Adonis "Bee" Conner

Erath—A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:30 PM on Friday, August  5, 2022 at Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church honoring the life of Adonis "Bee" Conner, 91, who died Saturday, July 30, 2022 at his residence.  He will be laid to rest at Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery with Fr. Clinton Sensat officiating the services.  Those serving as pallbearers will be Wayne Conner, Glenn Conner, Joshua Conner, Dillon Conner, Walton Theall and Mike Taylor.  Lectors will be his nieces, Cindy Zito, Kelly Hebert and Tammy Coward.  Mary and George Winegart, Linda and Butch Wright, and Megan Porter, and Morgan Conner will serve as gift bearers.

Adonis main trade was welding; but he was very knowledgeable in other different trades and loved helping people when in need.

He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends, as well as fishing and trolling.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Benoit Conner; sons, Wayne Conner and his fiancé, Judy, and Glenn Conner and his wife, Vickie; daughters, Rita Broussard and her husband, Ernal, Jo Ann Meaux and her husband, Robbie, and Linda Lavergne and her husband, Mike; stepchildren, Carlton Delino and his wife, Lorena, Linda Wright and her husband, Butch, and Cindy Holmes and her husband, Richard; grandchildren, Joshua Conner and his wife, Wendy, Megan Porter and her husband, Corey, Matthew Lavergne, Dillon Conner, and Morgan Conner; great grandchildren, Emma Conner, Nova Porter, and Levi Conner; daughter-in-law, Cathy Conner; brothers, Preston Simon and his wife, Olga, and Erista Connor, Jr. and his wife, Karen; sisters, Theresa Harris and her husband, Lloyd, and Barbara Rutherford and her husband, Buck; godchildren, Walton Theall, Mike Taylor, and Tammy Coward; and a host of other grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren through extended families as well as nieces and nephews who adored their Uncle Bee.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Beatrice Trahan Conner; children, Gerald Conner and Geraldine Conner; parents, Erista Conner and the former Bernadette Faulk; sisters, Mildred Theall, Kirby Trahan, Elize LeBlanc, Goldie Scheck, Ruby Underwood and Mary Foster; and godchildren, Donald Estelle, Jr. and Margaret Fowler.

The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles St., on Thursday, August 4, 2022, from 4:00 PM until 9:00 PM with a rosary being prayed at 6:30 PM; Friday, August 5, 2022, from 8:00 AM until 1:00 PM when the procession will depart for the church.

A heartfelt appreciation is extended by the Conner family to his caregivers, Ruth Ann and Jania and the doctors, nurses, and staff of Traditions Hospice for their compassion, care and dedication given to Mr. Conner.