Lelia Dalton Minvielle

September 20, 1918 — June 20, 2007

A Memorial Service and Mass of Christian Burial will be
held at 11 :00 a.m., Saturday, June 23, 2007, at St. Mary Magdalen Church,
for Lelia Dalton Minvielle, 88, who died on June 20, 2007.
The Reverend William Blanda will officiate. Burial will follow in the
Old Catholic Cemetery behind St. Mary Magdalen Church in Abbeville.
She is survived by four children, Dr. Jules E. Minvielle, Jr. and his
wife, TruIa of Abbeville, Martha M. Falterman of Lafayette, Richard D.
Minvielle and his wife Janel of Broussard and Robin M. Minvielle of
Lafayette. She is also survived by a son-in-law, Michael P. Broussard, Sr. of
Abbeville; four grandchildren, Andree' B. Freeland, Michael P. Broussard,
Jr., Julie B. Guillot and Toni Falterman-Simoneaux; and seven great
grandchildren, Whitney and Anna-Marie Freeland, Alexis and Lauren
Broussard, Reme' and Corinne Guillot and Logan Simoneaux.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Jules E. Minvielle, Sr.;
an infant son, R.D. Minvielle; and a daughter, Connie Minvielle Broussard;
her parents, Richard Andrew and Genevieve LeBlanc Dalton; and three
brothers, Dr. Orien E. Dalton, Dr. Richard Francis Dalton and Dr. Richard
Andrew Dalton, Jr.
Lelia graduated from Mt. Carmel in Abbeville in 1934 and Louisiana
State University in 1938 with a degree in education. She taught for many
years in the Vermilion Parish school system.
Throughout her life, she was very active in civic projects in Abbeville
and Vermilion Parish. Lelia was a founding member of the Abbeville
Volunteer Tour Guides which provides free tours of the downtown area to
tourists and groups and was instrumental in incorporating the guides' Tour
of Homes as part of Abbeville's Annual Giant Omelette Festival. She led
efforts over the past decade to restore the Old St. Mary Magdalen Catholic
Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. She served on the Police Jury's Building Committee for the Cooperative Extension Center and most recently
served on the Parish's Library Board of Control during an unprecedented
time when new libraries were constructed in Abbeville and Delcambre and
several other branches were completely renovated and modernized.
Her volunteer work did not go unrecognized by local, state and
national organizations as her walls were filled with certificates. She was
very proud of all her accolades, especially in 1997 when the State named her
the "Outstanding Individual Volunteer for the Louisiana's Main Street
Program", in 1998 when the National Society of the Daughters of the
American Revolution recognized her for "Excellence in Community
Service" and in 2002 when LSU acknowledged her efforts as a "Rural
Tourism Success Story".
Her commitment and involvement in these civic activies was only
surpassed by her devotion to her family and friends. She was a very kind
and loving person who will be sadly missed, but fondly remembered for the
joy she brought to so many people.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Lelia D.
Minvielle to the Library Fund, Mt. Carmel Elementary School, 405 Park Avenue, Abbeville, LA 70510.

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Lelia Dalton Minvielle

September 20, 1918 — June 20, 2007

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