Kaplan—Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at Vincent Funeral Home - Kaplan honoring the life of Alfred Touchet, 82, who died Sunday, July 6, 2008 at .
He will be laid to rest at Kaplan Cemetery with Deacon David Vaughn officiating the services. Serving as pallbearers were Russell Touchet, Kenneth Touchet, Glenn Touchet, Robert Touchet, Murphy Royer, and David Parrie.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Louella Guidry Touchet of St. Martinville; four sons, Russell Touchet and his wife Peggy of Houma, Kenneth Touchet and his friend Laddie of Carencro, Glenn Touchet and his friend Annie of New Iberia, and Robert Touchet and his wife Jessica of Little Rock, Arkansas; two daughters, Cheryl Calvit of Lafayette and Rita Royer and her husband Murphy of Duson; three brothers, A.J. Touchet of Winnie, Texas, Elias Joseph Touchet Jr. of Kaplan, and J.B. Touchet of Texas; two sisters, Dorothy Saltzman and Virgie LeMaire, both of Kaplan; a host of grandchildren and great grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by one son, Norman Touchet; one daughter, Carol Touchet; one sister, Emily Romero; and his parents, Elias Touchet Sr. and the former Lillia Daily.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Kaplan, 300 N. Eleazar Avenue, on Tuesday, July 8, 2008 from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m. with a rosary to be prayed at 7 p.m.;Wednesday, July 9, from 8 a.m. until services.
All funeral arrangements are being conducted by Vincent Funeral Home of Kaplan, (337) 643-7276. [FOR SERVICE INFORMATION DIAL 225-5276].