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GUEYDAN — The family and friends of Evelyn Romero are mourning the loss of their loved one who was called from this life on December 1, 2019, at the age of 79.
Evelyn was born in Kaplan, LA to Minos Dubois and Marie Lillian Matthews Dubois on March 15, 1940. Evelyn attended Kaplan High School and graduated on May 28, 1958, fourth in her class. Evelyn held several jobs throughout her career, from 1954-1958 she worked at the Kaplan Library, the Joy Theater as an usher, as well as picking up tickets, selling popcorn, candy & selling tickets which were only 9 cents at the time. In February of 1958, she became employed with the Kaplan State Bank, where she held many position and worked herself up the ladder of success to become Assistant Vice President until her retirement in 2002. Evelyn was also a member of the Catholic Daughters throughout her adult life, in which she held many post and received many honors. Her greatest joys came from the time she was able to spend with her family and the memories they made. Evelyn was a kind and loving woman who will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Evelyn leaves behind to cherish those memories, her two sons, Farrel James Henry of Abbeville, LA, Lee Jessie Henry (Karla) of Abbeville, LA; her daughter, Donna H. Gary (Russell) of Lafayette, LA; her two brothers, Dion Joseph Dubois of Maurice, LA, Gerard Jude Dubois (Cheryl) of Lafayette, LA; her sister, Geralyn Abshire (Jamie) of Maurice, LA; her three grandchildren, Kelby Henry, Erin Sarver (Matt), Shelly Henry and one great grandchild, Fallyn.
Evelyn is now rejoicing in heaven with the family that preceded in death, her parents, Minos and Marie Dubois; her two husbands, Shelby Henry & Francis Romero; her brother, Farrel Dubois.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Kaplan, LA on Monday, December 9, 2019 at 2:00 PM with Father Mark Miley officiating. Burial will follow in the Kaplan Cemetery. Carrying Evelyn to her final resting place will be Dion Dubois, Jude Dubois, Farrel Henry, Lee Henry, Matt Sarver, and Kelby Henry. Honorary pallbearers will be Russell Gary, Lenis Hebert, and Leewood Broussard. A gathering of family and friends will be held at Matthews & Son Funeral Home in Gueydan beginning on Sunday, December 8th from 2:00 PM until 8:00 PM with a rosary recited 4:00 PM Sunday afternoon by the Catholic Daughters. Visitation will resume on Monday at 8:00 AM until the time of her Funeral Mass.
To extend online condolences, please visit our website at www.matthewsandsonfuneralhome.net
Arrangements have been entrusted to Matthews & Son Funeral Home.

ABBEVILLE — A Home-going Celebration will be held for Mr. Marvin Green, 69, at 10 a.m. Saturday, December 7, 2019, at Fletcher Funeral Home, 1116 Greene Street, Abbeville, LA 70510 with Rev. John Allen, officiating.
He will await the resurrection in St. Paul Cemetery in Abbeville, LA.
A gathering of family and friends will be held on Saturday at the funeral Home at 8 a.m. until the time of the service.
A resident of Abbeville, LA he passed at 8:05 a.m. Tuesday November 26, 2019, at his residence.
Marvin was a graduate of James A. Herod High School Class of 1969, an employee of Winn Dixie for over twenty plus years, an avid of sports and reading the newspaper on a daily basis.
He leaves to cherish his memory, two sons: Marvin Green, Jr. and Tyrone Mitchell both of Abbeville, LA; one daughter, Marvette LaCour (Michael) of Lafayette, LA; one brother, Terry A. Bessard of Abbeville, LA, seven grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Arnold and Thelma Evans Green and two brothers, Phillip Green and Paul Green.
Condolences may be expressed at www.fletcherfuneralhomes.org
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Fletcher Funeral Home (337-893-2440), 1114 Greene Street, Abbeville, LA 70510.

