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Funeral Services will be held 12:00PM on Friday, March 9, 2018 in the Delhomme Funeral Home of Maurice for Mrs. Mable Simon Duhon, 93, who passed away on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at St. Joseph's Carpenter House.
Burial will take place in St. Alphonsus Cemetery.
Mrs. Mable, a native of Abbeville and a resident of Lafayette, was the daughter of the late Alexander Simon and the former Rosita Broussard. Mrs. Mable enjoyed gardening, French Cajun dancing and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. Mrs. Mable was a loving and kind woman and will be dearly missed.
She is survived by her children, Chester Duhon and wife Barbara, Johnny Duhon and wife Melissa, Roland Duhon and wife Gayle, and Ronald Duhon; grandchildren, Katy, Denise, Chester Jr., Roxanne, Jonathan, Roland Jr., Nichole, Jamie, Chase, Randy; great grandchildren, Blake, Dustin, Emma, Clay, Drew, Tannor, Devin, Megan, Ashton, Logan, Brooke, Lexi, Bryson, Kylie, Amanda, Hailey, Dominick, Zoe, Zachary; great great grandchildren, Bailey, Aimee, Zoey, Addison, Ayden, Laika, Kylan, and Ellis.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Emery Duhon; parents, Alexander and Rosita Simon; and brother, Clarrise Simon.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Delhomme Funeral Home of Maurice on Thursday, March 8, 2018 from 3:00PM to 9:00PM. A Rosary will be recited at 6:00PM on Thursday evening in the funeral home. Visiting hours will continue Friday from 8:00AM until the time of service.
Pallbearers will be Randy Duhon, Roland Duhon Jr, Chase Duhon, Blake Ponthieux, Dustin Ponthieux, Tannor Tauzin, and Devin Duhon, and Jonathan Duhon.
The family would like to thank St. Joseph Hospice and the staff of Pelican Point of Maurice for their excellent care and compassion.
Personal condolences may be sent to the Duhon family at www.delhommefuneralhome.com.
Delhomme Funeral Home, 200 Chief H. Fred Road, Maurice, LA is in charge of funeral arrangemen

Jerry Gaspard, author of the book “Truth That Brings Peace, Love, Joy and Hope” grew up in a small town in ‘Cajun Country’. Being raised in your typical south Louisiana home, he credits his passion for gardening on being brought up on a cattle farm and growing their food.
In high school, Gaspard played sports which included baseball, basketball and track. His hobbies today rarely differ from his earlier years, such as watching LSU baseball, softball and football, the New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints and the New York Yankees.
Gaspard graduated from Louisiana State University with a B.S. in Vocational Agriculture Education and the school of hard knocks. He is a student of the Bible and loves to read inspirational books, much like his own.
In Gaspard’s book, the words “The Bible is God’s truth and he cannot lie. God’s word is his will for your life” greet you followed by numerous bible quotes, including more than one personal testimony of God’s Grace and Protection, Faith, and overcoming temptation, which are just a few of the things he writes about.
Gaspard says, “It only took me six months to write this book. I wrote it in 2017 and it was published by WestBow Press in 2018.”
“My inspiration for this book came from the Holy Spirit from the tragedies and experiences. I should have died three times in my life.”
Gaspard shares his first brush with death. “It’s far more detailed in my book, but basically this is what happened. You know, in order to pay for my college expenses, I worked on a drilling rig during my teenage years. Our station was about three feet above sea level and the seas were rough. I’d say about 12 to 15-foot seas, wearing heavy work attire, making it very difficult, if not impossible to swim, if need be. A fifteen foot wave came over me and I was sucked in to the ocean.”
Falling back in to the ocean, Gaspard felt ‘someone’ grabbing his hand, placing it on a ladder connected to the side of the barge, a ladder he was previously unaware of.
“It was my guardian angel who grabbed my hand, allowing me to climb aboard the barge, I should have drowned, but God had better plans for me.”
The book is described as an inspirational book that will provide truth about heaven and hell, God and the Devil, providing the purpose of God and the job of the Devil, giving the reader a chance to learn about free will and choosing where to spend eternity.
A review of this book reads “I have always been close to God, I have always believed and I have always had faith. This book reminds me of how bad it could be, how easily you could fall off the bandwagon, and how Faith could get you back up. I could not put this book down. I would recommend everyone to read this book, especially if you are having a hard time believing in the power of the Heavens.”

