Eula Mae Hebert Broussard

Abbeville—A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at 10:00 AM at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church honoring the life of Eula Mae Broussard, 80, who died Sunday, August 18, 2024 at her residence in Abbeville.  She will be laid to rest next to her husband at St. Paul Catholic Cemetery in Abbeville with Father Alexander Albert officiating the services.

Eula was born in Abbeville and graduated from Abbeville High School as Salutatorian in 1961. She went to work in 1961 at Louisiana Rice Milling Company, Inc., (Riviana Foods) where she was secretary to Charles Godchaux until his death in 2019. Eula continued to work for his family until the end of 2022, (61 years).

EULA LOVED HER FAMILY

She is survived by two sons, Ulysse “Sonny” Broussard, III and Grant Broussard (Kim Loan Do) of Abbeville; two daughters, Claudia B. Elmer (fiancé Brandon Seaux) of Abbeville and April B. Touchet of Kaplan; stepdaughter Lisa Broussard of Parks; one sister, Lona Hebert Abshire, one brother-in-law, Adam Broussard of Abbeville; nine grandchildren, Brett Broussard, Kayla Elmer Mayers, Tyler Elmer, Milah Seaux, Angelle Broussard, Abigail Broussard, Aja Touchet, Maddix Touchet, and Bailor Touchet; four great-grandchildren, Sawyer Mayers, Brylee Meaux, Kennedy Mayers and Presley Touchet; as well as friends and former co-workers Charlotte DuBose, Cathy Bourque, Bertha Lormand, and Billie Landry.

She was preceded in death by husband of almost 50 years, Ulysse Broussard, Jr.; her parents Claude and Effie Duhon Hebert; step-daughter Flomingo “Ming” Broussard; paternal grandparents Elias and Cecile Sonnier Hebert; maternal grandparents Eliare and Eliza Abshire Duhon; as well as four sisters-in-law, Wanda, Nora, Elise, and Delta Broussard; and three brothers-in-law, Murphy and Jimmy John Broussard, and Truman Abshire.

Honored to serve as pallbearers will be Ulysse “Sonny” Broussard, III, Grant Broussard, Brandon Seaux, Tyler Elmer, Bailor Touchet, and Brady Abshire.

The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles St., on Tuesday, August 20, 2024 from 9:30 AM until 9:00 PM a rosary will be prayed at 7:00 PM. Visiting will resume at 8:00 AM on Wednesday August 21, 2024 until the time when the procession departs for church at 9:45 AM.