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- [S690] Vincent Funeral Home Website, "Florence Hollier Broussard," obituary.
Florence Hollier BroussardFlorence Hollier Broussard
(March 4, 1922 - November 2, 2013)
Abbeville—Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 9, 2013 at a 10:00 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Therese of the Child Jesus Church for Florence "Flo" Hollier Broussard, 91, who died at her home Saturday, November 2, 2013 on the Feast of All Souls.
The funeral mass will be conducted by Reverend Kenneth Mayne, Pastor St. Therese of the Child Jesus Church. Pallbearers will be Michael Broussard, Jr., Shannon Hollier, Shane Faucheaux, Carl Toups, Brandon Sonnier, and Stephen Engelbrecht. Honorary pallbearers will be Karl Hollier, Mickey Broussard, Michael Hollier, Scott Hollier, Rev. Ed McClellan, and Gregory Broussard. She will be laid to rest at St. Mary Magdalen Cemetery in Abbeville.
Florence Broussard was married to Warren Edson Broussard. She was a retired educator and long time member of the Abbeville High faculty. She was a member of the Retired Teachers Association. She was a member of the Third Order of Mt. Carmel (Lay Carmelites) Council No. 1906 having professed vows on March 9, 1952. She was a member of the Catholic Daughters of America, received May 1, 1949. She was a volunteer tour guide for the City of Abbeville for many years. Flo annually lead the rosary prior to daily mass during the months of May and October to honor the Virgin Mary.
Flo is survived by her brother, Karl Hollier of Abbeville; and three generations of nephews and nieces.
She was preceded in death by her father, Herbert Joseph Hollier, Sr.; mother, Edolie LeBlanc Hollier; husband, Warren Edson Broussard; brother, Herbert Joseph Hollier, Jr. and Francis Horton Hollier; sister, Mattie Hollier Primeaux; and nephew, John Bodemuller Hollier.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles Street, on Friday, November 8, 2013 from 4:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. with a rosary to be prayed at 7:00 p.m.; Saturday, November 9, 2013 from 8:00 a.m. until 9:45 a.m. when the procession will depart for the church.
The family wishes to thank Senior Helpers and St. Joseph Hospice for their assistance. A special thank you is expressed to Seci Hollier for her dedication and loving care for Aunt Flo over the past year.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to be made to an educational institution or the Florence Hollier Broussard Charitable Fund in the Community Foundation of Acadiana, 1035 Camellia Boulevard, Suite 100, Lafayette, Louisiana 70508.
- [S590] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, no. 67691 (1982), Francis Horton Hollier.
Name: Francis Horton Hollier
Birth Date: 27 Feb 1924
Birth Place: Louisiana
Gender: Male
Race: White
Residence: Tyler, Smith, Texas
Spouse: Alice Thompson
Father: Herbert Joseph Hollier
[Herbert Joesph Hollier]
Mother: Idolie Leblane
Age at Death: 58
Death Date: 30 Jul 1982
Death Place: Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA
- [S627] "U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947," digital images, card for Francis Horton Hollier, serial no. 677, Local Draft Board No. 1, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana; citing Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975, RG 147.
Name: Francis Horton Hollier
Gender: Male
Relationship: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 27 Feb 1924
Residence: Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA
- [S243] Social Security Death Index, Ancestry.com, Number: 439-14-7964; Issue State: Louisiana; Issue Date: Before 1951.
Record for Francis Hollier
- [S271] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, population schedule, Abbeville, ward 3, pp. 90A-B (stamped), enumeration district: 57-8, sheets 3A-B, dwelling 67, family 67, Herbert Hollier; citing NARA microfilm T626, roll 823.
Name: Herbert Hollier
Birth Year: abt 1887
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Louisiana
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana
Map of Home: View Map
Street address: W. Lafayette St.
