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Hubert McManus, 87, a native of Eunice and resident of Morgan City, died Saturday at the Morgan City Health Care Center.
He served in World War II with the U.S. Army, fighting in the Battle of the Bulge, and was a former prisoner of war.
He was retired from the Gulf Oil Corp. after more than 40 years with that company.
He is survived by two daughters, Janice McManus of Marietta, Ga., and Mrs. Archie (Phyllis M.) Summerlin of San Antonio, Texas ; a son, Daily Review Managing Editor Ted McManus and daughter-in-law, Bonnie, of Morgan City; four grandchildren, Seth Summerlin of Konigstein, Germany, Capt. Joshua Summerlin of El Paso, Texas , Jordan Summerlin of Corpus Christi, Texas , and Megan McManus of Morgan City; and three great-grandchildren, Jackson Summerlin, Ryan Summerlin and Kylen Summerlin.
He is also survived by a sister, Mae M. Aymond of Orange, Texas ; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, a daughter, his parents, two brothers and one sister.
Visitation will be today from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and resumes Tuesday at 8 a.m. at Ardoin Funeral Home in Eunice.
Funeral services will be in the funeral home chapel at 10 a.m. Tuesday with burial in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
near Eunice.
Ardoin Funeral Home in Eunice is in charge of arrangements, with Twin City Funeral Home in Morgan City handling local arrangements.
Sim Lemoine Sr.
Services for Sim Lemoine Sr. were held at 3 p.m. today in the chapel of Forest Lawn Funeral Home in Ball, with the Rev. Bob Galloway officiating. Burial was in the Lemoine Cemetery
in Colfax.
Lemoine, 56, of Pineville, Passed away Saturday at his residence. He was a member of Sherwood Baptist Church.
His parents and one brother preceded him in death.
He is survived by his wife, Evelyn Sue Lemoine; four children, Millie Angeron of Patterson, Mary Raxdale and Sim Lemoine Jr., both of Alexandria, and Tammy Beeson of Ball; four stepchildren, Bryan Gagnard and Gerald Gagnard, both of Tioga, Greg Gagnard of Bentley and Debra Hogue of Lafayette; one sister, Linda Young of Pineville; four brothers, Dale Lemoine and Doyle Lemoine, both of Tioga, Doyce Lemoine of Colfax and Ronnie Lemoine of Fairfield; 27 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Pallbearers were Bryan Gagnard, Chris Lemoine, Gerald Gagnard, D.J. Lemoine, Eddie Gaspard and Sim Lemoine Jr.
Forest Lawn Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Owen William “Chief” Moxley Sr., born Sept. 7, 1926, in Tupelo, Miss., Passed away Oct. 30, 2004, at his home surrounded by his loving family.
Visitation will be observed today from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Hargrave Funeral Home in Morgan City. Visitation will resume Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2004, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Funeral services will be held at the funeral home at 10 a.m. Tuesday. The East St. Mary Funeral Squad will conduct a 21-gun salute and other military graveside services for their comrade who courageously gave of himself to protect our great country. interment will follow in the Morgan City Cemetery.
Owen lived a blessed life. He served as a Marine Corporal in World War II from 1943 to 1946. He was wounded March 5, 1945, in Iwo Jima, Japan, and was awarded a Purple Heart.
After his return, he went to work for Kerr-Magee, then worked for Tidewater Marine as a mechanical supervisor until he retired in 1986. During his career with Tidewater, he traveled to many places, including Saudi Arabia, Trinidad, Venezuela, Surinam, Brazil, Nigeria, Ghana, Italy, Holland, Scotland, Canada, Alaska, Singapore, Panama Canal Zone, London, England, Egypt, Africa, Guatemala and France. While employed at Tidewater, two motor vessels were named after him: the Owen Tide and Owen Tide II.
He was a member of American Legion Post 242 and the Masonic Lodge 33.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 55 years, Hazel M. Landry Moxley. They have five children, Patricia Ribardi, Owen W. Moxley Jr. and wife, Juanita, Henry Moxley and wife, Virginia, Elizabeth Davis and husband, Benjamin, and Rebecca Glynn and husband, Bobby Sr. He also is survived by his sisters, Vetrial Comeaux of Tennessee and Verdie Gooding of Texas . They have 12 grandchildren, one step-granddaughter and six great-granddaughters.
