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ABBEVILLE – Funeral Services for Mr. Rudy Joseph Caillouet, 82, will be held at 1:00PM on Thursday, February 8, 2018 at David Funeral Home Chapel of Abbeville with Deacon Francis Cao officiating. Interment will follow at St. Paul Cemetery.
Visitation will be held at David Funeral Home of Abbeville on Wednesday, February 7, 2018 from 10:00AM until 9:00PM with a recitation of the rosary at 7:00PM. Visitation will resume on Thursday, February 8, 2018 from 9:00AM until the time of the services.
A native of Thibodaux and a resident of Abbeville, Mr. Caillouet died at 6:21PM on Saturday, February 3, 2018 at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center. He proudly served his country in the US Army during the Korean Conflict and Vietnam War. Mr. Rudy retired from the State of Louisiana Department of Transportation as a superintendent after over 40 years of service. He was known for his enjoyment of hunting, gardening, working in his orange orchard, and cooking for friends and family.
He is survived by three sons, Cody Caillouet and his wife Monique of Perry, Will Caillouet and his wife Regina of Erath, and Anthony Theriot and his wife Guadalupe of Abbeville; two daughters, Sherry Suire and her husband Elton of Erath and Vickie Lemaire and her husband Dale of Abbeville; two brothers, Cameron Caillouet of Vacherie and Stephen Caillouet of Chackbay; three sisters, Carolyn Kramer of Chackbay, Cynthia Larousse of Chackbay, and Sandra Folse of Vacherie; seven grandchildren, twenty-one great- grandchildren, and three great- great- grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife Shirley Labit Caillouet; his parents, Gilbert Joseph Caillouet and Lillian Landry Caillouet; and two sons, Elias Doucet, Jr. and Francis Theriot.
Serving as pallbearers will be Evan Caillouet, Will Caillouet, Kane Frederick, Kyle Lemaire, Heath Doucet, and Brody Suire.
Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Cody Caillouet and Patches Suire.
You may sign the guest register book and express condolences online at www.davidfuneralhome.org
David Funeral Home of Abbeville at 2600 Charity St. (337)893-3777 will be handling the arrangement.

ABBEVILLE - The Junior Auxiliary of Abbeville (JA of Abbeville) honored the “Kings and Queens of Our Future” during their annual Artfully Yours service project.
Held at the Boys and Girls Club-Vermilion Unit on Saturday, January 20, JA members treated the B&G Club members to a royal themed day of arts and crafts.
This annual service project that is fun-filled and hands-on is fully funded by the Chapter and community donations. It is thoroughly enjoyed by not only the members of the Boys and Girls Club, but also by the members of JA of Abbeville.
Project Chairman Laurie Hulin along with her Committee which includes Nealy Atkins, Brandi Duplantis, and Brittany Guidry provided the children with ingenious ways to express themselves.
Chairman Hulin states “ This year we hosted about 40 children at Artfully Yours. The day was filled with laughter, creativity, and much needed warmth. Each child created such beautiful and interesting projects that were truly fit for a king or queen. Hopefully, each child went home encouraged and inspired.”
The day consisted of breakfast, lunch, and five art/craft stations. “The Royal Crown” station taught children how to create and wear their own royal crown.
In “The Royal Portrait” station, children decorated a picture frame. Thereafter, the children, dressed in their crown and a sash, were photographed. The photo was placed in their frame to complete their portrait.
The next station was the “The Royal Gem” which included jewelry making. “The Royal Crest” station taught children how to design tshirts bearing their own family crest. Lastly, the children made king cakes out of donuts during “The Royal Feast” session. All sessions were created and led by crafty JA members. Whitney Chevalier, Director of the Vermilion Unit, Leah Boudreaux, Boys and Girls Club Art Teacher, and special volunteer Jennah Detraz assisted the royal members.
Learn more about the Junior Auxiliary of Abbeville and their mission to render charitable services that are beneficial to the children of Vermilion Parish at www.jaofabbeville.org.

Delaney Francis Morvant of Thibodaux and Justin Lee Koch of Bayou Blue, were united in holy matrimony on Jan. 26, 2018, at Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church in Thibodaux. Officiating at the ceremony was Father Mitch Semar.
Music during the ceremony was provided by Kay Degruise (pianist) and Joshua and Brittany Martin (vocalists).
The bride is the daughter of Mark Joseph and Maureen “Shonie” Morvant, of Thibodaux. She is the granddaughter of Robert Maurice Sr. and Martha “Tookie” Sonnier of Abbevile, Louisiana and Artie Joseph and Karen Murray Morvant of Thibodaux.
The groom is the son of Richard and Patty Koch, of Bayou Blue. He is the grandson of Peter and Gloria Luke and the late William and Betty Koch.
Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a Sottero and Midgley gown comprised of Vizela Mikado and is a simple wedding gown that features a fitted bodice and natural waist, flaring into a dramatically full structured ball gown skirt with hidden pockets. It is finished with covered buttons trailing from the neckline to a cathedral hemline & over zipper and inner corset closure.

