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ERATH – A mass of Christian Burial for Dolores Ann Bolner DuBois will be held at 12:00PM Thursday, January 13th, 2022, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Erath with Father Louis Richard officiating. Interment will follow at Our Lady of Lourdes Mausoleum.
Visitation will be held at David Funeral Home in Erath on Wednesday, January 12th, 2022, from 5:00PM to 9:00PM with a recitation of the rosary at 7:00PM. Visitation will resume Thursday, January 13th at 9:30AM until time of service.
Dolores was a lifetime resident of Erath. She passed away Monday, January 10th, 2022, surrounded by her loving children. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Dolores was a 1955 graduate of Erath High School and was the 1954 Homecoming Queen. She worked at Gulf Coast Bank for eighteen years. Dolores was a member of the Erath Fourth of July Association for several years. She was also active in a number of Erath clubs and organizations, including Les Travailleuses, Les Demitasse Ladies Club, Erath Court of the Catholic Daughters of America, and the Twelve and Go Social Club. Dolores was a lifelong parishioner of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church where she actively volunteered her time. She was faithfully devoted to our Mother Mary and prayed the rosary every day. Dolores enjoyed many trips to the beach with her immediate and extended DuBois family as well as friends. She was also an enthusiastic football fan, often taking the role of an armchair quarterback. Her family will miss the unconditional love she gave along with her incredible cooking skills.
Dolores leaves behind four daughters; Renee DuBois McDermott and husband Jim of Youngsville, LA; Ann DuBois Burch of Franklin, TN; Yvette DuBois Hebert and her husband Chris of Erath, LA; and Camille DuBois of Baton Rouge, LA. She is also survived by one son, Richard Camille DuBois, Jr. and his wife Tiffany of Erath, LA. Two sisters, Susan Seifert of Baton Rouge, LA and Cathy Richardson (husband Perry) of Lafayette, LA; one brother, Mark Bolner of Grosse Isle, LA also survives her. Surviving grandchildren are Nicole Pittman (Nick), Andrea Bernard (Scott), Lauryn Lee (Jason), Matthew Burch (Elizabeth), Rachel Burch, Christina Burch, James McDermott (Hannah), Kristen Moreno (Zach), Sydney DuBois, Alexandra Granger, Averi Granger, and Ahna Granger; and 11 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband Richard Camille DuBois; her parents Kelsie Bolner and Lillian Chaisson Bolner.
Serving as pallbearers will be Matthew Burch, James McDermott, Nick Pittman, Scott Bernard, Jason Lee, and Herbie Gill. Honorary pallbearers will be Mark Bolner and Zach Moreno.
The family would like to thank the kind parishioners of St. Theresa who called 911, EMS First Responder Michael Soirez, Acadiana Ambulance personnel, Ochsner Lafayette General Trauma Team, and all of the fifth floor ICU physicians and staff who gave our mother such excellent care and attention. The family also wishes to thank Susan Ho who has always been willing to go above and beyond.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Erath, Louisiana or St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
You may sign the guest register book and express condolences online at www.davidfuneralhome.org
Arrangements are being taken care of by David Funeral Home in Erath, LA., 209 East Putnam Street, (337) 937-0405.