He was preceded in death by his parents, the Rev. Henry and Georgie Moxley; his brothers, Ernest Moxley and Joseph “Eugene” Moxley; his brothers-in-law, Roscoe Gooding, Eugene Comeaux and Roland Landry; and step-grandson, Benji Davis.
Pallbearers will be Henry Moxley, Jeremy Broussard, Aaron Davis, Bobby Glynn Sr., Pvt. 1st class Bobby Glynn Jr. and Harris Ribardi Jr.
Honorary pallbearers will be Staff Sgt. Tina Taylor and Cadet Tyler Olivier.
He will be greatly missed by his loving family and caring friends.
Hargrave Funeral Home in Morgan City has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Zachary Tyler Pickens was the infant son of Natalie Meaux and Chase Pickens. Zachary was born Sept. 28, 2004, and Passed away Oct. 30, 2004, from Hypoplastic Left Ventricle Heart Syndrome at Ochsner Foundation Hospital in New Orleans.
Visitation was held today from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Vincent’s Funeral Home in Abbeville. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. and burial followed at Graceland Cemetery
in Abbeville.
Zachary is survived by his parents, Natalie Meaux of Stephensville and Chase Pickens of Morgan City; maternal grandparents, Lisa and Mark Meaux of Stephensville; paternal grandparents, Mary and Michael Pickens of Morgan City; three aunts, Ashley Meaux, Brooke Meaux and Kelsey Meaux, all of Stephensville; and one uncle, Chad Pickens of Morgan City.
Zachary was preceded in death by his paternal great-grandmother, Alma Pickens.
Zachary will be missed by all who loved him.
Vincent’s Funeral Home in Abbeville has been entrusted with Zachary’s arrangements.
Mary Elder Kelly Buck Dixon, 85, a native of Bayou Chene and a resident of Franklin since 1953, died Thursday at Heart Hospital of Lafayette.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed Sunday, Oct. 31, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., at Ibert’s Mortuary.
The mortuary will reopen Monday, Nov. 1, at 9 a.m. until service time.
A service will be held Monday, at 11 a.m., at Ibert’s Mortuary. The Rev. Steve Portier will officiate the service. interment will follow in the Franklin Cemetery.
Mrs. Dixon is survived by her sons, Riley Buck and his wife, Kay, of Patterson; Uston Buck and his wife, Margaret, of Ricohoc; Harold Buck and his wife, Sarah, of Franklinton; Gerald Buck and his wife, Sue, of Centerville; Bobby Buck of Franklin; Clair Dixon Jr. and Dave Legon, both of San Francisco, Calif.; daughters, Sarah Jane Buck of Waskom, Texas ; Betty Hanks and her husband, Merlin, of Church Point; Linda Clark and her husband, Wayne, of Baton Rouge; brothers, Harold Kelly of Morgan City and J.P. Pearce of Lafayette; 34 grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren; and 17 great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Clair Dixon Sr.; son, Harold James Buck; brothers, Gilbert Kelly, Tom Kelly, Herbert Kelly, Rudolph “Doo Doo” Pearce and Earl Pearce; sisters, Eufamie K. Chauvin, Sophie Pearce Ourso, Christine Kelly Pearce and Lorena Kelly Pearce; grandchildren, Riley “R.J.” Buck and Harold Jacob Buck; parents, Charles Edward Kelly and Edmae Mendoza Kelly Pearce; and her stepfather, Frank Pearce.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Ibert’s Mortuary Inc. of Franklin.
Delma LaCoste, 74, was born on Bayou Shaffer in Terrebonne Parish Nov. 16, 1929. A long-time resident of Patterson, he died Oct. 26, 2004, in his daughter’s home surrounded by his family.
Visitation will be observed Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Hargrave Funeral Home of Morgan City.
Visitation will resume Friday, Oct. 29, 2004, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Bethel Pentecostal Church. Funeral services will be officiated by the Rev. Marty Harden and the Rev. Steve Manville at 2 p.m. Friday. interment will follow in the Morgan City Cemetery.
