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ABBEVILLE – Funeral services for Lillie Bell is scheduled for 1:00 P.M. Saturday, September 30, 2017 in the chapel of Kinchen Funeral Home – 218 N. St. Valerie Street – Abbeville, LA with burial in Society Cemetery on Society Street. Bishop Alvin Shelvin will officiate the service.
Lillie Bell was born to Mary Cade Bell & Daniel Bell on January 1, 1932. She was called home to be with our Lord on September 18, 2017.
Lillie lived a modest life, working most of her years as a housekeeper in the home care service field, and as a worker in a potato factory. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends as she could often be found in her favorite chair sipping a nice hot cup of coffee. She also enjoyed sewing, cooking, and bringing lots of wisdom, love, and laughs to all that knew her.
She leaves to cherish her wonderful memory one sister, Francis Stewart; three sons, Quincy Bell (Lynette), Jimmie Bell (Melanie), Robert Walker (Shantel), and one daughter, MaryAnn Bell (Leroy); sixteen grandchildren, Lillie C., Alfredo, and Crystal Bell, of which she raised as her own; Jerrica Alexis, Kendra, Katara(Jon), and Kendrick Matthews (Liz), Akeema Wiltz, Brittany, Shawn, Charmaine, Robert, Ashlee, David, and Donovan Jones as well as Terrence Walker;seven great-grandchildren, Layla Peters, Loveless Jr. and Akeelah Robinson, Zah’Kereya , Na’Kayren, Da’Jeremyon, and Alexis Bell; eight nieces and nephews, Christopher, Geraldine, and Barbara Bell, Ruby Lee and Donald Ray Kimble, Raymond and James Moore, and Sandra Caine, and a special friend whom she loved dearly, Elivina “Pinky” Robinson.
Lillie, known as “Weedy” to her family, is proceeded in death by her parents: Mary Cade Bell & Daniel Bell; four sisters, Cinderella and Mittie Bell, Lily Hall, and Lili Francis; her brother, Robert Bell; two nieces, Elizabeth Stewart and Lynette Bell; her nephew, Jimmie Moore, who was raised as a brother; and a very special friend who is rejoicing in heaven, Lawrence “Kalum” Walker.
Visitation is scheduled at Kinchen Funeral Home Saturday, September, 30, 2017 from 8:00 A.M. until time of service.
Condolences to the family may be expressed on our website at: www.kinchenfuneralhome.com.
A memorial mass will be held on Saturday, September 30, 2017 at 9:00 at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Abbeville; honoring the life of Wilda Faulk Hebert, 95, who died Thursday, September 28, 2017 at her home in Meaux.
A private burial will be held at a later date. Wilda was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great-great grandmother. She loved to cook for her extended family and gathered them on Sundays for a family meal and visit. She liked nothing better than to be surrounded by her family; which she did until her death.
She is survived by her daughter Brenda Suire and her husband Sanford Suire of Abbeville; and Daughter Delores Harrington of Meaux; grandson Zachary Hebert and Jimmy Harrington, his wife Kim and their daughter Kristyn of Meaux. Also survived by grand daughters Kari Harrington of Meaux and her companion Gene Monteaux and Leslye Broussard of Milton. She also leaves to cherish her memory great grandsons, Caleb Broussard of Milton and Seth Broussard, his wife Christine and their children, Dax and Colton, whom she saw every day and who were the joy of her life. She is also survived by her step grand daughter, Jamie Hamilton and husband Trey of Montevallo, Alabama; step grand sons, Mark Suire of Shreveport and Sy Suire and his wife Efrosini and their son Stone of North Grafton, Massachusetts. Wilda is also survived by her loving 98-year-old sister, Rose Herpin and her daughter-in-law Paula Durke Hebert.
Wilda was preceded in death by her husband, Doris “Beb” Hebert; a son, Michael Brent Hebert; her parents Alexie Faulk and the former Pamela Colomb; her sister Hilda Faulk and her brothers Walter and Whitney Faulk.
The family would like to extend special thanks to her care takers Dianna Broussard, Janie Meche, and Roxanne Cormier and her nephew Jeffery Faulk, who visited often and brought smiles to her face.
Funeral arrangements are being handled by Louisiana Funeral Services and Crematory of Broussard, Louisiana.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of Acadiana.
July 13, 1937 ~ September 25, 2017
KAPLAN — A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, September 30, 2017 at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church honoring the life of Ules "Uncle Buddy" LeMaire, 80, who died on Monday, September 25, 2017 at Post Acute Medical Specialty Hospital of Lafayette. He will be laid to rest at St. Anne Cemetery with Reverend Mark Miley officiating the services.