Is the glass half full or half empty? Does it matter? Yes! Your perspective governs your life. From getting through each day to long term strategies, how you see things has a dramatic impact on your happiness and success.
People who see the glass half full experience things differently than those that see it as half empty. The half full people are optimists, while the half empty people are pessimists.
Optimists see their world filled with joy and possibility. They don’t get bogged down by obstacles because they recognize problems as being temporary in nature. They are healthier and happier than their pessimistic counterparts. Whenever they are knocked down, they get right back up and keep going.
Pessimists are consumed with adversity and potential problems. They see each day as a minefield of things that will go wrong. They view obstacles as a way of life rather than a temporary state. Pessimists tend to be more depressed and suffer from more physical ailments than optimists.
If you focus on your strengths, solutions, and opportunities, you see the glass as half full. If you obsess over weaknesses, always find problems, and feel you are a victim, you always see a half empty glass.
Optimism and pessimism are learned behaviors. As such, pessimists can become optimists if they so desire. You can change your outlook anytime. But it takes practice, repetition, and consistency.
An optimistic perspective becomes part of you. You take it wherever you go and can apply it as often as necessary. It provides you with a teflon coating that prevents problems from sticking.
There were two children, Jane and Alice. Jane was an eternal optimist and Alice was a perpetual pessimist. As an experiment, Alice was placed in a room full of new toys and Jane was put into a room full of manure.
Their respective reactions were quite surprising. Alice began playing with the toys but quickly became sullen and depressed. Jane, on the other hand, was observed happily searching through the manure.
When questioned about their feelings, their answers revealed their approach to life. Alice said she became sad because she was worried that her good fortune couldn’t possibly last since she was certain someone would take away all of the toys, leaving her with nothing to play with.
Jane couldn’t believe her good fortune. With so much manure in one room, there had to be a pony in there somewhere, she explained.
This story illustrates the effect of your perspective. No matter what good fortune may befall them, pessimists feel they are doomed and are constantly waiting for the bottom to drop out. When presented with a solution, they find the problem. Optimists are always looking for the pony.
A constantly negative outlook creates a downward spiral. Since pessimists always find problems, they perceive circumstances as going from bad to worse. This cycle reinforces their belief that the glass is half empty.
To change your perspective, look for the pony. Act the way you want to feel. Smile to feel good rather than waiting to feel good before you smile. Monitor your feelings so you can catch yourself before they turn negative.
Describe problems in terms that make them appear temporary and solvable. For example, if you are laid off from work consider it an opportunity to find a better job or make that career change you always wanted. This will allow you to solve your problem much more readily than if you resigned yourself to being unemployed.
Adjust your perspective to give you the results you want. Successful people always see the glass as half full. Even if there are only a few drops in it, the optimist considers that a good start.

As of now, the Vermilion Parish Public School system will continue to have face-to-face learning.
With the rise of COVID 19, some school systems around the state are going to virtual learning.
As of Monday, there were 600 parish public school students (out of 9,700 total students) who have missed the last five days due to COVID. Of those 600, 500 will be back to school on Wednesday. The students will have to wear a mask at school for another five days.
On Friday, Superintdent Tommy Byler gave a three-minute video update on the state of the parish, dealiing with COVID.
He said central office is keeping and eye on the number of students and employees who have to miss school due to COVID.
“The number of COVID cases are rising in our parish, state and world,” Byler said. “We are keeping a close count. If we have to go full virtual, we will.”
Byler advised parents in the video that if they do not feel comfortable sending their child or children to school because of COVID, call the school and inform the school why the student is missing.
This week in St. Landry Parish, Breaux Bridge High and Grand Pairie Elementary went to virtual learning last week. They were scheduled to return to the classrom this week.
Breaux Bridge High had no face-to-face to instruction all last week.
Last week schools in Baton Rouge parish also went 100 percent virtual
Byler said if Vermilion Parish had to go 100 percent virtual, it can because the school system has enough computers for each student to bring home.
The Vermilion Parish public school system has fewer number of COVID cases than many surrounding school systems. Byler said the COVID total is less than 5% of the entire school system.
There are two parish schools that are considered to be “hot spots.” That means there are more COVID cases than other schools. Byler did not want to release which two schools were COVID hot spots.

ABBEVILLE — Private Graveside Services for Francis Eugene “Gene” Richard, age 83, will be held at 2:00PM on Tuesday January 11, 2022, at Our Lady of Lourdes Mausoleum with Chaplin Paul Broussard officiating.
A resident of Abbeville, Mr. Richard passed away on January 8, 2022. Gene was born in Erath, Louisiana to Jeanne Leleux and Moleus Richard on December 3, 1938. He went to school in Erath. He was previously married to Jeanette LeBlanc. He retired as a janitor from Dozier Elementary in Erath where he worked for 17 years. He proudly served in the Marines for 6 years. He was an avid gardener and felt that his best days were spent in his backyard.
Mr. Gene is survived by his first wife, Jeanette LeBlanc; one sister; Sue Richard; and his nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews.
Mr. Gene was preceded in death by his parents, Moleus Richard and Jeanne Leleux; and his companion of 33 years Geraldine DuBois.
Pallbearers will be Twiley Yorke, Jim Yorke, Luke Thomas, Christy Thomas, Brandon Labit, and Dwayne Suire.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Dozier Elementary School in Erath, LA.
Special thanks to Nursing Specialties and Vermillion Council of Aging for the services provided to Mr. Gene.
Condolences may be sent to the Richard family at www.davidfuneralhome.org
David Funeral Home of Abbeville at 2600 Charity Street (337) 893-3777 is in charge of the arrangements.