Delma had a passion for living. He lived his life in a way that brought pleasure to his friends and family. Mr. LaCoste knew that his life was not his own, but belonged to his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Mr. LaCoste was a faithful member of Bethel Pentecostal Church in Patterson.
Delma was a devoted family man who poured his energies into that which he loved. Delma loved the outdoors. Early in his life he was a Quarter Boat Captain for John Opperman and was a commercial fisherman.
Mr. LaCoste found great pride being the oldest and wisest Journeyman Electrician in the State of Louisiana . Delma was the owner and operator of Dels Electrical Co. He was the electrical contractor of choice for the surrounding areas’ larger commercial buildings. The abundant talent Delma possessed will live on through his son, who also is an accomplished electrician.
Mr. LaCoste is survived by his loving wife, Elizabeth Giroir LaCoste; three loving children, Cathy LaCoste Wiese and husband, Gerald Sr., of Morgan City, Delma “Buddy” C. LaCoste and wife, Dianna, of Ashville, Ala., and Dianne LaCoste Weeks and husband, Jerry, of Berwick; eight grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, three step-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren.
He also had numerous nephews and nieces; three brothers and one sister, Sterling LaCoste Sr. and wife, Mary Ann, of Bayou Vista, John “JC” LaCoste and wife, Patricia, of Berwick, Kenneth LaCoste and wife, Linda, of Berwick, and Shirline LaCoste Amador and husband, Charles, of Berwick; and two wonderful caregivers of Hospice, Elanor Lee and Annie Arnold.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Jack and Lillian LaCoste; his sister, Agnolia LaCoste; his grandson, Shane LaCoste; and his brothers, Aubrey, Clayton, Russell and Ara; and his twin sisters, Elda and Ella.
Pallbearers for Mr. LaCoste will be Gerald Wiese Jr., Joshua Nelson, Chad Adams, Brett Bourgeois, Thomas Welch, Hank McCay, Steven Gray and Johnny LaCoste.
Hargrave Funeral Home in Morgan City has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Herman Luther Crawford, 72, a native of Pollock and resident of Gibson, died Tuesday at 11 p.m.
Visitation will be Thursday from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. and again Friday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Gibson Baptist Church.
Funeral services will begin at 2 p.m. Friday at the church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Carrie Tabor Crawford; a son, Dwayne Crawford of Gibson; a daughter, Bobbie Lynn Colee; two sisters, Allie Mae Evans and Margarita Allen; and six grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother.
Falgout Funeral Home in Houma is in charge of arrangements.
Eugene Bradley Garber Sr.
July 12, 1913 — October 25, 2004
Eugene Bradley Garber Sr., 91, a life-long and devoted resident of Morgan City, died Monday, Oct. 25, 2004, at his residence in Morgan City.
July 12, 1913, a day that would forever change a family, a town and eventually a world. I’m sure heaven rejoiced the day that Eugene Bradley Garber came into this world. His life would be one of love, friendship, leadership and courage. He would love life and live it to the fullest.
How does one put into words the life and legacy of such a great man? Scripturally, his life can be summed up by one powerful Bible verse, “Beloved, let us love one another for God is Love. ...”
Eugene lived his life in a manner that would bring joy to any heart that came near him. He was a warm and gentle man that loved people and was quick to offer a warm, embracing handshake. It has been powerfully noted that he had a passion for leadership and the ability to draw people of all ages to his charm, wit and stature.
Living by their motto and their love for God and country, Eugene proudly became the first Eagle Scout of St. Mary Parish and recently received the coveted Silver Beaver Award. His Eagle Scout title is one he would take to heart and use to pave the way to a productive life.
After high school, Eugene attended a two-week training program called the CMTC (Citizen Military Training Core). He wanted to go somewhere exciting and was sent to Fort Beauregard in Alexandria. Eugene then would venture out into broadening his education by attending LSU for two years, majoring in forestry. He was in the ROTC while in school.
He went to work for E.A. McIlhenny and their landscape company, Jungle Gardens, on Avery Island where he did the planting on many state projects and the campuses of LSU, USL, McNeese and Southeastern universities. He also worked on the landscaping of the New Iberia and Opelousas courthouses. His love for his country eventually would lead him into serving in the United States Army.
