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Funeral services will be held Monday April 3, at 1 p.m. honoring the life of C.L. (Charles Lucius) Broussard, 86, who died Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center.
He will be laid to rest at St. Mary Magdalen Cemetery with Fr. Michael Richard officiating the services.
A sergeant in the United States Army from 1951 to 1953, he also served in the United States Army Reserve from 1953 to 1956, and was a member of the Louisiana National Guard. He received the American Spirit Honor Medal in 1951. A graduate of Mt. Carmel High School, he also attended Southwestern Louisiana Institute. He worked for Consolidated Western Steel Company before embarking on his 32-year career with Unocal.
He is survived by three sisters, Frances Bickham of Baton Rouge, Dolores (Dibby) B. Faulk of Abbeville and Florence (Flo) Rageur of Baton Rouge; his four children, Bill Broussard and his wife Cindy Landry Broussard, Kathy Broussard Bourgeois, Jules Broussard and his wife Marie Foret Broussard and Barbara Broussard Louviere and her husband Gerald; and 12 grandchildren Brandon Broussard and his wife Emily Theriot Broussard, Heath Broussard and his wife Rani Primeaux Broussard, Ryan Broussard and his wife Chrissy Marie Broussard, Lauren Trahan and her husband Jeremy Trahan, Joshua Broussard and his wife Katie Ortego Broussard, Jason Broussard and his wife Stacey Touchet Broussard, Andre Broussard, JP Bourgeois, Jessica Claire Bourgeois, Brennan Louviere, Taylor Louviere and Emma Louviere. He also leaves behind six great-grandchildren: Anna Claire Broussard, Evan Broussard, Triston Daigle, Elise Broussard, Mason Hargrave and Emmie Broussard; niece, Leah Sonnier Bernard; and many other nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father, Jules Joseph Broussard; mother, Marie Eunice LaSalle Broussard; sisters, Sister Marie Therese Broussard, Martha Marjorie Broussard, Thelma Heloise Broussard, Ruby Irene Broussard DeHart, Eunice B. Duchamp and Laurence (Lolo) B. Sonnier; brothers, Roy Felix (R.F.) Broussard and Andre Earl Broussard: and his son-in-law, Terry Bourgeois.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home in Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles Street, on Monday April 3, from 9 a.m. until the 1 p.m. service, with a rosary to be prayed at 11 a.m in his memory.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Mount Carmel Elementary Capital Campaign or SOLT Haiti Mission, Attn: Max Wells, Fr. Glenn’s Haiti Mission, 600 SW 3rd Street, Pampano Beach, FL 33060.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.vincentfuneralhome.net.
All funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Vincent Funeral Home of Abbeville, (337) 893-4661.

Funeral services will be held for Mary Lou Simon, 89, at 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 1, at Northside Assembly of God in Crowley with Rev. Albert Lee Gaspard officiating. Visitation will be held in the Duhon Funeral Home-Crowley Chapel on Friday, March 31, beginning at 3 p.m. until 10 p.m. and resume on Saturday at 8 a.m. until just prior to the service time. Interment will follow the church service and will be in Hanks Cemetery in Morse. Mrs. Simon passed away on Thursday, March 30, 2017.
She is survived by her children, Katherine Broussard and her husband Larry of Crowley, Matilda Stafford and her husband Johnny of Crowley, and Linda Hellar of Crowley; daughter-in-law, Jeanette Simon of Crowley; 20 grandchildren; 52 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; brothers, Albert Lee Gaspard and his wife Jeannie of Mississippi, Johnny Gaspard of Estherwood, Howard Ray Gaspard and his companion Elaine Breaux of Kaplan; and one sister, Laura Mae Breaux of Crowley.
Ms. Simon is preceded in death by her husband, John Charles Simon Sr.; parents, Azile Gaspard and Eve Richard Gaspard; children, John Charles Simon Jr. and Charlene Simon Dronet; and sisters, Virgie Plaisance, Lydia Monceaux and Hazel Hargrave.
The family would like to deeply express our appreciation to Gretchen Zaunbrecher, Lamm Hospice and all of the staff at Encore Rehabilitation.
Pallbearers will be Kobe Malone, Jim Cormier, John Simon III, Lucas Cormier, Lexen Mc Gee and Donovan Royer. Honorary pallbearers will be Logan Hoffpauir and Korey Malone.
You may view the obituary, sign the guest registry and express condolences online to Mrs. Simon’s family at www.duhonfuneralhome.com.
Duhon Funeral Home, LLC-Crowley, (337)783-1395, 1529 Crowley-Rayne Hwy., Crowley, LA 70526 is in charge of all of the arrangements.