Funeral services will be held Thursday, June 15, 2006 (times pending) at Vincent Funeral Home Chapel honoring the life of Lonnie Paul Lemaire, 42, who died June 12, 2006 at a Texas hospital.
He will be laid to rest in St. Paul Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Paul Tomino, Tom Tomino, John Darren Lemaire, Jon Adams, Hubert Lemaire, Dale Lemaire. Honorary Pallbearers include Gavin Lemaire and Caleb Lemaire.
Lonnie was a native of Abbeville, born on July 16, 1963. For the past 10 years, he was working cattle, crawfishing, riding horses and loving life on the 32,000 acre historical Pierce Ranch in Pierce, TX. He lived there with his fiancée Tammy Mican, her two daughters, Megan and Chelsa; and son Joshua.
He is survived by his parents Sadie and Richard Kenneth “Keno” Lemaire of Little Rock, Arkansas; two daughters, Holly Meaux and Loni Fay Lemaire both of Abbeville; siblings, John Darren Lemaire and his wife, Melinda of Abbeville and Tiffany Lemaire Adams and her husband, Jon of Little Rock, Arkansas; paternal grandmother, Eve Duplantis Lemaire; and nieces and nephews, Gavin Lemaire of Little Elm, Texas, Caleb and Blair Lemaire of Abbeville and Andrew and Aubrey Adams of Little Rock, Arkansas.
He is preceded in death by one brother, Anthony “Tony” Lemaire; paternal grandfather, Noah Lemaire and maternal grandparents, John and Cecelia Jarvais.
The family request that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home of Abbeville, 209 South Saint Charles Street, Abbeville, Wednesday, June 14th from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m.; Thursday, June 15th from 8:00 a.m. until time of services.
All funeral arrangements are being conducted by Vincent Funeral Home of Abbeville (337) 893-4661.