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ABBEVILLE — A Celebration of Life for Antonia “Nunnie” Defaye August, 45, will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, October 24, 2019 at Mt. Triumph Baptist Church, 313 S. Lamar Street., Abbeville, LA. Pastor Walter August, Jr. will officiate the service.
Interment will follow in Graves Family Cemetery.
Visitation will begin at Thursday at 8:00 AM and conclude at 11:00 AM at the church.
Antonia was born on Sunday, March 3, 1974 to her parents, Alvin Levine, Sr. and the late Geraldine August in Lafayette, LA. She attended the schools of Vermilion parish. She worked for many years as a CNA in Abbeville and New Iberia, LA. She had an infectious smile and outgoing personality.
In addition to her mother, she was also preceded in death by her aunt/mother who raised her, Lanie Fusilier; grandparents: Mary Vernis Plowden and Walter August, Sr. Antonia‘s life came to an end unexpectedly on Friday, October 11, 2019 in New Iberia, LA.
Antonia leaves to cherish many precious memories with her children, Alexis August, Alania August, Walter August and Nazarion Perro , all of Abbeville, LA, Alexandria August and Nicholas Perro, Jr., both of New Iberia, LA, Deshawn Perro of Erath, LA and Fabian August of Houston, TX; her father, Alvin (Victoria) Levine, Sr. of Abbeville, LA her uncle/father, who reared her, Clarence (Brenda) Fusilier of Erath, LA; her siblings, Andrea (TJ Darby) Wilson, Angela (Billy) Harrison-Laston, Tommy (Carla) Williams, Jr., Alvine Levine, Jr., and Joshua Levine, Sr., all of Abbeville, LA, Kendra (Kerry Conway) Fusilier of Erath, LA, Tara (Renny) Keal of New Iberia, LA and Crystal Sadler of Delcambre, LA; five grandchildren; her aunts and uncles; nieces, nephews other relatives and friends who loved her dearly.
View the obituary and sign the guest book online at www.carneyfuneralhome.net.
Professional services entrusted Carney Funeral Home, 602 North Pierce Street, Lafayette, LA, (337) 235-9789, is in charge of arrangements.

February 3, 1993 ~ October 18, 2019

ABBEVILLE — Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, October 24, 2019 at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville honoring the life of Christopher Charles Bertrand, 26, who died Friday, October 18, 2019 at Tulane Medical Center.
He will be laid to rest at St. Paul Cemetery
Chris is survived by his father, Charles Bertrand; mother, Pam Lyons; sisters, Kristy Thibeaux and her husband Mitchell and Michelle Homminga; and maternal grandmother, Theresa Choate.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Soline and Alfreda Bertrand; and maternal grandfather, Ronald “PeeWee” Lyons.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles St., on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 from 1:00 PM until 10:00 PM; Thursday, October 24, 2019 from 8:00 AM until time of services.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.vincentfuneralhome.net.
All funeral arrangements are being conducted by Vincent Funeral Home of Abbeville, (337) 893-4661.

