Obituaries

Luna passed away at the age of 85 on Tuesday, October 1, 2019. She was a longtime resident of Abbeville.
She graduated from Lafayette High School in 1952, and graduated Valedictorian of her class. 
Luna was employed by the Diocese of Lafayette, and was the Cafeteria Manager at Mount Carmel Elementary, and Vermilion Catholic High School. During her 27 years at Mount Carmel Elementary she was named Manager of the year twice - Once in 1980, and then again in 1994. In 1996 Mount Carmel dedicated the school yearbook in her honor.

KAPLAN — A Mass of Christian Burial for Beverly Blanc Mire will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, in Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Kaplan, LA. Rev. Fr. Gary Schexnayder will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal and interment will follow in the Kaplan Cemetery.
Beverly passed away on Friday, September 27, 2019, at her home in Kaplan. She was a longtime resident of Kaplan.

A Mass of Christian burial will be conducted for Joe M. Chapman, age 84, at 10:30 on Saturday, October 5 at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Delcambre, LA.
Visitation will begin at the Church at 9:00 with a rosary at 9:45.
Joe was born in Lineville, Alabama and entered the US Navy in 1954. He met his wife Barbara Chapman in the Navy and they were both honorably discharged in 1958, the year of their marriage. Joe attained his degree in Industrial Arts from USL in 1962 and later master’s degrees in education in 1972 and 1975.