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ERATH — A mass of Christian Burial for Mr. Fanges “Frank” Joseph Gary will be held on Friday, August 13, 2021 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church with Father Metrejean officiating. Interment will follow at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Mausoleum with full military honors provided by Acadian Honor Guard.
Visitation will be held at David Funeral Home in Erath on August 12, 2021 from 3PM until 9PM with a recitation of the rosary at 6PM. Visitations will resume on Friday August 13, 2021 from 8AM until time of service.
A resident of Youngsville, Mr. Frank passed away on Monday, August 9, 2021. Frank’s forty-year career span in the ship-building industry concluded as Manager of the Simmesport satellite office of Gulf Craft LLC.
Frank honorably served his country through the Louisiana Army National Guard from 1963-1969.
He was a devout Catholic, whose love reflected through his family. He always strove to be the ultimate role model for his children and grandchildren in his everyday life, loving from the heart, totally committed to his bride of 55 years. That unwavering commitment to marriage and family is strongly reflected in his oldest son’s own marital life.
Frank and his youngest daughter shared a common trait of love, care and compassion for animals. He never missed an opportunity to teach his grandsons how to create and improve the world around them. With his youngest son, he cherished the time he had teaching him how to bring muscle cars back to life. It was important for Frank to teach his daughters and only granddaughter AKA,” Princess” the definition of a real gentleman.
He had a passion for making the family house a home of beauty and comfort for him and his wife and all those who visited. He was always present and available to lend a hand to a neighbor or family member in need without hesitation, even if it meant taking time to fish with the little boy next door!
Frank was the definition of selfless to his wife, children and grandchildren. Because of this, his destiny will live on through their lives and all those that were touched by his love.
Frank is survived by his wife, Sally Ann Decoux Gary of Youngsville; his sons, Jody Paul Gary and wife Leyda of Hammond, and Tyler Scott Gary and wife Casey of Ville Platte; his daughters, Jill Francine Gary Pratt and husband, Randy of Broussard and Tiffany Claire Gary Romero of New Iberia; his brother, Octave Gary, Jr. and wife Linda of Jeanerette; his sisters, Rita Boudreaux and husband Johnny of Franklin, and Sandy Gaspard and husband Wilton of New Iberia;
His grandchildren, Andrew Gary (Amanda), Amber Bowers and husband Seth, Brennan Pratt and wife Monica, Justin Bailey and wife Simone, Laken Gary, John Gunterman and nine great-grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Octave Joseph Gary Sr., and Rita Edmonia LeBlanc Gary and grandchild, Darien Greenwood.
Pallbearers will be Jody Gary, Tyler Gary, Randy Pratt, Brennan Pratt, Justin Bailey and Seth Bowers.
Honorary pallbearers will be Andrew Gary, Laken Gary and John Gunterman.
The family wishes to thank the Staff of Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center for their exceptional care given to Frank.
You may sign the guest register book and express condolences online at www.davidfuneralhome.org
To help the community stay safe we will honor the August 1, 2021 Louisiana Mandates.  All families and their guests are required to wear a face-covering while at the funeral home and church. Thank you for your understanding during this unprecedented time.
David Funeral Home of Erath (337)937-0405 209 E. Putnam St. will be handling the arrangements.

​Four people have been arrested in connection to the shooting death of Marlon Brown, which occurred in Abbeville more than three years ago.
Cody Guidry is facing a 2nd-degree murder charge, and three others have been booked for obstruction of justice, in connection to Brown’s death in early 2018.
On Feb. 7, 2018, at approximately 12:05 a.m., officers of the Abbeville Police Department responded to the area of Graceland Avenue and Hawthorne Street in reference to shots being fired in the area. The initial investigation determined that a male victim identified as Marlon Brown of Abbeville had been shot and killed near his residence on Hawthorne Street. The detective division of the Abbeville Police Department began the investigation, but unfortunately, was unable to secure adequate evidence in order to make an arrest in the case. Over time, the case failed to continue to produce new leads, and the case became a cold case.
​Investigators were able to recently learn new evidence in the case, which led detectives to be able to secure arrest warrants against several subjects involved in this homicide. Detectives were able to make arrests on the following subjects involved in this case:
• Cody Guidry – 2nd Degree Murder
• Travis Cooper – Obstruction of Justice; Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon
• Nikki Hebert – Obstruction of Justice
• Tanesha Hills – Obstruction of Justice
Abbeville Chief of Police William Spearman would like to thank the detective division and all that assisted on a job well done. No details of the case are being released to the public at this time. More arrests are possible regarding this homicide.
​The Abbeville Police Department is asking that anyone who have any information regarding this case, or any other crime, to please contact the Abbeville Police Department by calling 893-2511. You may contact our “Tips” line at 892-6777. All callers may remain anonymous. Citizens may also send anonymous tips through the Tip411 system at the department’s Facebook page @ www.facebook.com/AbbevillePolice Department/, the official web page @ www.abbevillepd.com by clicking on the “Submit a Tip” link provided or through the official Abbeville Police Department app, which can be downloaded through the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.

