BELLEVUE-Funeral services for Viola Richard Lewis will be Saturday, August 26, 2017 at 11:00a.m. at St. Charles Borromeo Roman Catholic Church for Viola Lewis, age 94, who passed away Sunday, August 20, 2017 at 12:50a.m. at Rayne Guest House due to an illness, surrounded by her family and friends.
Interment will be in St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery in Grand Coteau.
Mrs. Lewis was a native and resident of Bellevue for most of her life and had been living in Church Point and Lafayette with her daughter since 2001. She was a parishioner of Christ The King Mission Church in Bellevue and Mother of Mercy Catholic Church in Church Point where she was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary.
Survivors include three sons, Joseph Floyd Lewis, Sr. of Scott, John Marion Lewis, Sr. of Duson and John Harold Lewis, Sr. and his wife, Shirley of Church Point; three daughters, Joann Girourd of Lafayette, Corinne Ann Lewis of Crowley and Jacqueline Darjean of Lafayette; and her godchildren, Charles Richard and Steven Lewis. Viola was a fifth generation grandmother with forty-four grandchildren, one hundered and fourteen great grandchildren; fifty great-grandchildren, and two great-great-great grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Horace Lewis, Sr.; her parents, Joseph West Richard and the former Irene Charlot; four sons, Larry James Lewis, Sr., Joseph Frank Lewis, Sr., Horace Lewis, Jr. and Carroll James Lewis; two daughters, Patricia Rae Horn and Sandra Rose Mitchell; three brothers, Lester Richard, Sr., Roy Richard and Marris Richard; and one sister, Pearl Guidry.
A rosary will be prayed at 9:30a.m. Saturday in the funeral home.
The family requests visiting hours be observed from 7:30a.m. Saturday until service time on Saturday.
The family would like to extend a special thanks to Rayne Guest House and LAMM Family Care Hospice for their care and compassion.
Pallbearers will be John Elton Jiron, Glynn Dale Lewis, Keith Matthew Lewis, John Harold Lewis, Jr., Randy John Darjean, Jr and Roshell Wayne Darjean, Sr. Honorary pallbearers will be John Harold Lewis, Sr., John Marion Lewis, Joseph Floyd Lewis, Sr., Keidrick Devon Lewis, Anthony Charles Johnson and Joseph Ignatius Lewis, Sr.
Melancon Funeral Home, Evangeline Memorial Gardens Chapel, 4117 N. University Ave., Carencro, (337)-896-3232, is in charge of arrangements.
Interment will be in St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery in Grand Coteau.
Mrs. Lewis was a native and resident of Bellevue for most of her life and had been living in Church Point and Lafayette with her daughter since 2001. She was a parishioner of Christ The King Mission Church in Bellevue and Mother of Mercy Catholic Church in Church Point where she was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary.
Survivors include three sons, Joseph Floyd Lewis, Sr. of Scott, John Marion Lewis, Sr. of Duson and John Harold Lewis, Sr. and his wife, Shirley of Church Point; three daughters, Joann Girourd of Lafayette, Corinne Ann Lewis of Crowley and Jacqueline Darjean of Lafayette; and her godchildren, Charles Richard and Steven Lewis. Viola was a fifth generation grandmother with forty-four grandchildren, one hundered and fourteen great grandchildren; fifty great-grandchildren, and two great-great-great grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Horace Lewis, Sr.; her parents, Joseph West Richard and the former Irene Charlot; four sons, Larry James Lewis, Sr., Joseph Frank Lewis, Sr., Horace Lewis, Jr. and Carroll James Lewis; two daughters, Patricia Rae Horn and Sandra Rose Mitchell; three brothers, Lester Richard, Sr., Roy Richard and Marris Richard; and one sister, Pearl Guidry.
A rosary will be prayed at 9:30a.m. Saturday in the funeral home.
The family requests visiting hours be observed from 7:30a.m. Saturday until service time on Saturday.
The family would like to extend a special thanks to Rayne Guest House and LAMM Family Care Hospice for their care and compassion.
Pallbearers will be John Elton Jiron, Glynn Dale Lewis, Keith Matthew Lewis, John Harold Lewis, Jr., Randy John Darjean, Jr and Roshell Wayne Darjean, Sr. Honorary pallbearers will be John Harold Lewis, Sr., John Marion Lewis, Joseph Floyd Lewis, Sr., Keidrick Devon Lewis, Anthony Charles Johnson and Joseph Ignatius Lewis, Sr.
Melancon Funeral Home, Evangeline Memorial Gardens Chapel, 4117 N. University Ave., Carencro, (337)-896-3232, is in charge of arrangements.