The year was 1943, the year that would forever change his life. What he found was more dear to him than life itself, it was greater than fame, greater than wealth. It was in that year he met the love of his life, Phyllis Ann Butts. It was said that there was “an instant love and teamwork connection.” This handsome young soldier was smitten, and this beautiful young lady knew that she had found “her guy.”
On Feb. 6, 1943, while stationed at Fort George Wright in Spokane, Wash., and having already attained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant, this man and this woman were joined in holy matrimony, and a new journey began.
After only a little over a year, Eugene would find himself leaving to defend his country after receiving orders from General Hap Arnold to go overseas and build and extend airfields for the secret “B-29s.” He served his country during World War II. After the battle was over, he would leave the military as a Major and as a reservist.
Eugene was a man that believed family was everything and taught them the value of love of God, respect for each other, character and hard work. Eugene was a wonderful husband and a great father. He lived his life for his family and poured all that he had into their happiness. To this great man was born two children, Pam and Brad, who would grow up and continue his legacy.
Eugene was a hard-working man and never used the word “No” or said “It can’t be done.” He was a believer that if there is a will, there is a way.
He loved the land, focusing on its beauty and even the vegetables it could grow. He spent much of his time building a powerful name for himself in the landscaping business. He was known all over south Louisiana for his landscaping talents and natural talent for beauty. He was a past member of the Louisiana Landscape Association and the Landmark Association.
Eugene loved Morgan City and served as the chairman of its first City Planning Commission. He would do whatever he could, not only to make it his home, but make it a great place for others to call home.
His brother- in-law, John Stork, was quoted as saying, “Gene was a public-spirited citizen ... a good family man ... a gentleman through and through.” His love for Morgan City and its people will last forever. Time only knows the impact he has made on our city.
Eugene loved his church. He was a lifelong, faithful member of Atkinson Memorial Presbyterian Church and has served in many areas including as Sunday School teacher for the children, and elder, and spearheaded the Memorial Bell project.
As the years have changed, many things in Eugene’s life have not. He has remained a man of consistency, never wavering in his convictions. He grew friendships like he grew his garden, with great care and knowing that he would also benefit from his effort. He has remained president of the H&B Young Foundation, which has given away millions to the city for trade schools, libraries, public schools and parks. He has remained a mentor and friend to many. He has remained in love with his life partner of 61 years. He has continued to manage the family estate and remained active in his church. He has remained a servant to children, playful and the encouraging patriarch of the family.
So we find ourselves now trying so hard to say goodbye. We will miss your nature, your booming voice, your piercing natural blue eyes, your soft and ready smile, and your warm embracing hugs. You have been an incredible husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather and you will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved you, and each life that you touched in your own special way. I guess it’s not goodbye, but “see you later” until we are a family again in Heaven someday.
He was the son of the late Charles Garber and the late Mattie Russell Garber.
He is survived by his loving wife of over 61 years, Phyllis Garber of Morgan City; one daughter, Pamela Vogel and her husband, Vince, of Arvada, Colo.; one son, Dr. E. Bradley Garber and his wife, Chris, of Tulsa, Okla.; two sisters, Martha Vidos of Morgan City and Ella Mae Stork of Osgood, Ind.; one brother, Glen D. Garber of Lake Charles; four grandchildren, Joanna Roberts and her husband, Corbyn, Molly Hafey, Emmy Garber and Lauren Garber.
Also survived by the extended twinkle in his eyes, Matt Vogel, Erica Vogle and Geoff Vogel; and one great-grandchild, Ella Roberts.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Charles R. Garber, Dr. Jared Y. Garber and Vernon L. Garber; three sisters, Elsie Catherine Garber, Marie Elise Garber and Lois Garber.
The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. today, Oct. 27, 2004, and from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004, at Twin City Funeral Home.
Funeral service will be at Atkinson Memorial Presbyterian Church in Morgan City at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004, with the Rev. Bob Hyatt officiating. interment will be at Morgan City Cemetery
in Morgan City.
Twin City Funeral Home in Morgan City has been entrusted with the arrangements.
