Jewitt Paul Hulin

Abbeville—A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, May 23, 2024 at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church honoring the life of Jewitt Paul Hulin, 93, who died Monday, May 20, 2024 at his residence in Maurice, Louisiana.  He will be laid to rest at St. Paul Cemetery with Reverend Nicholas DuPré officiating the services.

Born January 29, 1931 in Henry, Louisiana, Jewitt descended from one of the early pioneer families of the area known as Prairie Gregg in Vermilion Parish and continued until his death to live for his family, land, and cattle.

After devoting 30 years to parish administration as the Secretary-Treasurer of the Vermilion Parish Police Jury, he continued to operate an extensive commercial cattle operation and served on seven of the Parish’s Drainage District Boards, the Abbeville General Hospital Board, and the Teche-Vermilion Water District Board. He was a past member of the Vermilion Parish Cattlemen’s Association and American Brahman Breeders Association.

Jewitt is survived by his wife, Ella Bergeron Hulin of Maurice; children, Paul W. Hulin and his wife, Jodi Nunez of Maurice, Charles “Leo” Hulin and his wife, Christy Ferreri of Austin, TX., and the Honorable Judge Laurie A. Hulin and her husband, Shane Langlinais of Abbeville; grandchildren, Jacques P. Hulin, Joshua M. Ditch and his wife, Jayde Mayard, Ella E. Hulin, Brenan C. Hulin, and Hulin M. Langlinais; great-grandchildren, Jack M. Ditch and Joah M. Ditch; and sister, Judy Hulin Dubois of Church Point.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Willis Hulin and the former Annese Broussard.

The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles St., on Wednesday, May 22, 2024 from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM with a rosary being prayed at 7:00 PM; Thursday, May 23, 2024 from 8:00 AM until 10:45 AM when the procession will depart for the church.

The family gives special thanks to Anita Hopkins, Juanita Davis, Todd Marceaux, Larry Marceaux, the paramedics of Acadian Ambulance, and deputies from the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office.