A Rebecca Ingram lace jacket adorned the top of the dress and a beautiful cathedral length veil with lace beginning at the fingertips, encircled the bottom and flowed from a jeweled hair piece over the entire back of the gown.
The bride was attended by her maid of honor, Kyla Rodrigue Matthews. Bridesmaids were Rebecca Lynn Koch, Hannah Rae Koch and Savannah Price Hebert
Junior bridesmaid was Brennly Elise Bonvillain.
The groom’s best man was Miguel Sidney Dardar. The other attendants included Dylan Michael Billiot, Dustin John Luke and Alexander Robert Morvant.
The flower girls were Anderson Rae Bonvillain and Adelyn Grace Koch. The ring bearers were Uriah Joseph Bonvillain and Tucker Michael Smith.
The bride is a graduate of E.D. White Catholic High School, attended Nicholls State University and graduated from Lafayette General Hospital and Health Sciences Licensed Practical Nursing program. She is currently employed at Acadia Concrete.
The groom is a graduate of Terrebonne High School and Fletcher Community College. He is currently employed at Crosby Energy.
A reception was held at The Foundry on the Bayou. Music was provided by Soul Survivor.
The couple will honeymoon at a later date.
The couple resides in Thibodaux.

On Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, Sister DePorres Polk formerly of Erath, lost her battle with cancer at the Holy Angels Convent in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Erath native, Barbara Polk was born to Henry and Dorothy Mae (Jessie) Polk on July 23, 1943. She attended Dozier Elementary as a child and was a 1961 Herod High graduate. She was one of three children. She has one remaining sister; Judith Polk Lightfoot and she lost a brother Preston Richard in December 2015.
As a native of Erath, Sister DePorres shared once, that although her mother was not Catholic, she made the decision that her children would attend the nearby Catholic Church for Mass and religious education classes offered by Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Sister DePorres shared in an interview, “When I was 14 years old, I felt the call of God on my life. I knew I had to finish school before I could even think about entering a convent. I graduated from high school and then worked at the rectory for Father Emery Labbe.”
As told by Sister de Porres, she resisted her “calling” for a few years and her parish priest, Father Emery Labbe’ would to tease her by saying he was going to send her to a convent. He told me one day, “Barbara, I’m going to send you to a nunnery.” She jokingly replied, “You, and who else?” She added, “I couldn’t get the idea out of my head. I wasn’t sure what God was calling me to, but I wasn’t ready for marriage either. Between the two, the Lord won.”
One Sunday, Sister de Porres explained that she was listening to a homily by Father Labbe’ at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Erath when the clarity of her calling finally hit home. When she looked and heard her parish priest that day, she says she didn’t see her him, but Jesus standing there. She shared, “I forgot the words he used, but I said, "OK, you win! I knew then that I could not delay my decision any longer. I love every minute of it. I am so grateful that the Lord continued to pursue me and did not give up on me.” Sister de Porres said.
In an interview in an Arkansas paper, she stated, “I visited Holy Rosary School in Lafayette, Louisiana with the Holy Family Sisters, but I realized they were not the ones I wanted to join. The Sisters from Holy Angels Convent were my religious education teachers. They were so jovial and joyful. I felt a drawing to their way of life. Sr. Mary John Seyler told me, ‘You know, Barbara, when someone invites you to a banquet, you don’t refuse.’ She responded by saying, “That got me to thinking.”
Barbara Polk entered the Holy Angels Convent on August 6, 1967, in Jonesboro, Arkansas. She professed her vows on July 11, 1969.
After Sister de Porres joined the order, she worked as a licensed practical nurse in labor and delivery for almost 30 years at St. Bernard’s. She also served in Little Rock where she was a liaison for the Diocesan Council for Black Catholics and then served as the Sub Prioress at the Holy Angels Convent. After she was sicker, she stepped back as a Sub Prioress and then helped produce work schedules for the sisters of the convent.
Diagnosed twice with breast cancer, Sister de Porres Polk found strength through her faith. Sister De Porres Polk battled breast cancer in 2008 and won that battle. However, it was back in 2015.
Her faith, however, was her guiding light through both bouts of cancer. She shared in an interview with the Arkansas Catholic in 2015, “If it wasn’t for my faith, I wouldn’t be able to get through this. If it wasn’t for God and Jesus holding my hand, I wouldn’t make it through.”
On October 11, 2015, Sr. DePorres who was 72 at the time, was named as a Warrior Women Wall of Fame honoree at the St. Bernard’s Imaging Outpatient Center in Jonesboro. The Warrior Wall recognizes women who have battled breast cancer.
On July 11, 2017, this past year, she celebrated 48 years of service as an Olivetan Benedictine Nun.
Sister DePorres (Barbara Polk) was a great granddaughter of Robert and Frances Dozier of Erath. The Dozier couple were the founders of the original Dozier school in Erath back in 1911. She was also the great granddaughter of Rosalind Gradne and the granddaughter of Lizzie (Dozier) and Alicide Jessie and Henry Sr. and Maggie Polk.
Viewing will be held on Sunday, February 4, 2018 with the Vigil at 6:30 PM and the rosary at 7:00. The funeral mass will be at 10:00 am on Monday, February 5th at Holy Angels Convent in Jonesboro, Arkansas.