He is survived by his godchildren, Johnny Cormier and his wife, Cheryl of Groves, TX, Carol Sue and her husband, Gordon Perry of Breaux Bridge, Amanda Miller and her fiance' Shawn Nolan of Groves, TX, and Sarah and her husband, Jimmy Brown of Cankton; two sisters, Marie Miller of Groves, TX and Linda and her husband, Kaywood Broussard of Erath; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Eulgare LeMaire and the former Lillian Perry; one sister, Emalie Cormier; one brother, Wilmer LeMaire; one godchild, Veronica Breaux; and two brothers-in-law, Darrell Miller and J.B. Cormier.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Kaplan, 300 N. Eleazar Ave., on Friday, September 29, 2017 from 11:00 AM until 10:00 PM with a rosary being prayed at 7:00 PM; Saturday, September 30, 2017 from 8:00 AM until the procession departs for the church.
All funeral arrangements are being conducted by Vincent Funeral Home of Kaplan, (337) 643-7276 [Service Information 225-5276]. Condolences may be sent to the LeMaire family at www.vincentfuneralhome.net.
CLASS 5A
Record Pts PV
1, West Monroe (6) 4-0 114 1
2, John Curtis (3) 3-1 102 2
3, Evangel (1) 2-1 101 3
4, Rummel 3-0 89 4
5, Acadiana 4-0 80 5
6, Scotlandville 4-0 74 6
7, Barbe 4-0 63 7
8, Zachary 3-1 49 8
9, Covington 4-0 44 9
10, Catholic-BR 3-1 24 NR
Others receiving votes: Ruston 23, St. Amant 5, Sulphur 4, John Ehret 3, East Ascension 2, Ouachita 2, Hahnville 1, Destrehan 1.
CLASS 4A
Record Pts PV
1, Warren Easton (9) 3-0 116 2
2, McDonogh 35 3-1 103 3
3, Benton (1) 4-0 86 4
4, Plaquemine 3-1 85 5
5, St. Thomas More 3-1 83 1
6, Vandebilt Catholic 4-0 76 6
7, Karr 3-1 65 8
8, Lakeshore 4-0 66 9
9, Neville 2-2 31 NR
10, Rayne 3-0 24 NR
Others receiving votes: Carencro 19, Teurlings 13, Woodlawn-13, Leesville 8, Northwood 5, Carver 3.
CLASS 3A
Record Pts PV
1, De La Salle (6) 3-0 115 1
2, University (3) 4-0 112 3
3, St. Charles Catholic 4-0 95 4
4, Sterlington (1) 4-0 89 5
5, West Feliciana 3-1 81 2
6, Iowa 4-0 69 6
7, St. James 4-0 66 7
8, Jena 4-0 53 8
9, Union Parish 3-1 30 NR
10, Northwest 3-1 27 NR
Others receiving votes: Donaldsonville 14, Berwick 11, Jennings 11, Richwood 4, Albany 4.
CLASS 2A
Record Pts PV
1, Notre Dame (9) 3-0 119 1
2, Amite (1) 3-0 105 2
3, Welsh 3-0 92 6
4, Riverside 1-2 88 4
5, Ferriday 4-0 84 7
6, Mangham 4-0 65 8
7, Catholic-NI 3-1 60 3
8, Many 2-2 54 5
9, Ascension Episcopal 4-0 46 10
10, St. Helena 3-1 30 NR
Others receiving votes: Dunham 15, Kinder 13, Newman 4, Northeast 4, Episcopal. 1.
CLASS 1A
Record Pts PV
1, Logansport (9) 4-0 119 1
2, Kentwood (1) 3-1 99 2
3, Opelousas Catholic 3-1 89 3
4, Lafayette Christian 4-0 82 5
5, Haynesville 2-2 79 4
6, Oak Grove 3-1 67 6
7, Ouachita Christian 3-1 57 7
8, Elton 3-0 48 9
9, Oberlin 3-1 41 8
10, Covenant Christian 4-0 35 20
Others receiving votes: Cedar Creek 29, St. Mary’s 16, Ascension Catholic 14, Varnado 3, Catholic-PC 2.
The 2017 Vermilion Catholic Homecoming Court.
The Court for Vermilion Catholic’s 50th Homecoming: Queen: Kylie White; Court: Gabby Clark, Averi Frith, Hailey Gunter, Gabby Landry, Victoria Sterling, Ainsley Summers, Hannah Trahan and Lily Veazey. In honor of the 50th anniversary, a reception will be held at the Ministries Building following the Homecoming Mass on Friday morning at 7:30 a.m. Alumni are invited to join in all of the homecoming activities, including the bonfire Thursday at 8 p.m. at the practice field andthe parade at 3 p.m. in downtown Abbeville. Alumni cheerleaders and dance team members will perform during halftime and the third quarter. Also making an appearance at the football game will be members of the 1967 football team. Vermilion Catholic’s first football team went undefeated until the state semi-final game.
Ross Granger
John Eric Granger holds up a proclamation plaque. He is the younger brother of Ross. Also in the picture are EHS head baseball coach Jeremy Picard, Hannah Granger, Dana Granger and Nathan Granger. The school board members are Sara Duplechain and Chris Hebert. Marc Turner (at the end) is the principal of Erath High.
ERATH — The Vermilion Parish School Board approved the renaming of the Erath baseball field to the “Ross Granger Field.”
