Daniel Ray Mouton

Kaplan—Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, October 9, 2017 at Vincent Funeral Home - Kaplan honoring the life of Daniel Ray Mouton, 89, who died Saturday, October 7, 2017 at his residence. He will be laid to rest at Kaplan Cemetery with Reverend Mark Miley officiating the services.

Daniel was a veteran of the United States Navy who served our country during World War II. He was also a United States Marine Corps veteran who served during the Korean Conflict. He owned and operated Dan’s Contract Switching, a contract gauging oilfield company. Daniel coached minor league and little league for many years, teaching the fundamentals of baseball to the youth of the Kaplan community. He taught his children all of the old school Cajun ways including hunting, fishing, commercial crabbing, commercial trapping, hoop netting, trolling for shrimp in the Gulf and the Vermilion Bay, as well as, setting up and running trout lines. He will be missed by all who knew him.

He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Gloria F. Mouton of Kaplan; four sons, Marc S. Mouton and his wife, Becky of Abbeville, Robbie G. Mouton and his wife, Charlene of Youngsville, Kim C. Mouton of Kaplan, and Kevin B. Mouton of Kaplan; one daughter, Nikki D. Mouton of Dallas, TX; two sisters, Viola Pillsbury of Kaplan and Helen Trahan of Kaplan; two stepchildren, Farrell Hebert and his wife, Annette of Abbeville and Francie and her husband, Randy Aube of Abbeville; six grandchildren, Michelle M. Daigle, Jereme Hebert, Josh Trahan, Derek Mouton, Maegan Duhon, and Jace Hebert; and many great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Elgar Mouton and the former Rosanna Suire; one son, Ricky T. Mouton; one brother, Gerald "Jeb" Guidry; and one sister, Ethel Guidry.

The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Kaplan, 300 N. Eleazar Ave., on Monday, October 9, 2017 from 9:00 AM until the services with a rosary being prayed at 10:00 AM.