Terrance James Dauphine “Tackie”

November 7, 1964 — April 2, 2026

Terrance J. Dauphine, affectionately known as “Tackie” was born November 7, 1964 to the proud parents of the late Mable Myles, a native of Erath, Louisiana and Richard Wiltz, native of Port Arthur, Texas.
Services will be held this Saturday, April 11, 2026, from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Kinchen Funeral Home, 218 N. Saint Valerie St., in Abbeville. Burial will follow at St. Paul Cemetery, 410 Old Kaplan Hwy. in Abbeville.
Tackie was a resident at Kaplan Healthcare Rehabilitation Center for six months then briefly at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital. Tackie endured a long illness which eventually took his life and sent him home to be with “Our Lord and Savior”.
A lifelong resident of Abbeville, he enjoyed cooking, playing dominoes, and spending time with family and friends. Tackie had a unique ability to make those around him feel special, always setting aside time for his immediate family. He was truly a blessing to those who had the privilege of knowing him, and he was taken from us far too soon.
He is survived by his fiancée Deloris Murdock, one daughter, Cieonna Greene of Houston, Texas; one son, Kingsley Nwosu and his wife Angelica of Stafford, Virginia; one sister, Yetta Cormier and her husband Michael of Abbeville, Louisiana; two nephews Qualen and Montel Cormier and one niece Yasmeen Cormier, two grandchildren, Olivia Gabrielle and Na’sir Dauphine Nwosu; and a host of friends and family.
He was preceded in death by his parents, the late Mable Myles, and the late Richard Wiltz, his aunt, Exzelta Watson, Port Arthur, Texas, Aunt Eliza Davis and Aunt Eula Davis of Abbeville, Louisiana.