Krystal Symone Williams and Justin Paul Rachal were united in the sacrament of Holy Matrimony on Saturday, October 19, 2019 at Saint Alphonsus Catholic Church in Maurice, Louisiana. The ceremony was officiated by Father Stanly Jawa.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. Allen and Mrs. Veronice Williams of Maurice, Louisiana. She is the granddaughter of the late, Randolph and Mary Plowden of Abbeville, La and the late Wilfred Sr. and Emma Lou Williams of Maurice, La. The bride is a 2011 graduate of North Vermilion High School, a 2017 graduate of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette where she earned her Bachelor’s of Science degree in Dietetics. She is currently employed as a Region 6 Community Resource Coordinator at Central Louisiana Health and Education Center.
The groom is the son of Mr. Victor and Mrs. Shirley Rachal of Pineville, Louisiana. He is the grandson of the late, Steve and Sarah Bordelon of Pineville, La; Rowena and the late, Eugene Rachal also of Pineville, La. The groom is a 2007 graduate of Pineville High School and a 2012 graduate of Nicholls University where he earned a degree in Petroleum Technology. He is currently employed as a Production Operator at Chevron.
Escorted by her father, the bride wore an ivory lace trumpet style bridal gown with a sweetheart neckline, cap sleeves, low sheer back and English Net godets throughout the skirt. She accented the look with a cathedral length, handmade veil by Sew Sweet Alterations owner Peggy Esposito. She carried a bouquet of silk anemones, roses and various greenery in soft hues of peach, white and grey.
The bride’s sister, Kortney Williams, attended as Maid of Honor. Her bridesmaids included her cousins, Denette Tyler, Christine Kelly and Catherine Tholborn as well as her friends, Kelsey Ambrose and Laken Murrell.
The groom’s brother, Tyler Rachal, served as the Best Man. Groomsmen included his cousins, Matthew Rachal, David Lemmons, Alfred Luneau and Zac Aldecoa; his friend Derek Sandoval and the bride’s brother, Kolin Williams. Karsen Tyler, the bride’s cousin and son of Kennedy and Denette Tyler served as the ring bearer.
Following the ceremony a formal reception was held at Le Pavilion in Lafayette. After enjoying a honeymoon to Cozumel, Mexico the couple will reside in Pineville, Louisiana

KAPLAN - The Kaplan Pirates ended a four-game losing in front of a homecoming crowd Friday.
The Pirates beat the St. Martinville Tigers 26-15 Friday in Ed Douglas Memorial Stadium.
The win improves Kaplan to 3-4 overall and 1-1 in the district.
Kaplan head coach Stephen Lotief said it felt like eight years since the last time Kaplan won a game.
On Friday, his saw his squad play Kaplan football.
“We relaxed and played better,” said Lotief. “We won the line of scrimmage, and we played as good as we can play.”
The Pirates used a team effort to beat the Tigers.
The offense racked up 277 yards of offense behind the running of Drake Lejeune. Lejeune ran for 137 yards on 22 carries, and he scored twice.
His head coach praised his running back.
“He ran hard today. He got the extra yards on his own,” said Lotief. “The offensive line won the battle. This week we fell forward instead of sideways. We played with a little more intensity.”
Lejeune came into the game with 292 yards rushing in six games. He averaged 10 yards a game heading into Friday’s big game. He was excited to end the four-game losing streak.

“It feels fantastic. I hope the win starts a trend,” said Lejeune. “I hope we continue to win and dominate like we did tonight.”
The Pirates’ offense did not score in the first half. The only Kaplan scored occurred when linebacker Andre Gaspard ran an interception back 32 yards for a touchdown.
The Pirates went into halftime down 8-6.
However, Lotief did not go into the locker room. He stayed on the track because his daughter, Erin, made the homecoming court. He had to escort her on the field. He said it could have been a first in his 20-plus years of coaching he did not go into the locker room at halftime.

It did not seem to the bother the Pirates because they opened the third quarter playing Kaplan football.
They took their opening second-half drive and marched 54 yards in 15 plays and came away with six points. On fourth down and goal, Lejeune ran four yards and rolled into the end zone and put his team up 12-8.
Lotief called for his kicker Cooper Guidry to kick an onside kick. He was successful and Kaplan’s Caden Campisi fell on the rolling football at midfield.
Four plays later, running back Ethan Weygand scored from the 30-yard line to give Kaplan an 18-8 lead.
In a matter of two minutes, the Pirates went from being down 8-6 to being ahead 18-8.
The Tigers’ offense woke up and scored quickly to close the Pirates’ lead to 18-15 with only nine minutes left in the game.
However, when the Tigers got the ball again, the Kaplan defense stepped up and made big plays.
On a fourth-down, Kaplan defenders Orlando Roy, Rhen Renfrow, and Ross LaPointe stopped St. Martinville’s quarterback.
Then with the game on the line, Renfrow and Kavan Desormeaux came up big and sacked St. Martinville’s quarterback on fourth down with less than two minutes to play in the game.
“Our defense came to play. They stepped up when they had to. We played as a team a tonight, and that is what it takes to win this district,” said Lotief.
Others who carried the football for Kaplan were Nahan Sistrunk (19-64 yards) and Weygand (6-64).