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Duncan Eugene Boutwell, age 87, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 12, 2024, in Alexandria, Louisiana at Lexington House. He was born in Chicago on October 6, 1937, to his parents, Donald and Dorothy Boutwell, who preceded him in death.
Those left to cherish his memory include his wife of 35 years, Elisabeth (Beth) Hebert Boutwell; daughters, Lyla Cervantes and Lynda Rodgers (Terry); step-children, Carlos Pardo (Elizabeth) and Amy Cepparo (Gustavo); grandchildren, Melissa Pierce (Mitch), Amanda Prestridge (James), Jasmine and Joshua Cervantes, Stephanie Whittle (Ryan), and Emilie Eusea; step-grandchildren, Emmy and Caeden Pardo, Sofia, Natalie and Camila Cepparo; great grandchildren, Faelyn Hakes, Willow Prestridge, Erilyn and Ivy Whittle, and Charles Eusea. He is also survived by his brother, Roger Boutwell (Beverly) and their children, Brian Boutwell (Vicki), Douglass Boutwell and Cindy Swigert (Don); and cousin, Brent Landis.
Duncan was a high school teacher of Spanish, English and French and was a counselor. He was a life-long learner with varied interests and talents as a pilot, a motorcycle enthusiast, a wood carver, a newspaper columnist, and a volunteer fireman. He was also an “outside the box” problem solver who could repair anything.
But Duncan will be remembered most for his desire to help others, especially elderly widows. As a teacher he was able to reach and motivate teenage boys that might not have succeeded with his attention.
A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, at 6 p.m. at Trinity Christian Center at 3466 Highway 112 in Forest Hill.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, October 26, 2024, at 1:30 p.m. at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Lafayette, for Judith Faulk, a cherished daughter, sister, aunt, and friend, who passed away on October 22, 2024 in Lafayette.
The family requests visitation be observed at Martin and Castille Funeral Home, 600 East Farrel Road, Lafayette, LA on Friday from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. with a Rosary prayed at 7 p.m. Visitation will continue Saturday from 9 a.m. to time of services.
Reverend Joel Faulk will officiate the services.
She will be laid to rest at the Holy Rosary Kaplan Cemetery in Kaplan, LA.
Left to treasure Judith's memory is her beloved mother, Mamie Hebert Faulk; her sisters, Janice (Ray) Vincent, Peggy Marceaux, Roxane Manale, Tricia (Kent) Dartez, and Raenell (Jerry) Trahan. She was known as the “fun loving aunt” to her 13 nieces and nephews, Timothy Vincent, Jennifer Vidrine, Stephanie Vincent, Christopher Vincent, Alexa Broussard, Angela Villejoin, Seth LeBlanc, Blake Manale, Lauren Sonnier, Angelle Dartez, Emily Dartez, Dylan Trahan, and Kyle Trahan; her 8 great-nieces and nephews, Kenlee Vidrine, Lincoln Vidrine, Hayden Marceaux, Jackson Ryder, Max Vincent, Lainey Pachall, Aiden Broussard, and Magdelyn Broussard; along with one great-great-niece, Emsley Pachall. Judith's father, Leo Stanley Faulk, and her brother-in-law, Nicholas Manale, preceded her in death, and now she joins them in eternal peace.
Born on January 5, 1960 in Kaplan, Judith's life was a testament of her dedication to her family, friends, career, and community.
Judith graduated from Kaplan High School. She achieved an accounting degree from the University of Louisiana in Lafayette, where she remained an active member of the ULL Alumni Association. As a Certified Public Accountant and Accredited Petroleum Accountant, Judith was a member of the American Institute of CPAs, the Louisiana Society of CPAs, and the LCPA Oil and Gas Committee. She was a member and served as the past-president of the Acadiana Chapter of the Council of Petroleum Accountants Societies. She was employed with Wright, Moore, Dehart, Dupuis & Hutchinson.
As a parishioner at St. Pius X Catholic Church, Judith served as an ACTS Retreat team leader and volunteered in the Adoration Room and Bible Study, among other ministries. She cherished her friends and loved spending time with them.
Judith enjoyed vacations to lighthouses throughout the country and was a member of the US Lighthouse Society. She found joy in the beauty of seashells, becoming an avid collector and a member of the Louisiana Malacological Society and Conchologists of America.
Pallbearers will be Christopher Vincent, Jeremy Broussard, Seth LeBlanc, Kent Dartez, Kyle Trahan and Dylan Trahan. Honorary pallbearers will be Timothy Vincent and Blake Manale.
The family extends their heartfelt gratitude to the staff of Our Lady of Lourdes, Dr. Jobe, Dr. Thibodeaux, Dr. Hanayneh, and Dr. Cowen for their compassionate care.
View the obituary and guestbook online at www.mourning.com.
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Francis LeBlanc was a soft-spoken man who significantly impacted Abbeville High School and J.H. Williams Middle School. He passed away over the weekend of a short illness.
He was the chorus director at Abbeville High School and J.H. Williams Middle School for 27 years. He retired this past May.
