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Obituary:

Funeral services were held at 9 a.m. today in the St. Michael Catholic Church for Rene "Boone" Richard, 77, who died on a rural road in Acadia Parish Sunday. Burial was held in the Woodlawn Cemetery.

Survivors include his widow, the former Ellen Chandler of Crowley, three daughters, Mrs. Leo Trahan of Rayne, Mrs. C.J. Petitjean of New Iberia, and Mrs. Sue Harbour of Crowley; four brothers, E.P. Richard, Joseph Richard and J.B. Richard of Crowley, and Wilton Richard of Lafayette; three sisters, Mrs. Joe Hains of Baton Rouge, Mrs. J.B. Gaspard and Mrs. Milton Abshire of Lake Charles, and four grandchildren.

Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

(Published in The Crowley Post Signal on February 8, 1977)

Rene married Ivy Marie Boudreaux 2 Jun 1923, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA. Ivy (daughter of Laurent Boudreaux and Adeline Lillian LeBleu) was born 7 Mar 1904, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 9 Aug 1939, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 11 Aug 1939, St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery #1 - Rayne, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

1. Leatrice Richard was born 28 Feb 1924, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 11 Dec 2014, Church Point, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 20 Dec 2014, St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery #2 - Rayne, Louisiana, USA.
2. Ernestine Ivy Richard was born 4 May 1927, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 23 Jun 2007, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 29 Jun 2007, Nativity of Our Lady Mausoleum - New Iberia, Louisiana, USA.