Wilmer Joseph Breaux

Abbeville—A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:30 PM on Friday, March 3, 2023, at St. Therese Catholic Church honoring the life of Wilmer Joseph Breaux, 84, who died Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at Maison duMonde Living Center.  He will be laid to rest at St. Paul Cemetery with Fr. François Sainte-Marie officiating the services.  Those serving as pallbearers will be Jason Breaux, Bobby Jordan, Cole Jordan, Mike Abshire, Cori Guidry, Jr. and Randy Trahan.  Honorary pallbearer will be Cayden Hebert.

Wilmer was a veteran of the United States Army who served our country proudly.  He will be remembered having worked at Gary's Menwear and driving a school bus.  He took a lot of pride in his garden.  He always had a good joke to tell.

He is survived by his wife of 20 years, Leona Hargrave Breaux of Kaplan; daughter, Milissa Jordan and her husband, Bobby of Erath; sons, Eric Breaux and his wife, Claire of New Iberia, and Jason Breaux and his wife, Robin of Arkansas; 11 grandchildren, Krystal Abshire, Kori Jordan, Cole Jordan, Amber Breaux, Chelsea Hill, Hannah Breaux, Sara Breaux, Devin Breaux, Joey Breaux, Janey Derouen, and Katie Boudreaux;  12 great grandchildren; 4 step-children; 15 step-grandchildren; 16 step-great grandchildren; and 3 brothers, Vernis "Peewee" Breaux, Ronald Breaux, and Lercey Breaux.

He was preceded in death by his first wife of 38 years, Nettie Ann Peltier Breaux; parents, Avery and Lena Breaux; 6 brothers, Dallas, Burley, Percey, Paul, Elix and Farris “Happy” Breaux; 3 sisters, Hilda Dugas, Macel Delcambre and Mary Boudreaux; and a stepson, Kenneth Hargrave.

The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles St., on Friday, March 3, 2023, from 8:30 AM until 1:15 PM when the procession will depart for the church.  A rosary will be prayed at 12:00 PM.

The family wishes to offer a special thank you to the nurses, aides and staff at Maison Du Monde for their care and support during our difficult time. Also, a heartfelt thank you to Traditions Health Hospice for their tremendous care and heartfelt support to our family during his short battle with Lewy Body Dementia.