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ABBEVILLE — A Home-going Celebration will be held for Mr. Ivory “Ike” Petry 74 at 11:00 A.M. Friday, August 31, 2018 at Greater Pleasant Green Baptist Church with Rev. John Allen, officiating.
He will await the resurrection in Greater Pleasant Green Baptist Church Cemetery.
A gathering of family and friends will begin Friday at the church 9:00 A.M. until time of service.
Mr. Petry was born  on May 4, 1944 to Mr. Ivan Petry and Mrs. Ada Shelvin Petry. A native and resident of Abbeville, LA he passed at 4:00 P.M. Saturday, August 25, 2018 at his residence.
Bro. Ivory  accepted Christ as his Savior at an early age  and became a member of Greater Pleasant Green Baptist Church where he served as a Deacon and member of the Male Chorus for many years until his health began to fail.  In addition, he was the Owner and Operator of Ike’s Plumbing in Abbeville, LA.
He leaves to cherish his memory, one daughter, Lori Wilson Newton of Abbeville, LA; one granddaughter, Mitisha Rice (Kirby) of Abbeville, LA; two great-granddaughters, Keosha Rice and Keyiada Wilson; his mother, Ada Shelvin Petry of Abbeville, LA; two brothers, Kenneth Petry and Ross Petry both of Abbeville, LA; two sisters, Jeretha Ardoin (Lionel, Sr.) and Lisa P. Hill (Richard) of Abbeville, LA; one uncle, Herb Shelvin; one aunt, Victorine Broussard; a very dear and special cousin, Felix Ruffin, Sr. and one godchild, Johnny Allen Guidry of Humble, TX as well as a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Sheila Roy Petry; his father, Ivan Petry; one sister, Taffy Elaine Chargois; maternal grandparents, Goddard Shelvin Sr. and Olive Shelvin and paternal grandparents, Joseph Petry and Susan Petry.
Active Pallbearers are Edward Landry, Wallace Johnson, Kirby Rice, Ernest Rice, Jr., Kendon Hill, and James Jenkins.
Honorary Pallbearers are Felix Ruffin, Herd Shelvin, Lionel Ardoin, Sr., Lionel Ardoin, Jr., Johnell Ardoin, Ross Petry, Perry Johnson, Kenneth Petry, Lester Levine and Richard Hill.
Condolences may be expressed at www.fletcherfuneralhomes.org.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Fletcher Funeral Home (337-893-2440)  - 1116 Green Street - Abbeville, LA 70510.

November 25, 1928 – August 27, 2018

GUEYDAN — Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, August 30, 2018 at Vincent Funeral Home - Gueydan honoring the life of Jules Edward (J. E.) Meaux. He will be laid to rest at Gueydan Cemetery with Reverend Corey Campeaux officiating the services.
Jules Edward (J. E.) Meaux was brought home in the company of angels, to his heavenly father, on Monday, August 27, 2018 after 89 years. If you listen carefully you will be able to hear dad singing and strumming his guitar to an old country music song. He was greeted by Mom, family, and friends dancing and having a wonderful time as they had done so many times here on earth.
He was born to the late Odelas Meaux and Olivia Lemaire on November 25, 1928 in Gueydan, LA. In January of 1950, he married Manita Kibodeaux and they were married for 63 years, and reared seven children.
His love for his wife, family, home town, and country never wavered. During his final days he reminded his family to face life with faith in God, laughter, and fortitude which he instilled in each of his children. He will be greatly missed by those he has left behind.
J.E. served his country in the 167th Signal Company at Camp Gordan Georgia in the United States Army and his community as an alderman for two terms and was elected mayor for three terms. He truly loved Gueydan; so much so that he chose to remain here even while working at Firestone in Lake Charles, La. for 30 years, commuting so his children could grow up in his beloved town.
He is survived by his seven children, Sandra Meaux Williams (Randolph), Roxane Meaux Leblanc (Joseph) of Lafayette, Donna Meaux Cormier of Gueydan, Rhonda Meaux Hobbs of Gueydan, Jennifer Meaux of Kaplan, Jason Meaux (Kimberly) of Bryan, TX, and Marshall Meaux of Lafayette; 14 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren; one sister, Melva Grace “Sister” Phillips of Winnie,TX; one brother Steve Meaux of Gueydan; and one brother-in-law, Richard Kibodeaux (Juanita) of Lake Charles.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Manita Kibodeaux Meaux; his parents, Odelas “Blanc” Meaux and the former Olivia Lemaire; one brother, Walter Meaux; and his son-in-law, Richard Cormier.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Gueydan, 311 Fourth St., on Wednesday, August 29, 2018 from 3:00 PM until 9:00 PM with a rosary being prayed at 7:00 PM; Thursday, August 30, 2018 from 8:00 AM until services.
All funeral arrangements are being conducted by Vincent Funeral Home of Gueydan, (337) 536-6124 [Service Information 225-5276]. Condolences may be sent to the Meaux family at www.vincentfuneralhome.net.