Ward of City: 3
House Number in Cities or Towns: 306
Dwelling Number: 67
Family Number: 67
Home Owned or Rented: Owned
Home Value: 2, 000
Radio Set: No
Lives on Farm: No
Age at First Marriage: 28
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace: Louisiana
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Mechanic
Industry: Garage
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Employment: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Herbert Hollier 43
Idolie L Hollier 47
Herbert Hollier 13
Mattie H Hollier 11
Karl Hollier 9
Florence Hollier 8
Francis Hollier 6
- [S588] Southwest Louisiana Records (1750-1915), 47 vols, Donald J. Hebert, (Name: Hebert Publications; Location: Rayne, Louisiana;), citing Crowley Ct. Hse.: Mar. #7729 and Crowley Ch.: v.1, p.199.
HOLLIER, Herbert J. age 29 (Felix J. & Laura H. BADEMULLER) m. 6 Dec. 1915 Marie Elodie LEBLANC (Crowley Ct. Hse.: Mar. #7729)
HOLLIER, Herbert J. (Felix J. & Laura BODEMULLER) m. 6 Dec. 1915 Idolite LEBLANC, m. to ---- GREEN (Jean & Constance TRAHAN) (Crowley Ch.: v.1, p.199)
- [S266] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, memorial page for Alice Mae Thompson Kopfler (1916-2010), no. 53865429, Consolata Cemetery, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.
Alice Mae Thompson Kopfler
Birth: Nov. 3, 1916
Death: Jun. 18, 2010
Alice Mae Thompson Kopfler, 93 of Lake Charles died at 3:00 AM on Friday, June 18, 2010 in a local hospital. Born November 3, 1916 in Baton Rouge, LA, Mrs. Kopfler was raised in the Hammond, LA area and has lived in Lake Charles since 1963. She was an active member of First Christian Church and was a charter member and past Worthy Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star Justice Lodge #238. She was also a member of the Diggers and Weeders Garden Club, the Gingham Ladies, Red Hat Club, and the Enterprise Club. Mrs. Kopfler will be remembered as a fun-loving individual, who enjoyed entertaining, but her passion was for cooking, and authored her own book, I Love My Cookbook. Mrs. Kopfler is survived by her children, Susan Broussard and husband Dwight of Lake Charles, Jan Zirilli and husband Blane of North Carolina, and Steve Trahan and wife Donna of Lake Charles; brother, Charles Thompson and wife Lorraine of St. Augustine, FL; grandchildren, Timothy Trimble, Sean Trimble, Jill Trimble Smittle, Amanda Trimble Settle, Kristy Elliott Church, Amy Elliott Powell, Lori Broussard LaFleur, Carrie Broussard Babineaux, Trey Broussard, Alisa Trahan, Julia Trahan, and Meredith Trahan; and twenty-three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her children, Ronnie Trahan and Patricia Trahan Trimble; three husbands, Carroll Trahan, Francis Hollier, and Edward Blount Kopfler; brother, Bill Thompson; and parents, Willis and Lydia Thompson. Her funeral service will be at 10:00 AM on Monday, June 21, 2010 at the Johnson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Consolata Cemetery. Visitation will be at the funeral home on Sunday from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM and continue on Monday from 8:00 AM until the start of the service.
Burial:
Consolata Cemetery
Lake Charles
Calcasieu Parish
Louisiana, USA
Created by: Gloria Bello
Record added: Jun 19, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 53865429
- [S690] Vincent Funeral Home Website, "Joan Hollier Bernard," obituary.
