Memorial services will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville honoring the life of Mary Anne Rarick Early, 92, who died Sunday, August 16, 2009 at The Regional Medical Center of Acadiana.
She will be laid to rest at St. Paul Cemetery at a later date.
Mary was not a native to Abbeville but she later moved to Abbeville in 1982, quickly becoming a part of the community as a nurse and educator. She taught at USL and was employed at Abbeville General Hospital. Mary was a volunteer tutor at Seventh Ward Elementary School. She was a long standing student in a senior life writing class sponsored by ULL and LGMC.
She is survived by her daughter, Mary Broussard and husband Daniel;a daughter in law, Kay Early; nine grandchildren, John Broussard, Jeffrey Broussard, Kimberly David, Ann Broussard, Katie Broussard, Tim Early, Patti Trover, Greg Early and Chris Early; three great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dwight Early; a son James Early; and her parents, John and Olive Burns Rarick.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles Street, on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 from 5:30 p.m. until time of services.
For those preferring memorials, contributions can be made in Mary Early's memory to Hospice of Acadiana, 2600 Johnston Street, Suite 200, Lafayette, LA 70503-3240.