Gertrude Stelly Broussard Obituary September 12, 2016

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1925 Gertrude 2016

November 21, 1925 — September 12, 2016

ABBEVILLE-Funeral services will be held Thursday, September 15, 2016 at an 11:00 AM Mass of Christian Burial at St. Therese of the Child Jesus Catholic Church honoring the life of Gertrude Stelly Broussard, 90 years, who died Monday, September 12, 2016 at Abbeville General Hospital. Interment will follow at St. Mary Magdalen Cemetery with Reverend Gregory Cormier officiating the services. Serving as pallbearers will be Phillip Freeman, Brock Suire, Joshua Boudreaux, Colby Carriere, Jessy Boudreaux, and Wendell Guidry. Honorary pallbearers are Laurel Freeman, Nicole Carriere, Pamela Hebert, Danielle Howell, and Drusilla Gooch.

Gertrude was a loving mother, grand-mother, and caregiver. She loved to cook for family and friends.

She is survived by two daughters, Paulette and her husband Marion Boudreaux of Abbeville and Gwendolyn Holmes Suire of Abbeville; one sister, Beatrice Guidry of Abbeville; six grandchildren, Pamela Hebert, Troy Suire, Nicole Carriere, Brock Suire, Laurel Boudreaux Freeman, and Joshua Boudreaux; seven great grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren and one expected soon.

She was preceded in death by her husband, John Earvin Broussard; parents, Paul Stelly and the former Aline Bergeron; brother, J. B. Stelly; sister, Rena Vincent; and three great grandsons, Jacques Boudreaux, Zane Suire, and Thomas Clostio.

The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles Street, on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 from 4:00 PM until 9:00 PM with a rosary to be prayed at 7:00 PM. Visitation will continue, Thursday, September 15, 2016 from 8:00 AM until the procession departs for the church at 10:45 AM.

The Broussard family would like to extend heartfelt appreciation to the staff of Maison du Monde and Hospice of Acadiana for the loving care shown to Gertrude.

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