The Granger family was on hand to receive the resolution at the board meeting.
Ross lost his life in November of 2016 at the age of 19 after battling a long illness.
Nathan Granger, Ross’ father, thanked the school board for approving the resolution. He also told those on hand about Ross that not many people knew.
When he began to speak, he had to pause to hold back tears.
“When Coach (Jeremy) Picard called to see if we wanted to rename the field, I said no,” said Nathan. “That is not who Ross was. He never cared about accolades. He was competitive to a fault. He cared about his teammates. He cared about his community.”
Ross was a 2015 graduate of Erath High School, where he was valedictorian. While at Erath High, he enjoyed many leadership activities as being a member of the Beta Club, Math Club, and Student Council. He was crowned EHS Powder Puff King in 2014, and was Voted Most Likely to Succeed by his classmates.
He also excelled in sports as a member of the football and baseball teams, holding records in both sports. He was a member of Team Louisiana Baseball, and a signee to the LSU Eunice baseball program.
During his illness, Ross devoted his time to speak with many youth groups and sports teams about the love of God, and the fortitude, commitment and dedication it takes to succeed at anything you do. His unwavering faith, courage, and strength were an inspiration to all who knew him. #WUPKAR was his mantra for approaching and facing challenges.
“I never knew how much he loved doing what he did,” Nathan said. “We know he is in heaven and he is better off than all of us right now. It does not make us miss him less. I want to thank everyone because the love for his school, community and parish was great. It is not the same going to the park.
“I know his name will be at the park because I know how much he loved playing baseball.”
December 6, 1935 ~ September 22, 2017
ABBEVILLE — A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at an 11:00 AM on Friday, September 29, 2017 at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church honoring the life of Claude Bernard Melebeck Jr., 81, who died Friday, September 22, 2017 at his residence. He will be laid to rest at St. Mary Magdalen Cemetery with Fr. Daniel Picard officiating the services.
Claude proudly served his country in the United States Army. He obtained his PHD from Louisiana State University. Claude was a college professor at Louisiana State University of Alexandria for over three decades.
Claude is survived by his nephew, Donald J. Froning, Jr. and wife Martina Kamaka of Kaneohe, Hawaii; great niece, Kaleialoha Froning; and great nephew, Kekoa Froning.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Claude Bernard Melebeck, Sr. and the former Martha Broussard; and sister, Claudette Melebeck.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church, 300 Pere Megret St., on Friday, September 29, 2017 from 10:00 AM until time of services. A rosary being prayed at 10:30 AM.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.vincentfuneralhome.net.
All funeral arrangements are being conducted by Vincent Funeral Home of Abbeville, (337) 893-4661.
February 18, 1949 ~ September 16, 2017
ABBEVILLE — Terry Lee Dale, 68, passed away in his sleep at home on Saturday, September 16, 2017 in Abbeville, Louisiana. He was born February 18th, 1949 to Arthur and Alma (Cooke) Dale in Danville, Virginia.
Terry enjoyed hunting, fishing, antiques, telling jokes and spending time with his family.
He is survived by his two sons, Andrew Justin Dale of Las Vegas, Nevada and William Brian Dale of Abbeville, Louisiana; three grandchildren Mary, Dax, and Dana; one brother, Roland Dale of North Carolina; as well as many special nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his grandparents.
A time of gathering will be held on Tuesday September 26th, at 3:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Abbeville, Louisiana. Memorial donations can be made to DAV (Disabled American Veterans) P.O. Box 14301 Cincinnati, OH 45250, cst.dav.org.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.vincentfuneralhome.net.
All funeral arrangements are being conducted by Vincent Funeral Home of Abbeville, (337) 893-4661.
Steven Sparkman and Lauron Boudreaux
Lauron Anastasia Boudreaux of Abbeville and Steven Ferrell Sparkman of Kaplan are pleased to announce their engagement and forthcoming plans of marriage.
A private evening ceremony will take place at the Louisiana Castle in Franklinton, La. on Saturday, October 14, 2017.
The bride elect is the daughter of Timothy and Jan Walters Boudreaux of Abbeville. Her paternal grandparents are Joseph and Diana Pontiff Boudreaux of Abbeville. Her maternal grandparents are the late Clay Walters, Sr. and the late Ellen Gayle Meyers Walters of Abbeville.
The groom-elect is the son of Ronald Sparkman and the late Elaine Ferrell Sparkman of Kaplan. Paternal grandparents are the late Bernor Sparkman and Freeda Martin of Dayton, Ohio. Maternal grandparents are the late Carl Ferrell of Saybrook, Illinois and LaCene Ferrell of Santa Cruz, California.
The future bride is a 2012 graduate of Abbeville High School and a 2017 graduate of UL Lafayette with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology with a concentration in Exercise Science. She is employed with ProRehab Physical Therapy in Louisville, Kentucky.
The future groom is a 2011 graduate of Kaplan High School and a 2016 graduate of UL Lafayette with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology with a concentration in Sports Management. He is employed with BelFlex Staffing Network in Louisville, Kentucky.
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