Helen H. Pearson

November 26, 1929 ~ June 20, 2018

Abbeville—A Memorial Service and Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, June 25, 2018 at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church honoring the life of Helen Francis Hebert Pearson, 88. Fr. Michael Richard will officiate the services. She will be laid to rest at St. Mary Magdalen Cemetery at a later date.
Helen graduated from Abbeville High School and attended S.L.I. (University of Louisiana at Lafayette). She served as acting secretary to its president Joel L. Fletcher.
She later moved to Sparta N.J. with her family where she was an active member of the “Fish International” organization doing charitable work for many years. She was a member of the Sparta Women’s Club and a member of many bridge groups including the Sparta Duplicate Bridge League. She tremendously enjoyed traveling to various Catholic Pilgrimage sites all over the world. Her greatest joy in life was with her loving family and devoted Monday Rosary Group and Medjugorje Prayer Group (of Lafayette).
She is survived by two sons, Bryan Stanley Pearson and wife Kathy of Lafayette, and Richard Bradley Pearson and wife Kay of Abbeville, five grandchildren, Megan Bertrand and husband “Tre” of Abbeville, Kimberly Giovanni and husband Rion of Lake Charles, Amanda Payton and husband Brett of Breaux Bridge, Jeffrey Pearson of Atlanta, and Kevin Pearson of Lafayette, and ten great grandchildren. She is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Lavelle (Marguerite) Broussard and Mrs. Edward (Evelyn) LeBlanc of Abbeville.
She was preceded in death by her husband Milton Franklin Pearson and a son Randall Craig Pearson, and her parents Henry S. and Amanda LaCasse Hebert, four brothers, Henry S. Hebert, Jr., Alfred J. Hebert, Robert J. Hebert, Charles G. Hebert, and three sisters, Albertine Simms, Alice Gordon, and Yvonne DeGraauw.
The family requests that the gathering will be observed at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church, 300 Pere Megret St., Abbeville, on Monday, June 25, 2018 from 10:00 AM until time of services. A rosary being prayed at 10:30 AM.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Helen H. Pearson’s memory to Hospice of Acadiana, 2600 Johnston Street, Lafayette, LA 70503-3240.
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.