Challi Romero Muguira and Stephen Anthony Muguira have an incredible love story or as Challi calls it, “A far from ordinary love.”
The pair met through a dating site. They were from two different towns in Louisiana. Long distance, usually being an issue for most new couples, came as a challenge to them. Not your typical challenge, though, but rather your ‘bring it on’ type of challenge.
Their friendship turned into love. Their love turned into pure adoration.
Challi says “It’s hard to meet people in a small town, especially when you’re disabled. People see a disability and run. I wanted someone to get to know me before I was judged on my looks.”
“You see I have a rare, moderate case of Progeria, which means I age faster than I should. Because of this, I do appear different. My birth defect is very visible.” Challi has had her share of surgeries, procedures and many invasive appointments in her life, including surgery on her jaw, which was not an option given to her, it was required.
In another town, an hour and a half away, there is Stephen, who has had his fair share of difficulties as well, suffering with Type 1 diabetes as well as aplastic anemia. Aplastic anemia acts as leukemia and diminishes the bone marrow. He has lost nearly all of his eyesight, went through many rounds of chemo and so much more. Stephen has since gained some of his eyesight back, thanks to a bone marrow transplant, but is still considered legally blind.
Challi recently decided to blog, in her blog, she describes that the best thing about her and Stephen’s relationship is their ‘ability to sympathize with each other’. “We have a special understanding
because we have both been through so much, because of this, it has made us stronger.”
Despite still being bullied about her appearance, Challi expresses how ‘it’s a miracle to still be alive. Doctors were never sure I’d make it to age 30.’ Fast forward to 2017, she and Stephen, or Tony, as she calls him, are now married, have two dogs, one cat and a beautiful life. Surrounded by friends and family and in a beautiful country setting, their lives were forever changed and two became one.
Challi says she has ‘no regrets’, but expresses that she ‘mostly feels sorry for her husband for having to adopt the reactions of people who don’t care for the way she looks’. “Sometimes, well, lots of times, I have to stop him from becoming too angry at people who make comments or give me looks, because I am used to it, he is not.”
Stephen, being legally blind, fell in love with her heart first. But in truth, deep down she knows he fell in love with HER. Her beauty, her heart, her laugh, her love and her ability to admire all of that about him as well.
Challi shares how their story is more complicated than it seems. “You see, immediately after we met, we wanted to see more of each other, more often. So for the next eight months, I would drive back and forth an hour and a half to make our relationship work.”
“By this time I knew I loved him, and with him being legally blind, I would soon have to make a critical decision; uproot the life I knew, or try to continue to make a long-distance relationship work? I decided to uproot my life, leave my parents, moved in with him, and hoped for a bright future. Soon after I moved in, he had gotten a job – any job he could take because no one wanted to hire a legally blind man. While I worked days, he worked mostly nights, and again, we’d rarely see each other. Somehow we made it work. By January of 2017, he was gone again.’
“His new adventure was going to an affiliated blind school. It is a state-run program where they teach the visually impaired to be independent enough to run their own business. The catch? The next four months he’d be living in a dorm 30 minutes from home and could only come home on weekends and holidays. I supported him the best way I could. Our whole relationship for a year and a half was long distance, yet we still made it work.”
“It didn’t take long for us to realize we were best friends” Challi says. ‘In March of 2017, he asked my father for my hand in marriage. In all my life, I never admitted my greatest fear to anyone, not even my loved ones. With having a moderate case of progeria and knowing I aged faster, I was terrified I would die alone with no one to share that special life with. On Nov. 18, 2017, we shared our vows in front of our loved ones and friends.”
So where are they today? Challi shares, “We are happy. We struggle with real life problems, and we stay strong through thick and thin. We don’t argue. We don’t yell or raise our voices. We rarely have disagreements. It’s not hard to admit that he is my soul mate and I feel as though we found each other for the sole purpose that we are destined to be together.”
‘My dad once told me that I was lucky. I had found the purest love of all, because Tony is legally blind, he fell in love with my heart and soul, rather than my looks. We truly live a fairy tale life. I found my prince.’
A friend says, “Their relationship is based on a solid foundation. A foundation built with love, respect, honor, and adoration. A foundation that is strong, a foundation that is being taken care of and molded into delicate clay, so that their foundation could grow with them.”

Linda was a loving mother, grandmother and friend
Our dear mother bless you in peace

Private memorial services will be held at a later date for Linda Faye Pellerin, 67, who passed away at Eastridge Nursing Home on Monday, February 26, 2018. There to be with her during her transition to heavenly home was her loving family.
Linda was born December 30, 1950 in Lafayette, LA to the late Alfred Gauthier and Rita Sittig Gauthier. She attended and graduated from Judice High School. She furthered her education to become a Licensed Practical Nurse and worked as a Home Health Nurse for several years.
Linda saw the beauty in so many things. Not only people but, nature. She loved the magnolia tree in her front yard. Linda had a true “green thumb” and could grow the most beautiful flowers and gardens. She enjoyed watching the different type of birds that would feed in her yard.
Linda was a remarkable woman. She reared her children in a loving home and taught them lifelong principles to live their life by. She will always be remembered as a strong and loving woman who worked extremely hard caring for her family. Linda would assist anyone she knew with any project or task they had.
When we reflect on the wonderful life our dear Linda, we know that she is resting peacefully in the arms of God as He promised. Her actions here on earth reassure us of this. We know that you are in heaven kicking higher than the trees. Her famous saying to us was “I’m working with it.”
Linda Faye Pellerin leaves a wonderful legacy to be cherish and continued by her children Lisa Marie Pellerin, Matthew James Pellerin, Charlene Ann Miller, William Joseph Pellerin, Lionel Joseph Pellerin, Mark Anthony Pellerin, Crystal Marie Long and Emily Ann Elizabeth Stelly; loving grandchildren Julie, Jonathan Ariel, Sklar, Lauren, Krystin, Edward III, William’s two children, Silas, Brooke, Wesley and Ethan; great grand children Javyn, Kaydance, Jersi, Jailyn, Gabriel, Cullen, Gracie, Parker, Connor and Mila. She also leaves footprints on the hearts of a large circle of family, extended family and friends.
Linda now reunites in her heavenly home with her husband William Jospeh Pellerin and grandson Jade Paul Menard.
The family would like to thank the staff of St. Joseph Hospice, The Carpenter House and Eastridge Nursing Home for the care given to not only Linda but her family. Your many acts of kindness did not go unnoticed.
Share your condolences, words of comfort and send memorial gifts to the family of Linda Pellerin by visiting www.lafuneralservices.com
Linda Pellerin and her family were cared for and entrusted final arrangements to Louisiana Funeral Services & Crematory (337) 330-8006.