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Obituary:

Eldest Broussard Expires In Rayne

RAYNE, La. - Last rites will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in the St. Joseph Catholic Church here for Eldest J. Broussard, 54, who died following a heart attack at 1:10 a.m. today in the Rayne Branch Hospital. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Until the time of rites the body will remain at the Gossen Funeral Home in Rayne.

Mr. Broussard operated a garage in Rayne for 35 years. He was a past president of the Rayne Young Men's Business Club.

Surviving are his wife, the former Rena Clement; three daughters, Mrs. Gerald Gossen and Mrs. Joe Larrivierre, both of Lafayette, and Miss Cynthia Broussard of Rayne; two sons, Darrell and Allen Broussard, both of Rayne, two stepchildren, Mrs. MAx Baer of Franklinton and Mrs. Louis C. Butaud, Jr., of Salt Lake City, Utah; two brothers, Maxie of Meaux and Will Broussard of LeRoy; a sister, Mrs. Asa Cormier of LeRoy; and 14 grandchildren.

(Published in The Crowley Daily Signal on November 28, 1962)

Eldest married Rena Marie Clement 19 Jan 1945, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA. Rena (daughter of Clobule Joseph Clement and Clodia LeBlanc) was born 27 Apr 1917, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 18 Oct 1992, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 21 Oct 1992, St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery #1 - Rayne, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

1. Cynthia Gayle Broussard was born 18 Aug 1946, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 16 Apr 2010, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 23 Apr 2010, St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery #1 - Rayne, Louisiana, USA.
2. A.V. Broussard