Obituaries

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Jimmie & Bernice Landry

Tue, 09/24/2024 - 12:59pm

ABBEVILLE — On the morning of Wednesday, September 18, 2024, Jimmie J. Landry, 90, passed away from this earthly life, and two days later on September 20, 2024, his beloved wife of seventy years Bernice J. Broussard, age 88, followed. They died within days of each other, as if part of God’s divine plan for them to never be apart. Both Jimmie and Bernice passed away at home in Abbeville, Louisiana surrounded by love and family.

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Marie Foret Broussard

Fri, 09/20/2024 - 11:20am

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, September 21, 2024 at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church for Marie Foret Broussard, 66, who passed away Saturday, September 14, 2024, at Ochsner Lafayette General Hospital.

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Adam Benny Mergist

Fri, 09/20/2024 - 11:19am

ERATH — Adam Benny Mergist, age 87, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 2, 2024, in Erath.
Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 24. at the Our Lady of Lourdes cemetery in Erath.
Adam Benny Mergist was born on January 2, 1937, in Abbeville and he was a lifelong resident of Erath. He cherished spending quality time with his family and enjoyed going to the casino. Adam will be dearly missed.

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Donald James Broussard

Tue, 09/17/2024 - 3:41pm

On Friday, September 13, 2024, Donald James Broussard of Abbeville, Louisiana passed away peacefully at the age of 92, in his home surrounded by his beloved family. A memorial mass will be held Friday, September 20, 2024 at 2pm at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Abbeville. Father Francois Sainte-Marie will officiate. Visitation will be held at the church an hour prior to the mass service with a rosary taking place at 1:30 p.m. Burial will take place after the mass service at St. Mary Magdalen Cemetery.

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Stanley O’Dell Tackett

Tue, 09/17/2024 - 3:40pm

Stanley O'Dell Tackett passed away peacefully on September 10, 2024, in Fairfield, TX, at the age of 94. Born on March 14, 1930, in Shreveport, LA, he was the cherished son of the late Margaret Rawson Tackett and Floyd O'Dell Y'Barbo.

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