1952
Pervis
2017
Pervis Bessard
August 6, 1952 — February 11, 2017
Pervis Bessard was born in Abbeville, Louisiana, on August 6, 1952, to the late Goldie Campbell and
Howard Paul Bessard, Sr.
Pervis was a native and resident of Abbeville, LA. He attended the Vermilion Parish School
System. Pervis later joined the United States Marine Corps on August 30, 1973. He was well
known in the community where he lived. He loved family, friends, and old school R&B music. Most
of all, Pervis loved the Lord and Professed Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior.
Pervis last days were spent at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Alexandria, LA. His last
breath in this life was his first breath on the other side. As Paul stated in II Corinthians 5:8 "to be
absent from the body is to be present with the Lord".
Pervis leaves to mourn and cherish his memory: his son, Blake Lee Bessard of Kaplan, LA. Six
sisters; Christine (Larry) Broussard, Sr. of Abbeville, LA; Darlene (Dallas) Sonnier, Jr. of
Youngsville, LA ; Nadine (Richard-deceased) Carr, Sr. of Broussard, LA, Renita Bessard of Lafayette,
LA; Olivia (Joe) Flowers of Lafayette, LA; and Mary Bessard of Lafayette, LA; Five brothers: Ronald
Wayne Bessard, Howard Lee Bessard, Howard Paul Bessard, Jr., and Randolph David Bessard of
Abbeville, LA and Sammy Bessard of Baker, LA; Two aunts, Stella Verett and Marlene Nunez of
Abbeville, LA, and four uncles: Pastor Donald Campbell, Robert Campbell, and Eugene Campbell of
Abbeville, LA and Larry Smith of New Iberia, LA; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and
friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, grandparents, four brothers: Glenn Earl Bessard, Harvey
Bessard, Sr., Anthony Bessard, and James Bessard, Sr.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles St., on Saturday, February 18, 2017 from 9:00 AM until times of services.
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