ERATH — A Mass of Christian Burial for Mr. Jeffery LeMaire, Jr., 54, will be held at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church on Thursday, August 12, 2021 at 11AM with Father Metrejean officiating. Burial will follow at LeBlanc Cemetery.
Visitation will be held at David Funeral Home of Erath on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 from 12PM until 8PM. Visiation will resume on Thursday, August 12, 2021 from 9AM until time of services with a recitation of the rosary at 9:30AM.
A resident of Breaux Bridge, Mr. Jeffery passed away on Sunday, August 8, 2021. He graduated from Erath High School. Then went to UTI in Huston, and then went to work for Doyle AC. After that, he went into aviation at PHI, then SeaNav. He also worked for Rotocraft and from there went to LeBlanc Oil in Delcambre. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. Spending time with his grandchildren was what he enjoyed most.
He is survived by his wife, Christina LeBlanc LeMaire; his son, Dustin LeMaire and his fiancé Anna of Erath; his daughters, Evan LeMaire and her fiancé Cameron of Abbeville, and Emma LeMaire of Erath; his mother, Gloria LeMaire Vidrine of Erath; his brothers, Preston LeMaire and his wife Vienna of Kaplan, and Edward LeMaire and his wife Carin of Erath; his step brother, Wayne Vidrine and Mary Ann of Kaplan; his sister, Norma Romero and her husband Tony of Henry; his step sister, Maylinda Breaux and her husband Ricky of Gonzales; and his grandchildren, Hayden LeMaire, Rainna Kippers, Saylor LeMaire, and Clay Hebert.
He is preceded in death by his father, Jeffery LeMaire Sr.
You may sign the guest register book and express condolences online at www.davidfuneralhome.org
To help the community stay safe we will honor the August 1, 2021 Louisiana Mandates.  All families and their guests are required to wear a face-covering while at the funeral home and church. Thank you for your understanding during this unprecedented time.
David Funeral Home of Erath (337)937-0405 209 E. Putnam St. will be handling the arrangements.

Travin ‘Tiki’ Moore would love to be just like his dad.
“I know my dad (Travin Moore) was a great athlete at Abbeville High, (2000 AHS grad),” he said about his dad, who was a standout player at Abbeville back in the day. “But I would also like to be better than he was .. someday.”
That is pretty big words to say considering his father’s athletic accomplishments in high school and college.
The elder Moore was an All-State football player and track star for the Wildcats. He played football at Northwestern State. Travin is also in the Abbeville High Hall of Fame.
Tiki and his dad also have different middle names, which sets them apart. Tiki’s middle name is Kohl while Travin’s middle name is Shawndale.
Where did the name ‘Tiki” come from?
His father has a simple answer for that question.
“Instead of calling him ‘Travin’ and I answer, my wife started calling him TK,” his father answered. “I did not like TK, so I called him Tiki and then everyone started calling him that.”
Tiki may well get his chance to match or exceed his father’s exploits on the football field this season.
The junior is slated to be the starting running back and linebacker for Vermilion Catholic this year as he returns from a knee injury sustained during the spring.
“It happened in February,” Moore said. “I thank God that it wasn’t serious, just a small meniscus injury.”
Moore said that he injured his knee playing basketball and that it wasn’t going to slow him down as he prepared for a return to the football field in the fall.
But after playing last year in the season of COVID-19, nothing was going to prevent him from coming back for the Screaming Eagles.
“Last year was hard, there were a lot of obstacles to overcome,” Moore said. “It was fun to do it in some ways but we know what we need to do to accomplish our goals.
“We had a great team last year with a lot of dynamic players that are going to need to be replaced but I feel that this year’s team is going to be just as good.”
Moore added that he felt that it wouldn’t be too hard to replace those players considering the new scheme that VC is going to run this year and with the players that return from last season’s t eam that advanced to the Division IV semifinals.
For Moore’s part of the VC offense, he gets down to the chase of what he does very quickly.
“I run the ball,” he said. “I go where my blockers lead me. I have a great line that helps me do what I want to do and does a great job in making me look good.”
Moore said that he’s both an inside runner and an outside runner. Not afraid to go between the tackles to get the hard yards but also enjoying running wide and putting a move on a cornerback or linebacker to spring a play for long yards as well.
Coming back from any knee injury is hard enough but for a running back, it can be double hard. But Moore credits his physical therapist for helping him recover from meniscus surgery and getting him ready for the season.
He said he was down for a couple of months and is about 80-85 percent back as the season nears.
And he can’t wait to see how the new offensive scheme the Eagles will run takes off.
“It’s not a hard scheme to learn or to run,” Moore said. “I’m up for the challenge of what I am expected to do in the new scheme, It should be fun.”