Abbeville—Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at a 2:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Therese of the Child Jesus Church honoring the life of Lenwood P. Choate, 79, who died Monday, June 11, 2012 at Lafayette General Medical Center.
He will be laid to rest at St. Paul Cemetery with Reverend Kenneth Mayne officiating the services.
He is survived by his wife, Betty LeBlanc Choate; son, Kenneth Choate and his wife, Tammy of Abbeville; two daughters, Christine Choate and Jennifer L. Choate, all of Abbeville; two sisters, Edna Bernard and Pauline Johnson; two grandchildren, Shannon Boitnott and her husband, Daniel, and Nicholas Choate and wife, Natalia; and three great grandchildren, Lahra and Paul Boitnott and Nicolas Choate.
He was preceded in death by parents, Elevoda Choate and the former Helen Veazey; and siblings, Edward Choate, Otis Choate, Marlin Choate, Della Toups and Stella Bernard.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles Street, on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 from 8:00 a.m. until time of services. A rosary will be prayed on Wednesday at noon.