Barbara Gayle Primeaux Lemaire

Abbeville— Funeral Services for Barbara Gayle Primeaux LeMaire, 80, will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 17, 2022, at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Abbeville, Louisiana. Visitation will begin at 8:00 a.m. with a Rosary at 8:30 a.m. Father Louis Richard will celebrate the Mass. A reception will follow Mass in the St. Mary Magdalen Ministries Building.

Barbara Gayle, a longtime resident of Abbeville, served her community in numerous ways throughout her life. She worked as an educator in the Vermilion Parish School System and was an ardent supporter of her alma mater, Abbeville High School. In addition to being a longtime member of the AHS Booster Club, she played a major role in the creation of the AHS Hall of Fame and hosted numerous Induction Socials. In 2021, she was selected for induction into the AHS Hall of Fame, herself, an honor she greatly cherished.

She was a devout Catholic who embarked on several holy pilgrimages, helped to rebuild the Bancker Grotto, and devoted nightly Rosaries to all whom she loved. As her many friends and family members can attest, she was steadfast in her loyalty, boundless in her generosity, and extraordinary in her compassion. She was a dynamo, always the life of the party, and she reveled in her roles as a fierce Wildcat cheerleader and fun-loving Fa-trette. That her favorite song was “My Way” was no surprise to anyone who knew her well.

Her Homecoming Parade somersaults, and award-winning Christmas trees were memorable, but she wished instead to be remembered in the warm rays of the sun, in the crisp spring breeze, and in the sound of hummingbirds’ wings.

She is survived by her daughter, Lisa, her two grandsons, Brooks Bertrand of Iowa, Louisiana and his wife, Darian, and Barrett Bertrand of Austin, Texas and his partner, John, and her two great grandsons, Damon Paul and Remey Michael Bertrand.

Her husband, Theodore (Teddy) LeMaire, her son, Gerald (Boz) Libersat Jr., her parents, Gladys and Lily Vice Primeaux, and her sister, Judy, preceded her in death.

Her family is grateful for the care provided by Hospice of Acadiana and the Calcutta House of Lafayette, and in lieu of flowers, they ask that memorial contributions be made to these organizations.