As of Monday, the Meridional had not received any funeral arrangements for LeBlanc. 
“This beautiful soul is now singing with the angels,” said Tiffany Marie Saltzman.  “I will miss so much about him. He played a huge role in so many lives. I will miss him calling me Salisbury. I will miss every eraser he (jokingly) would throw at us when he knew we were lip-singing,  but mostly, I will miss his smile and heart. Mr. Francis,  I am sure Jesus is proud of you for how many lives you’ve changed.”
 Mathew Ewing is a band member of the All-Star Band. The band played alongside LeBlanc at St. Elizabeth Seaton Catholic Church in Lafayette.
“It’s with the heaviest heart that I must say goodbye to my brother in Christ, Francis Leblanc,” said Ewing.  “It has been one of the greatest honors of my life to get to sing alongside and befriend you all these years. The man could go from being sassy and playful to saying the most inspired Godlike words you would hear that day. He is a kind soul who gave everything he was to his community, especially to the youth who will carry his fire forward after yesterday.”
Abbeville High School also wrote about losing their former chorus director.
“Mr. Francis, who recently retired in May after more than 27 years of service to JHW and AHS, was certainly one-of-a-kind,” wrote Abbeville High School. “His powerful, angelic voice could fill a room like no other and could send chills down your spine. His vocals and piano playing were truly transcendent and moving. Mr. Francis greeted you with a smile, genuine words of all kinds from his seemingly endless well of wisdom, and the warmest of hugs. To know him was to love him.
“Our community sends our deepest condolences to his family and all who knew and loved him as we process this loss together. We know that Mr. Francis will live on in our hearts and that he leaves the mighty legacy of music and love to grow.”
Former Abbeville High teacher Jason Harrington had a classroom next to LeBlanc.
“My favorite memory of Mr. Francis was in his interaction with one of my students, said Harrington. “When I was at Abbeville High, my room was next door to his office, and he’d often visit to give insight and advice to my TAG students.
“With one particular student who was a verifiable savant, Mr. Francis sat and listened to him play piano, then with the most direct tone imaginable, he expressed to the student that God was going to hold him to account for how he shared this gift with the world. He communicated in no uncertain terms that we have a responsibility to share our gifts; they are not for us but for others.”
LeBlanc not only taught chorus in Abbeville, but he was also a music minister and teacher in the Diocese of Lafayette.
Two years ago,  LeBlanc was a finalist for the Christi Award from the Diocese of Lafayette.
He was quoted in the Catholic Extension Society magazine, crediting his strong faith-life to family and community.
“I was blessed having both parents believing in God,” he said. “They instilled in us hard work and to treat people the way you want to be treated. My father is gone now, but we know where he’s at. He’s with the grace of God.” 
To this day, Leblanc’s mother attends Mass nearly every day and prays the rosary at least four times daily.
According to the Catholic Extention Magazine, as a child at St. Francis, which hosted many highly talented musicians, Leblanc fell in love with the beauty of music and its ability to bring people closer to God. Father Joseph Brown, a Josephite priest who served the parish, encouraged Leblanc to develop his musical skills and to play for the church.
Leblanc earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree in music from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. During his education, he received a scholarship to study overseas, but his family couldn’t afford the rest of the cost. His parish community came together to fundraise for him so his parents didn’t have to pay a cent.
“That touched me deeply,” Leblanc said in the magazine article. “And for that, I always want to give back because so much was given to me through my community.”

The Abbeville High/Franklinton football game was halted with 7:33 remaining in the fourth quarter after Abbeville High assistant coaches overheard a spectator behind the AHS players threatening to get a gun.
Abbeville was losing 50-12 when the game was stopped.
The young man who allegedly made that statement had just been in a pushing match with another person sitting in the first row of the AHS stadium.
 Within seconds, security officers were in the stands trying to escort the young man out of the stadium. As the young man was being escorted out, the Abbeville assistant coaches, with a protective instinct, started waving their hands and directing their players to the safety of the school bus.
In the meantime, the Abbeville Wildcats offense was still on the field, running plays while the AHS coaches were trying to get their players off of the field.
Abbeville High Head Coach Jonathan Zenon walked across the field to tell Franklinton head coach Nick Saltifamagio why he was calling the game.
On the way back, Coach Zenon explained why the game was stopped early.
“There was a group of kids in the stands heard that a guy was going get a gun,” said Zenon. “We decided to end it.”
Once the game was over, Franklinton trotted across the field and onto their bus, while the Wildcats walked to their buses.
When the game was called, Abbeville Principal Phillip Freeman was on the Abbeville High sideline. 
He did not want to make a statement until he investigated the incident.
It was almost two years to the day that someone fired five bullets near the J.H Williams football stadium. It was also Abbeville’s homecoming game. 
On Friday, it is also Abbeville High’s homecoming.
As of Friday night, it was not known if anyone was arrested for allegedly making gun threats on a school campus.
This is the second week a Vermilion Parish football game had a strange ending.
Fighting broke out at the end of last Friday’s North Vermilion/Comeaux High football game. The two teams were suspended from playing this Friday because of the fights.