Kaplan—Funeral services will be held Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at a 11 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Mission Chapel honoring the life of Roland Paul Trahan, 62, who died Monday, October 20, 2014 at . He will be laid to rest at Broussard Cemetery with Reverend Matthew Barzare officiating the services.
He is survived by his companion of 16 years, Nella Sayer of Kaplan; one son, Eraste Trahan and his wife, Mindy of Griffin, GA; two daughters, Kathy Lynn Roberts of Austell, GA and Samantha and her husband, Faustino Martinez of Griffin, GA; six step-children; two sisters, Editha Campbell of Abbeville and Joyce and her husband, Preston "Buzz" Gaspard of Kaplan; three brothers, Odeon Trahan of Erath, Raymond Trahan and his wife, Juanita of Rogersville, TN, and George Trahan and his wife, Clifteen of Meaux; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Eraste Trahan and the former Orelian Fontenot; one brother, Ray Allen Trahan; and one sister, Mary Ann Hebert.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Kaplan, 300 N. Eleazar Avenue, on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 from 9 a.m. until 10 p.m. with a rosary being prayed at 7 p.m.; Wednesday, October 22, 2014 from 8 a.m. until services