Rable Comeaux Girouard

ERATH — A Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Rable Comeaux Girouard, 88, will be held at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church on Monday, May 8, 2023 at 1 p.m. Entombment will follow at Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery.
Visitation will be held at David Funeral Home of Erath on Monday, May 8 ,2023 from 9 a.m. until time of services with a recitation of the rosary at 11 a.m.
Mrs. Rable passed away on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. She graduated from Erath High in 1953. She married Roland Girouard of New Iberia on April 17, 1955, who was in the retail business. This brought them to places like Bogalusa, Harahan, Opelousas and finally to Abbeville. Mrs. Rable worked as a receptionist for doctors and dentists in these towns. While in Bogalusa, she and her husband became involved with bowling teams where many trophies were won between the both of them. Their competition followed while in Harahan. When in Opelousas, Rable started her hobby of Tole Painting with instructors in Lafayette. When they were transferred to Abbeville, she continued the hobby traveling to Lafayette with friends, Belva LeBlanc and Kelly Broussard. After a while she began giving painting lessons in her home.
Rable was a member of the Catholic Daughters of Our Lady of Lourdes Court #1670, the Demi Tasse Coffee Club, monthly supper club held at “The Camp”, a Pokeno group, and Saturday night girlfriends get together. Once Rable returned to Erath, if you saw her, you usually saw her with her sister, Vella Mae Bernard. They became known as the “Comeaux Sisters”. She accompanied her sister to outings in and around Erath. Mrs. Rable will be deeply missed by many as a good friend, and nannie or aunt.
She is survived by her caregivers, niece and nephew, Deana Simon and Shelby Bernard and his wife Debbie; her sisters-in-law, Bobbie Girouard and Lynell Romero (Junior); and numerous great and great-great nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her husband Roland Girouard; her sister and brother-in-law, Vella Mae Bernard and Lee; her parents, Azard and Louria Comeaux; and her sister, Clara Dean Comeaux.
Serving as pallbearers will be Bo Bernard, Ross Simon, Christian Vargas, Gavin Broussard, William Simon, Tatem Suire, and Chett Vargas
Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Orris Dale Belanger and Leland Harrington.
The family would like to extend a special thanks to The Vermilion at East Ridge and Hospice of Acadiana for the special care they gave Nannie/Aunt Rable.
David Funeral Home of Erath 209 E. Putnam St. (337)937-0405 will be handling the arrangements.