Obituaries

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Judy Derise

Thu, 08/20/2020 - 7:57am

DELCAMBRE – A native and resident of Vermilion Parish, Mrs. John “Tommy” Derise, the former Judy Ann Dore, age 69, passed away on Monday, August 10, 2020 at Our Lady of Lourdes Heart Hospital in Lafayette with her family by her side.
A Celebration of Life gathering will be held for Mrs. Derise at Evangeline Funeral Home of Delcambre on Saturday, August 22, 2020 from 1:00 pm until 3:00 pm. A rosary will be prayed at 2:00 pm. Interment will be held privately at a later date.

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Milton Collins, Sr.

Thu, 08/20/2020 - 7:54am

Services will be held on Friday, August 21, 2020, to honor the life of Milton Collins, Sr.
On August 14, 2020 our Lord and Savior called home his servant, Milton Collins, Sr. Milton answered the call surrounded by family and love ones at his residence in Abbeville, Louisiana. Milton was born in Vermilion Parish to the late Thomas Collins and Celestine Plowden on September 22, 1936.

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Martha B. Rideaux

Wed, 08/19/2020 - 3:55pm

ABBEVILLE — A Home-going Celebration will be held for Mrs. Martha B. Rideaux, the former Martha Brailey, 65, at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, August 20, 2020, at Greater Rose Hill Baptist Church. Rev. Walter August, Jr. (Pastor of The Church of Bethel’s Family, Houston, TX) will officiate.
She will await the resurrection at St. Paul Cemetery in Abbeville, LA.
A gathering of family and friends will be held at the church on Thursday at 10:00 A.M. until the time of the service.

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Kathleen Bourque Hebert

Wed, 08/19/2020 - 3:53pm

ERATH — A Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Kathleen Bourque Hebert, 67, will be held at 11:00AM on Thursday, August 20, 2020 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church with Fr. Andre Metrejean officiating. Interment will follow at Our Lady of Lourdes Mausoleum.
Visitation will be held at David Funeral Home of Erath on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 beginning at 10:00AM until 9:00PM with a recitation of the rosary at 7:00PM. Visitation will resume on Thursday, August 20, 2020 beginning at 8:00AM until the time of the services.

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