Obituaries

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Michael B. “Mike” Gooch

Tue, 06/27/2017 - 9:09am

Michael “Mike” Gooch passed away at his home in Houston, Texas, on Friday, June 23, 2017, at the age of 49 after a much too brief battle with cancer. He was born on May 1, 1968, in Erath, Louisiana, to David Doyle Gooch and Mary Sheryl Broussard Gooch. He was a graduate of Vermillion Catholic High School in Abbeville, Louisiana and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. On May 9th, 1992 he married Leonora Lee Deprez in Abbeville, Louisiana. He loved the beach, competing in triathlons, Jiu Jitsu, boxing, rock climbing, and was a huge fan of UL sports and Saints football.

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Etheline Marie Plowden Hill

Fri, 06/23/2017 - 10:08am

ABBEVILLE – Funeral services for Etheline Marie Plowden Hills is scheduled for 11:00 A.M. Saturday, June 24, 2017 at Mt. Triumph Baptist Church – 300 S. Lamar Street – Abbeville, LA with burial in St. Paul Cemetery. Pastor Ennis Sullivan will officiate the service.
Etheline P. Hills, 67, a long-time resident of Abbeville who devoted thirty years of her life to the children of Vermilion Parish as a third grade teacher at Eaton Park Elementary School passed away on June 14, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family.

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Services set for Monsignor Richard von Phul Mouton

Thu, 06/22/2017 - 2:32pm

Monsignor Richard von Phul Mouton died on Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at the age of 86. He is preceded in death by his father, Scranton Alfred Mouton, Sr., mother, Inez Genevieve von Phul Mouton, brother, Scranton Alfred Mouton, Jr., and sister-in-law, Margaret Apple Mouton. He is survived by his brothers, Frank Anthony Mouton and Marc Gilbert Mouton, Sr., sister-in-law Betty LaCour Mouton, and numerous nieces and nephews.

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