Purvis James Bourque

Leroy—A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00 PM on Monday, January 16, 2023, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church honoring the life of Purvis James Bourque, 75, who died Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at Abbeville General Hospital.  He will be laid to rest at Abshire Cemetery with Reverend Paul Bienvenu officiating the services.  Pallbearers will be Frank Bourque, Kevin Bourque, Sr., Joshua Bourque, Tobies Bourque, Willie Duhon and Kevin Bourque, Jr.

He is survived by his four children, Kevin Bourque, Frank Bourque and his wife, Candie, Tina Duhon and her husband, Joel, and Melissa Bourque; fourteen grandchildren; four great grandchildren; brother, Jeffery Bourque; and two sisters, Linda Bourque and Velma Bourque.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Touchet Bourque; parents, Whitley Louis and Annie Bourque; sister, Laura Menard; and brothers, Raymond Bourque, Lester Bourque, Clarence Bourque and Harry Bourque.

The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles St., on Sunday, January 15, 2023, from 12:00 PM until 9:00 PM with a rosary being prayed at 7:00 PM; Monday, January 16, 2023, from 8:00 AM until 12:30 PM when the procession will depart for the church.