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A Mass of Christian Burial for Raymond Paul Trahan, 51, will be celebrated on Friday, Aug. 2, at 1 p.m. in St. Joseph Catholic Church, Rayne.
Father Kevin Bordelon, pastor of St. Joseph Catholic Church, will serve as celebrant.
Interment will follow in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery No. 2, Rayne.
Visitation will begin on Thursday, Aug. 1, at 10 a.m., and will continue until Friday, Aug. 2 at 12:30 p.m. in Gossen Funeral Home in Rayne. A Rosary will be recited on Thursday, Aug. 1, at 6:30 p.m. in the funeral home.
Mr. Trahan passed away on Saturday, July 27, 2019, in Orange Beach, Alabama.
A native of Crowley, Mr. Trahan was a graduate of Crowley High School and Southwest Louisiana VoTech. He moved to Rayne in 1996, where he was owner and operator of Raymond’s Truck and Trailer Repair since 2001. Mr. Trahan was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church.
Mr. Trahan enjoyed boating, and loved going to Orange Beach, Alabama, every weekend during the summer months. He had gone on several cruises, and had another one planned for later this year. He also loved his horses.
A family man at heart, Mr. Trahan’s greatest joy was spending time with his wife, children, and especially his grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife of 33 years, Kathy Lane Prejean Trahan; daughter, Katie Trahan and husband Corey; son, Raymond Trahan II and wife Brittany; father, Shelvan Joseph Trahan; brothers, Wayland Trahan and wife Caullet, Curley Trahan and spouse Christopher, and Jeffrey Trahan Sr. and wife Karen; grandchildren, Maddisyn Trahan, William Trahan, and Kaelon Trahan; godchildren, Trey Signorelli, Amber Menard, Jeffrey Trahan Jr., and Natalie Simon; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.
Preceding Mr. Trahan in death were an infant son; mother, Barbara Gautreaux Trahan; paternal grandparents, Ophelias and Bernice Trahan; maternal grandparents, Curley and Dorothy Gautreaux and Mary Borusiewski; and father-in-law, Edward Prejean.
Serving as pallbearers are Wayland Trahan, Curley Trahan, Jeffrey Trahan Jr., Raymond Trahan II, Corey Trahan, Patrick Signorelli, Robbie Signorelli, and Trey Signorelli.
Serving as giftbearers are Mark and Viki Clement.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.gossenfuneralhome.net.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Gossen Funeral Home, Inc., of Rayne, (337) 334-3141.

A funeral services will be held on Wednesday, July 31, at 2 p.m. in the Duhon Funeral Home Chapel in Rayne for Ervin H. Prejean, 88, who passed away on Monday, July 29, 2019, at 5:55 p.m. at The Ellington in Rayne.
Deacon Dennis LaCroix from St. Joseph Catholic Church will be officiating for the services.
Burial will be held in St. Joseph Catholic Church New Cemetery in Rayne.
The family has requested the visitation to be held on Tuesday, July 30, at 5 p.m. until 10 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. A Rosary will be recited at 6 o’clock in the evening on Tuesday. Visitation will resume on Wednesday at 8 a.m. until time of services.
Survivors include three daughters, Glenda Gail Prejean and husband Francis Glenn Broussard of Sulphur, Belinda Sue LeBlanc of Robstown, Texas, and Cynthia Denice Prejean Menard; one son, Patrick Prejean of Crowley; one brother, Eugene and wife Beverly Prejean of Rayne; one sister, Joyce Prejean of Crowley; 13 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
Mr. Prejean was preceded in death by his first wife, Rosabelle Prejean; one son, Hubert Dale Prejean; one daughter, Mona Rae Prejean Gossett; five sisters, Nola Blanchard, Gladys Simar, Hilda Cormier, Leah Cormier, Marie Touchet; three brothers, Edward, Calton and Fernest Prejean.
You may view the obituary, sign the guest registry and express condolences online to Mr. Prejean’s family at www.duhonfuneralhome.com.
Duhon Funeral Home, LLC - Rayne, (337) 334-3600, 900 E. Texas Ave., Rayne, is honored to be in charge of the arrangements.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday, July 31, at 10 a.m. at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church for Sylvian D. Jones, 90, who died Saturday, July 27, 2019, at 9:50 p.m. surrounded by his loving family.
Fr. Ed Duhon will officiate for the services. The family requests visiting hours Tuesday from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. A rosary will be recited at 6 p.m. Tuesday by Deacon Dan Didier.
Graveside services will be held Thursday, Aug. 1, at 10 a.m. at New Hope Cemetery in McNeil, Arkansas.
Mr. Jones is survived by two daughters, Sylvia J. Foreman and husband Chris of Crowley, Tammy J. Schexnaider and husband Vinton of Crowley; five grandchildren, Bonnie Chambers and husband Anthony, Bridget Joseph and husband Matthew, Misty Pinson, Shaynon Miller and partner Kenneth Cormier and Bo Schexnaider; eight great-grandchildren, Samantha, Nicholas, Garrett, Jake, Gage, Dylan, Ryan and Michael.
He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 49 years, Rena Bell Riddick Jones; his second wife, Thelma Fontenot Jones; his parents, Ernest and Letha McLaughlin Jones; one brother, Anthony Robert Jones.
Pallbearers will be Chris Foreman, Vinton Schexnaider, Matthew Joseph, Kenneth Schexnayder, and Bo Schexnaider.
Words of comfort may be sent to the family at www.geesey-ferguson.com.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home, 301 N. Avenue F, Crowley, 337-783-3313.