Joan Hollier Bernard
(November 24, 1927 - October 3, 2008)
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 10:00 a.m., at a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Therese Catholic Church, Abbeville, Louisiana for Joan "Jody" Brown Hollier Bernard, 80 who passed away Friday, October 3, 2008 at her residence in Abbeville. Internment will take place at St. Paul Cemetery following the mass. Joan completed the teacher training course at Southwestern Louisiana Institute and was graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in May, 1951. Her first teaching assignment was to the LeBlanc School in September of 1951 as fifth and sixth grade teacher. She transferred to East Abbeville Elementary in 1958 and remained there as sixth grade teacher for ten years. In August, 1968 she was appointed to the central office staff as a Master Teacher. Three years later, she was appointed Intermediate Elementary Supervisor of grades four, five and six. Her contributions to the community and to education have spanned more than five decades of service. Joan was President of the Vermilion Parish Teacher's Association in 1972 and President of Alpha Epsilon Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma during the 1980- 1982 biennium. She was President of Madame et Mademoiselle, the Wesleyan Service Guild of the Abbeville Methodist Church, and a charter member of the Vermilion School Employee Credit Union. Joan was also a district representative on the Elementary Commission of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. She served as a consultant to schools seeking accreditation in the parishes of Acadia, Jeff Davis, Lafayette, and St. Martin. Joan was a member of the Louisiana Association of School Executives and a past state officer of the Louisiana School Supervisors' Association. The Louisiana Department of Education appointed her to various textbook committees, the Basic Skills Commission and the Governor's Committee for Excellence in Education. She completed studies at L.S.U. for the Masters of Education in administration and supervision and subsequently earned 30+ graduate hours in work at McNeese University, University of Southwestern Louisiana and Northwestern University. Joan was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on November 24, 1927 in the middle of a snow storm. She was the daughter of Melburn Herbert "Bill" Brown and Hazel Carmichael. Her family moved to Abbeville in 1935 where her father was a pioneer in the oil industry working for Loffland Brothers Drilling Contractors. "Jody" married Francis "Rat" Horton Hollier in 1948. She is survived by two children from this marriage: Frank Michael Hollier and his wife Barbara "Seci" Murphy, and Anne Adair Hollier and her life partner Aimee Dominique, three grandchildren: Kristin Ann Engelbrecht and her husband, Stephen, Michael Shannon Hollier and his wife Ashley Koll, and Jennie Adair Hollier, two great grandchildren: Ann Elise Engelbrecht and Jacques Michael Hollier, and a third expected great grandson (Engelbrecht) in December, 2008. Joan's second marriage was to Henry J. Bernard, former Superintendent of Vermilion Parish Schools. Henry and Joan spent many lovely years together, traveling, gardening and bird watching. Joan is survived by brother and sister-in-law, Raymond R. and Janet H. Brown of the Woodlands, Texas. Nephews and nieces: Sandra J. Hodge and Mitchell Hogan Hodge (son) of Seattle, Washington, Steven C and Colleen Brown and Michaels Rae, Kelsey, and Jacob of Omaha, Nebraska, William T. Brown of Los Angeles, California and Mary Anne Wallace of Austin, Texas. We knew her as "Aunt Jody," she was loved by all and we will be comforted by our memories of her life. May her soul rest in peace. . . . . "Uncle Raymond." She was preceded in death by a brother, Donald E. Brown of Lovington, New Mexico. In recent years Joan contributed her time and energy to community service as a volunteer through Christian Service Center in Abbeville, Louisiana. Joan carried out the love of gardening passed on to her from her mother and now passed on to her daughter. She spent many years as an active member of the Delta Daylily Society and loved sharing her love of daylilies with family and friends. The family requests that visiting hours be observed from 4:30 p.m. until 9:00 pm Tuesday, October 7, 2008 and continue Wednesday, October 8, 2008 from 8:00 am until time of services. A rosary will be recited Tuesday (October 7, 2008) at 6:30 pm in the funeral home. Father Kenneth Mayne, Pastor of St. Therese Catholic Church will be celebrant of the mass and conduct the funeral services with concelebrant, the Reverend Hampton Davis. A heartfelt thanks to caregivers: Marilyn, Nita, Louella, Odelia, Hazel, Bernie, Patty, and Gwen. Your unique gifts and care allowed mom to remain at home. Joan was especially grateful to Dr. Charbonnet and his staff for her treatment and care during her illness. The family would especially like to thank Journey Hospice for their caring, and compassionate services provided during Joan's illness.
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