across the field to a wide open Ethan Leoni who snuck across the formation from his tight end spot to give AES a 22-21 win over the Patriots.
The win moved the Blue Gators to a perfect 3-0 start, while the Patriots suffered their first loss of the season, falling to 2-1.
With the Patriots leading 21-14 with under 4 minutes to play, the Blue Gator defense was able to hold the NV offense forcing a punt with 2:40 left to play. With no time outs and 95 yards in front of them AES completed back to back passes from Cole Simon to Leoni and a big 56-yard reception from Simon to Will Kerstetter to put themselves in position for the tying score. Jhalen Brown did the honors by pounding the middle for a three yard touchdown run to set up the two-point game winning conversion.
“Our kids played with great effort tonight,” said Patriot Coach Brett Blakey, “we had to overcome a whole lot of adversity tonight and our kids put themselves in position to win the game. We had some kids step up and make plays but we came up a little bit short.”
With the Blue Gators taking their opening drive 75-yards in 8 plays to take a 7-0 lead, the Patriots were dealt with their first blow of the game as starting quarterback Garrett Becker was injured on the first play of the game after a nice 12-yard run. Becker would try to go a few more snaps, but eventually gave way to sophomore back up Dale Martin.
The Patriots first scoring opportunity came right at the start of the second quarter as they drove down to the 15-yard line. An unsportsmanlike conduct penalty was the Patriots in a tough position forcing NV to settle for a 43-yard field goal attempt that missed wide right.
On the next offensive possession, however, the Patriots were able to get on the scoreboard as running back Malik Criner broke loose on an 82-yard run for the score. Hunter Hulin knocked home the extra point to tie things at seven. Criner would finish the night with 196 yards rushing on 17 carries. Unfortunately for the Patriots, however, Criner was unable to continue past the third quarter as heat cramps got the best of him.
NV did put together a drive just before half, but missed another opportunity as a fumbled snap on the 15-yard line was recovered by AES.
The second half was a back and forth affair as well with the Patriots striking first as Criner’s 22 yard run set up a Kendrick Baudoin three yard score. The PAT was blocked for a 13-7 NV lead. AES answered with a score of their own as Seth Kirstetter took a speed sweep handoff and scampered 38 yards. The PAT was good for a 14-13 Blue Gator lead.
Kirstetter finished the night with 70 yards rushing and 177 yards receiving to go along with his game winning throw on the final two-point conversion.
Kirstetter’s only mistake of the night game a few minutes after his score as he muffed a punt with five minutes remaining with the Patriots recovered and marched in as Baudoin took it in from 14 yards out and added the two point run to give NV the 21-14 lead.
The Patriot pass rush came out on fire the next series and forced a three and out with sacks of 7 and 8 yards forcing AES to punt from their own end zone. The Patriots were set up in great field position at the 40 but were unable to sustain any drive before punting it away to set up the Blue Gator game winning drive.
“You work all week with a game plan and your starting quarterback goes out on the first play and it kind of changes what you can do. And then to have Malik go down in the third quarter didn’t help matters. But I am really proud of the way our back up guys stepped up and made plays, “ added Blakey.
Along with Criner’s 196 yards, Baudoin added 43 yards on 10 carries, Martin rushed for 38 yards on 10 carries and Darian Duhon added 34 yards on six carries.
Martin finished 8-of-14 for 69 yards in the air.
AES outgained NV as they threw for 282 yards and rushed for 143 more. NV finished the game with 320 yards on the ground and 69 by air.
The Patriots begin a two game road set with long trips to Varnado and South Beauregard before returning for Homecoming on October 5th versus Patterson.
“We will have to show back up to work on Monday and begin the process of bouncing back. Despite the loss, I feel like we turned the corner as a football team tonight as we had many different issues to overcome and we still gave ourselves a chance to win.”

Judy Ann LeBlanc, age 73, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 7, 2018 in The Woodlands, Texas. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at 11 am at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Abbeville, LA. Interment will follow at St. Mary Magdalen Cemetery with Reverend Louis Richard officiating the services. The family requests that visitation be observed at St. Mary Magdalen from 10:00 am with a rosary being prayed at 10:30 am prior to the service.
Judy was a great and loving daughter, sister, friend, wife, mother and grandmother. She was born premature and was said to have been carried home in a shoebox due to her size. From a “pint- sized” beginning, Judy demonstrated amazing strength and fortitude to overcome many obstacles in life. Judy graduated from Mt. Carmel High School in 1964, where she credited the nuns and staff for building her foundation in the Catholic faith. Her faith and spiritual life was fundamental to her personality. She served as Eucharistic minister at St. Mary Magdalen Church and to the sick. She became a “Prayer Warrior for the Lord” throughout her adult life, which included leading Holy Spirit prayer groups and later as a Suffering Associate in the Community of Jesus Crucified.
Judy was employed in various sales positions throughout her life. She enjoyed baking, crafting, watching Westerns, listening to music and dancing to her favorite song, “Blueberry Hill” by Fats Domino. Her family will dearly miss her special “quirk” of “ringing in one’s birthday” with her cheery voice, accompanied by the happy clanging of one of her many bells.
Judy’s health challenges in recent years required her to move away from her beloved hometown, Abbeville. Her radiant smile and calm presence provided a salve to many friends and staff in several senior living communities in Lafayette, LA and The Woodlands, TX.
She is survived by her two daughters, Felicia M. Ralph (Forest) of The Woodlands, TX and Dr. Rachelle Meaux of Lafayette, LA; her grandchildren, Spencer Montgomery, Garrett Montgomery, and Noah Ralph; her sisters, Shirley Huckaby, Marlene Broussard (Adam), Jackie L. Amy; her brother, Dale LeBlanc (Debbie); and her great-aunt, Adles Joubert.
Judy was preceded in death by her parents, Assay J. and Eula Maihles LeBlanc; her sister, Betty LeBlanc Choate; and her brother, Assay J. LeBlanc Jr.
The family requests that guests wear blue. This was Judy’s favorite color, and serves as a tribute to our Divine Mother, Mary.
In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the following in Judy’s name:
National Shrine of Father Seelos, 919 Josephine Street, New Orleans, LA 70130 (504-525-2495)
Mt. Carmel School, 405 Park Avenue, Abbeville, LA 70510 (337-898-0859).