BELLEVUE-Funeral services for Viola Richard Lewis will be Saturday, August 26, 2017 at 11:00a.m. at St. Charles Borromeo Roman Catholic Church for Viola Lewis, age 94, who passed away Sunday, August 20, 2017 at 12:50a.m. at Rayne Guest House due to an illness, surrounded by her family and friends.
Interment will be in St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery in Grand Coteau.
Mrs. Lewis was a native and resident of Bellevue for most of her life and had been living in Church Point and Lafayette with her daughter since 2001. She was a parishioner of Christ The King Mission Church in Bellevue and Mother of Mercy Catholic Church in Church Point where she was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary.
Survivors include three sons, Joseph Floyd Lewis, Sr. of Scott, John Marion Lewis, Sr. of Duson and John Harold Lewis, Sr. and his wife, Shirley of Church Point; three daughters, Joann Girourd of Lafayette, Corinne Ann Lewis of Crowley and Jacqueline Darjean of Lafayette; and her godchildren, Charles Richard and Steven Lewis. Viola was a fifth generation grandmother with forty-four grandchildren, one hundered and fourteen great grandchildren; fifty great-grandchildren, and two great-great-great grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Horace Lewis, Sr.; her parents, Joseph West Richard and the former Irene Charlot; four sons, Larry James Lewis, Sr., Joseph Frank Lewis, Sr., Horace Lewis, Jr. and Carroll James Lewis; two daughters, Patricia Rae Horn and Sandra Rose Mitchell; three brothers, Lester Richard, Sr., Roy Richard and Marris Richard; and one sister, Pearl Guidry.
A rosary will be prayed at 9:30a.m. Saturday in the funeral home.
The family requests visiting hours be observed from 7:30a.m. Saturday until service time on Saturday.
The family would like to extend a special thanks to Rayne Guest House and LAMM Family Care Hospice for their care and compassion.
Pallbearers will be John Elton Jiron, Glynn Dale Lewis, Keith Matthew Lewis, John Harold Lewis, Jr., Randy John Darjean, Jr and Roshell Wayne Darjean, Sr. Honorary pallbearers will be John Harold Lewis, Sr., John Marion Lewis, Joseph Floyd Lewis, Sr., Keidrick Devon Lewis, Anthony Charles Johnson and Joseph Ignatius Lewis, Sr.
Melancon Funeral Home, Evangeline Memorial Gardens Chapel, 4117 N. University Ave., Carencro, (337)-896-3232, is in charge of arrangements.
Interment will be in St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery in Grand Coteau.
Mrs. Lewis was a native and resident of Bellevue for most of her life and had been living in Church Point and Lafayette with her daughter since 2001. She was a parishioner of Christ The King Mission Church in Bellevue and Mother of Mercy Catholic Church in Church Point where she was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary.
Survivors include three sons, Joseph Floyd Lewis, Sr. of Scott, John Marion Lewis, Sr. of Duson and John Harold Lewis, Sr. and his wife, Shirley of Church Point; three daughters, Joann Girourd of Lafayette, Corinne Ann Lewis of Crowley and Jacqueline Darjean of Lafayette; and her godchildren, Charles Richard and Steven Lewis. Viola was a fifth generation grandmother with forty-four grandchildren, one hundered and fourteen great grandchildren; fifty great-grandchildren, and two great-great-great grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Horace Lewis, Sr.; her parents, Joseph West Richard and the former Irene Charlot; four sons, Larry James Lewis, Sr., Joseph Frank Lewis, Sr., Horace Lewis, Jr. and Carroll James Lewis; two daughters, Patricia Rae Horn and Sandra Rose Mitchell; three brothers, Lester Richard, Sr., Roy Richard and Marris Richard; and one sister, Pearl Guidry.
A rosary will be prayed at 9:30a.m. Saturday in the funeral home.
The family requests visiting hours be observed from 7:30a.m. Saturday until service time on Saturday.
The family would like to extend a special thanks to Rayne Guest House and LAMM Family Care Hospice for their care and compassion.
Pallbearers will be John Elton Jiron, Glynn Dale Lewis, Keith Matthew Lewis, John Harold Lewis, Jr., Randy John Darjean, Jr and Roshell Wayne Darjean, Sr. Honorary pallbearers will be John Harold Lewis, Sr., John Marion Lewis, Joseph Floyd Lewis, Sr., Keidrick Devon Lewis, Anthony Charles Johnson and Joseph Ignatius Lewis, Sr.
Melancon Funeral Home, Evangeline Memorial Gardens Chapel, 4117 N. University Ave., Carencro, (337)-896-3232, is in charge of arrangements.
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