Obituary for Louise Sonnier
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 31, 2012, at a 1:00 PM Mass of Christian Burial in Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Scott, for Louise Sonnier, 82, who died on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette.

Interment will be in Sts. Peter & Paul Cemetery in Scott.

Reverend Thomas Voorhies, Pastor of Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Scott. will be the Celebrant of the Funeral Mass and will conduct the funeral services. Con Celebrants will be Rev. Gilbert Dutel, Pastor of St. Edmond Catholic Church in Lafayette, Rev. Mario Romero and Rev. David Hebert, Assoc. Pastors of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Scott, and Rev. Glenn Meaux, MAF PAP, SOLT Mission, Haiti. Giftbearers will be Delores Menard and Lou Guilbeaux. Lectors will be Jeanne Sonnier and Lincoln Arceneaux. Eulogist will be Scott Ferguson. Milton Resweber, soloist, accompanied by Karen Broussard, organist, will sing "Amazing Grace", "How Great Thou Art", "On Eagles' Wings", "Hail Mary, Gentle Woman", "J'irai La Voir Un Jour" and "I Can Only Imagine" for the services.

Ms. Sonnier is survived by two sisters, Clothilde Sonnier Hills and Annette Sonnier; one brother, Claude Sonnier; fifteen nieces and nephews; thirty-three great nieces and nephews; forty-four great-great nieces and nephews; one great-great-great nephew; and a host of relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Jean Batiste and Aline Legere Sonnier; grandparents, Euclide and Eugenie Legere and Basile and Philomene Gilbert Sonnier; four brothers, Joseph Sonnier, Ulysses Sonnier, Leon "Doc" Sonnier and Johnny Sonnier and his late wife, Velma "Shu Shu" Prejean; six sisters, Bertha Sonnier, Agnes Sonnier, Eva Sonnier, Iris Sonnier Boudreaux and her late husband Charles, Anna Sonnier Arceneaux and her late husband Magee and Mathilde Sonnier Broussard and her late husband Paul "Pee Wee"; one sister-in-law, Elizabeth "Libby" Sonnier; two nieces, Anne Arceneaux Buller and Carrie Romero Durand; one nephew, Dr. Tuney Arceneaux; two great nieces, Marie Annette Boutin Comeaux and Jenna Aline Broussard; and one great nephew, Norris James Buller.

Louise was a native of Ossun and a resident of Scott for 71 years. She was the owner/operator of Boutique Coiffeurs in Lafayette for over 40 years. Louise was a member of Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Scott, where she volunteered for over 30 years and was instrumental in organizing and co-chairing the yearly Church Improvement Dinner. Louise will be dearly missed by her family, friends and all who knew and loved her.

Pallbearers will be Douglas Sonnier, Scott Ferguson, Russell Arceneaux, Ellender Arceneaux, Bruce Broussard, Frank Durand, Don Guilbeaux and Wes Castille.

Honorary Pallbearers will be Claude Sonnier, Neal Hills, C.J. Arceneaux, Earl Arceneaux, Lindon Arceneaux and Dwain Sonnier.

The family requests that visitation be observed in Martin & Castille's SCOTT location on Friday, March 30, 2012 from 12:00 PM to 10:00 PM and on Saturday from 8:00 AM until time of service.

A Rosary will be prayed on Friday by Deacon Art F. Bakeler, Jr. at 7:00 PM in Martin & Castille Funeral Home in Scott.

In lieu of flowers, donations to SOLT Haiti Mission, P. O. Box 1400, Abbeville, LA 70511 and the Miles Perret Cancer Services, 2130 Kaliste Saloom Rd., Suite 200, Lafayette, LA 70508.

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