1930
Lois
2015
Lois Gaspard Sellers
October 7, 1930 — December 12, 2015
During this time, she built a career in nursing and hospital administration, as a pioneer for women in the workforce. She graduated from Charity Hospital School of Nursing in 1951 and began her career as a surgical nurse at the Palms Hospital, which she led from 1953 to 1966.
She was instrumental in the planning of Abbeville General Hospital and served as director of nursing, assistant administrator, and interim administrator during her twenty-year career with the hospital. She was appointed to serve on both the Hospital Planning Advisory Council by Governor Earl K. Long and the State Hospital Advisory Council by Governor Edwin W. Edwards. She retired in 1986, leaving a legacy of excellence in leadership.
In her second career, Lois was deeply devoted to and involved in St. Mary Magdalen Church, where she served as a lector, cemetery manager, president of the Church Council, and the church’s first female trustee. She also traveled the country as a special consultant for a national patient care management company.
For many summers, Lois served as a staff nurse at Camp Abbey and, later in life, became an accomplished painter. For her countless contributions to her community, she was awarded the Key to the City of Abbeville by Mayor Brady Broussard in 1986.
Lois is survived by four loving sons, Joseph Wilson Jr., Richard, Chris, and William; ten grandchildren, Casey, Lois Boulet, Artie Garbarino, Christopher Jr., Brian, Brandon, Matthew, Eric, William Pierce, and Vivienne; one great-grandchild, Rhett Boulet; and five brothers and sisters, Lou Chappell, Janet Walker, Harold Gaspard, Gerald Gaspard, and Johnny Gaspard.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Wilson; parents, Wilton Gaspard and Nita Toups; and brother, Newton Gaspard.
Lois’s family wishes to thank the dedicated staff at Eastridge Assisted Living for the exemplary care and comfort they provided.
Visiting hours will be observed between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 18, 2015, at Vincent Funeral Home in Abbeville. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015, at St. Mary Magdalen Church, with a private burial to follow immediately after at St. Paul’s Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Joseph Abbey in St. Benedict, Louisiana, and the Christian Service Center in Abbeville, Louisiana.
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Saturday, December 19, 2015
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