Officials with the City of Abbeville took a step closer to realizing a major vision for the Christ Crusta Memorial Airport.
Mayor Mark Piazza and members of the City Council took part Friday morning in a ground-breaking ceremony for the new airport terminal. The project is expected to be completed in nine to 10 months. Once completed, the terminal will be 3,700-square feet. It will feature amenities, including a multi-media room, offices and a lounge area, that will cater to pilots for larger planes.
“The Abbeville municipal airport is an important part of our infrastructure and a great economic tool to attract businesses to Abbeville,” Piazza said. “This new airport terminal will help us compete with surrounding airports and attract more private aircraft to our area.
“This accommodates both aircraft owners and their pilots as our airport continues to grow.”
The project, which is being constructed by Minvielle Lumber, is estimated to cost nearly $900,000. Ten percent of the cost is being paid by the FAA. The remainder is being paid for largely by revenue generated from the oil well at the airport.
Councilman Francis Touchet Jr., who chairs the Airport Committee, said this is all part of an effort that began a couple of years ago when some local businessmen, including Bubba Broussard and Don Hargroder, attended a public meeting to ask about a long-term plan for the airport.
“This process started with these individuals coming to us and giving us some ideas,” Touchet said. “Some of those ideas involved increasing the terminal space, so that we could involve more and larger planes into our airport.
“At that point, we were led by the Mayor and the rest of the City Council to work to put that vision in place.”
Touchet said this is a win-win situation because funding is essentially built into the plan.
“Revenues that we are generating at the airport are revenues that have to be spent at the airport,” Touchet said. “We are utilizing those revenues to do just what we are doing right now.
“This is no doubt a great thing for the City of Abbeville.”
Touchet thanked everyone who has been a part of this effort.
“This would not be possible without the leadership of our Mayor and the commitment of the City Council,” Touchet said. “My special thanks is to Bubba Broussard and Don Hargroder for helping to push us in this direction. We are finally at that point. This is a direction the Mayor has always wanted us to go and we are going to continue to work with everyone to make sure this airport is a driving force for our economy.
“This is such a great day.”

MAURICE – Shortly before 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop I began investigating a two-vehicle crash that resulted in a fatality on LA Hwy 167 at Placide Road in Vermilion Parish.
The crash took the life of 39-year-old Timothy L. Sykes of Lafayette.
The preliminary investigation by State Police revealed that the crash occurred as 52-year-old Allana Herrelson of Cut Off was driving a 2018 Kia Soul southbound on LA Hwy 167.
At the same time, Sykes was operating a 2000 Yamaha XVS1100 motorcycle northbound on LA Hwy 167 approaching the intersection of Placide Road. Herrelson attempted to turn left off of LA Hwy 167 to travel east on Placide Road.
As she did so, she pulled her vehicle into the path of the motorcycle. As a result the Yamaha struck the passenger side door area of the Kia.
Sykes sustained fatal injuries as a result of the crash, and was pronounced deceased on scene by the Vermilion Parish Coroner’s Office.
Herrelson was properly restrained and was uninjured in the crash. Impairment is not suspected to be a factor for either driver, but toxicology samples were taken from both to be submitted to the Louisiana State Police Crime Lab for analysis. Herrelson was cited for LRS 32:123 – Stop signs and yield signs. This crash remains under investigation.