Two families in Vermilion Parish are giving extra thanks this holiday season following a single mother’s desire to help those families in need.
Ashlynn Broussard not only wanted to make families smile for Thanksgiving, she also wanted to teach her young daughter about the gift of giving, especially during the holidays.
“I want my daughter Caroline to know how important it is to not only make people smile, but to give to those in need whenever you can,” Broussard said, “As a young girl, you don’t really get to see and understand how hard it is to afford a lot of things and that the holidays are especially hard for some families; if you can help, help.”
Broussard reached out to her friends and followers and asked them to private message her the story of a family who was in need of food for a Thanksgiving meal. “It’s not their fault most of the time that they can’t afford to cook a meal for Thanksgiving. I didn’t want anyone down in the dumps during the holidays, so I did what I could to bless these families,” Broussard said. “That could be us at any given moment.”
Those families who wish to remain anonymous spoke about how thankful they are for Broussard. “I have always wanted to be able to afford to do this for families in need, but I barely got by each holiday and managed to afford a Thanksgiving meal,” one family said, “This year, I was about to let my children know I could not afford Thanksgiving this year and then this huge blessing came when someone special to me wrote to Broussard.” Both families said they were thankful if they were only blessed with a turkey for Thanksgiving, but knowing that Broussard went beyond that and furnished all the food they needed was an answered prayer.
“We didn’t know how we were going to make it, and I prayed for weeks for some type of miracle, and I want to praise Broussard as much as I can, there is nothing I could ever do or say to thank her enough.”
Broussard is passionate about spreading kindness and the importance of listening to God. “I knew what I wanted to do, but I didn’t know how I would have found families without embarrassing them. I was meditating one morning and God spoke to me and let me know that he would send them to me and to just ask; so I did.” Turkeys, ham, green beans for casserole, yams for candying, and meat for dressing, whatever these families needed, they received. Broussard brought her daughter along with her for the shopping journey to show her how smiles are made. Each item placed in the carts produced a sense of gratitude, love, and a heart rid of worry. “That is what life is all about, its about giving; whether it’s a smile, a dollar, or a hug, we all need it,” Broussard said. “These are human beings and I hope they have not just full bellies, but are full of smiles too.”
After Broussard reached out to her friends to adopt a family for Thanksgiving, other families were inspired to do the same. Kindness is contagious.
Thousands of families will go without a Thanksgiving meal every year. Be inspired to give during the holidays, everyone deserves the smile.
“Sometimes we are simply blown away and in awe by finding ourselves in the presence of God. Other times, however, even when we are participating in acts of kindness-complimenting others, writing a check to charity, donating time to a good cause-we are oblivious to the miracle of what is happening at that moment.”
Harold S. Kushner

March 7, 1939 ~ November 30, 2019

KAPLAN — Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at Vincent Funeral Home - Kaplan honoring the life of Gloria Guillot, 80, who died Saturday, November 30, 2019 at her residence. She will be laid to rest at Abshire Cemetery.
She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Bert Guillot of Kaplan; her four sons, Leon Maitre and his wife, Christine of Dallas, TX, Farryl Guillot and his wife, Lisa of Kaplan, Tony Collins and his wife, Jean of Opelousas, and Darwin Guillot and his wife, Charlene of Iowa; her two daughters, Monica Lormand of Ebenezer amd Joyce Wright of Bennett, CO; 21 grandchildren; and 20 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her son, Darryl Collins; her daughter, Britt "Buzz" Roberson; her son-in-law, Neal Lormand; her parents, Clifton Maitre and the former Isaure Leleaux; her brother, Fred Gautreaux; her sister-in-law, Cheryl Guillot Richard; and her parents-in-law, Clase and Joyce Guillot.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Kaplan, 300 N. Eleazar Ave., on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 from 9:00 AM until 10:00 PM; Thursday, December 5, 2019 from 8:00 AM until the time of services at 1:00 PM.
All funeral arrangements are being conducted by Vincent Funeral Home of Kaplan, (337) 643-7276 [Service Information 225-5276]. Condolences may be sent to the Guillot family at www.vincentfuneralhome.net.