Mary Dale Gary

Erath—A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00 PM on Friday, August 20, 2021 at Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church honoring the life of Mary Dale Gary, 79, who died Monday, August 16, 2021 at Legacy Nursing & Rehabilitation in Port Allen.  She will be laid to rest at Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery in Erath with Fr. Andre Metrejean officiating the services.  Pallbearers will be David Gary, Michael Gary, Eric LeBlanc, Alex LeBlanc, Andre LeBlanc, Garrett Sarsfield, Ronnie Montet, Joel Broussard, and Randy Granger.

Dale’s love for children encouraged her education degree from Nichols State University. She first taught at St. Joseph’s Catholic School in Rayne.   She then opened her own private kindergarten school where she taught many Erath residents.   Dale continued her teaching career in Abbeville at Eaton Park Elementary School, where she retired after 26 years.  She touched the lives of many students throughout her teaching career and loved sharing memories from her classroom .

She also had a great love and devotion for her Catholic faith.  She was a long-time member of a Come Lord Jesus group and she enjoyed sharing her faith with friends and family.  Dale had a great love for all animals especially her Dachshunds and cats.  She loved her family and was affectionately known as “Taunte” to her great nieces and nephews.

She is survived by her sister, Paulette Montet and her husband Russell of Kaplan; nephews, David Gary and his wife Paige, and Michael Gary; niece, Melissa LeBlanc and her husband Eric; sister-in-law, Deanna Gary; and seven great nieces and nephews, Kate Gary, Sarah Gary, Claire Gary, Anne Marie Gary, Alex LeBlanc, Andre LeBlanc and Camille LeBlanc.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Honore Gary and the former Lily Mae Broussard; and brother, Benson Gary.

The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles St., on Friday, August 20, 2021 from 10:00 AM until 12:30 PM when the procession will depart for the church.  A rosary will be prayed at 10:30 AM.