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Under the direction of a new head coach, Kaine Guidry, the Rayne High football team began spring drills Monday, April 29, and are now gearing up for the 2019 Spring Game on Wednesday, May 15, at Rayne High Stadium. The Wolves will host St. Louis during a 5:30 p.m. contest. At right, Guidry instructs the quarterbacks and backfield, while the coaching staff oversees line positions on both sides. (Acadian-Tribune Photos by Lisa Soileaux)

INDIAN BAYOU - Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at 1:00 pm at Ebenezer Church of the Nazarene in Ebenezer for Richard Lee Hayes, 79, who died Tuesday, May 7, at Lafayette General Medical Center Hospital in Lafayette.

Interment will be in the Indian Bayou Methodist Cemetery in Indian Bayou.

Pastor Barry Stevens with Ebenezer Church of the Nazarene will conduct the funeral services.

Richard Lee Hayes was born on March 1, 1940 in Rayne, to Reginald Arthur Hayes and Grace McCall Hayes of Indian Bayou. He was raised in Indian Bayou and graduated from Indian Bayou High School in 1958, and worked in the flooring industry for over 45 years. As a young man he sanded floors with his father and brother, In the 1970's he was an Assistant Manager of United Tile Company. He later co-owned and operated Carpet-N-Floors in Lafayette and co-owned and operated Hollier Floor Covering of Jennings. He enjoyed playing dominos and cards with his friends and buddies for many years.

Survivors include wife, Therese Melancon Hayes, son, Ricky Hayes and spouse Mary, two daughters, Keene Hayes, Denise Hayes Barzare and spouse Daniel, three grandchildren, Richie Hayes, Shantel Hayes, Carrie Grace Romero, two great grandchildren, Grayson Roy, Logan Taylor, two step daughters, Tammy Allen and spouse David, Tonya Bourque, three step grandchildren, Emily Menard, Joseph Bourque, Mary Bourque, step great grandchild, Charlotte Menard, four step children, Michelle Dore', Kelly Dore', Michael Dore', Kenny Dore', brother, George Hayes, sister, Dorothy Cormier and spouse Huey, numerous nieces and nephews, mother of his children, Carolyn Allmond and spouse Billy, his best pal and beloved puppy, Lucky.

He was preceded in death by father, Reginald Arthur Hayes, mother, Grace McCall Hayes, sister, Myra Hollier, sister, Betty Butaud, wife, Wanda Hayes, maternal grandparents, Jessie and Savanah McCall, paternal grandparents, Offord and Minnie Hayes.

Pallbearers will be Ricky Hayes, Richie Hayes, Danny Barzare, Mark Hollier, Mike Hayes, Shane Taylor. Honorary pallbearers will be Rocky Hollier, Logan Taylor, Carrie Grace Romero, Garyson Roy

The family requests that visitation be observed in Gossen Funeral Home in Rayne on Friday, May 10, from 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm and the family requests that visitation be observed at Ebenezer Church of the Nazarene on Saturday, May 11, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.

The family would like to thank the staff, nurses and doctors at the Fresenius Kidney Care West in Lafayette for your loving care of our father for the past eleven years, Leading Health Care for your relentless, loving and faithful care of our dad all of these years. Our heartfelt thanks to all of the employees, staff, nurses, and doctors at St. Agnes Healthcare & Rehabilitation in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana for all of your kindness, compassion, love and dedication to our father in the last months and days of his life. Also would like to thank Dr. Ben Degatur and his staff and Dr. Vernon Valentino and his staff.

Friends may view the obituary and guestbook online at www.gossenfuneralhome.net.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Gossen Funeral Home, Inc. of Rayne, LA, (337) 334-3141.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, May 10, at the Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home Chapel in Crowley for Virginia Trahan Amy, 75, who died Monday, May 6, 2019, at her home surrounded by her loving family.
Rev. Mark Broussard, chaplain of Lamm Hospice, will officiate for the services.
The family is requesting visiting hours be held Friday from 10 a.m. until the time of service. A rosary will be recited 12:30 p.m.
Interment will be in Woodlawn Mausoleum.
Mrs. Amy is survived by her husband of 59 years, Daniel Amy of Ebenezer; five daughters, Lisa Istre of Lyons Point, Amanda Amy and husband Noah Cormier of Crowley, Laci Ebers and husband Joey of Eunice, Amber Amy of Jennings, and April Amy of Eunice; six sons, Wallace Daniel Amy and wife Connie of Crowley, Shawn Allen Amy and wife Angie of Tifton, Georgia, Christopher Neal Amy of Ebenezer, Brian Scott Amy of Crowley, Otis Charles Amy and wife Amy of Kaplan, and James Curtis Amy and wife Jessica of Wichita Falls, Texas; three sisters, Shirlene Sittig of DeQuincy, Lena Polumbo and Theresa Stutes both of Crowley; four brothers, Lester Trahan of Douglasville, Georgia, Hollands Trahan of Crowley, Lionel Trahan of Crowley and Earl Trahan of Crowley; one son-in-law, Dexter Guidry; 25 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by one daughter, Elia “Angie” Guidry; her father, Lessar Trahan; her mother, Edith Hoffpauir Sarver, one sister, Lois Bertand; two brothers, Lovelace and Michael Trahan; and two granddaughters, Angelica Quinn and Danielle Faith Guidry.
Pallbearers will be Dexter P. Guidry II, Daniel Seth Guidry, David Dane Guidry, Michael Shea Istre, Hunter Amy and Hayden Amy.
The Amy family would like to thank Lamm Family Care Hospice for there exceptional care and compassion given to them and Mrs. Amy.
Condolences may be sent to the family by www.geesey-ferguson.com.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home, Inc., of Crowley.