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- Obituary:
Gunshot Fatal To Abbeville Man
ABBEVILLE - Dennis Guidry, 43-year-old Abbeville plumbing contractor, died at about 5 p.m. Sunday of a self inflicted gunshot wound, according to Dr. A. B. Sonnier of Erath, acting Vermilion parish coroner.
Guidry had locked himself in the bathroom while his wife and young son were getting ready to go to church.
The Vermilion sheriff's office was called at 5:06 p.m. Deputies investigating reported a 160gauge pmp gun with a spent shell in it was found near the body.
The report said Guidry had shot himself in the right temple. No note was found.
Burial will be in the Kaplan cemetery, under direction of the Meaux Funeral Home of Kaplan. Funeral services will be held Tuesday.
Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alton Guidry of Kaplan; his wife, the former Gladys LeBlanc of Abbeville; four sons, Bradley of Abbeville; Dennis and Ronald of Kaplan; and Tillman of Long Beach, Calif.; a daughter, Mrs. Sherman Trahan of Clarksville, Tenn.; four brothers, Milton Guidry of Kaplan; Lynes Guidry of Crowley; L. J. Guidry of Gueydan, and Eugene Guidry of Port Arthur; and three sisters, Mrs. Gerald Mouton and Mrs. Carl Perrin of Kaplan, and Mrs. E. J. Broussard of Lake Charles.
(Published in The Crowley Daily Signal on February 9, 1959)
- Obituary:
Abbeville Man Dies Of Gunshot Wounds
ABBEVILLE - An Abbeville plumbing contractor died at about 5 p.m. Sunday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home.
Dennis Guidry, 43, locked himself in the bathroom of his home while his wife and son were preparing to go to church, investigating officers of the Vermilion parish sheriff's department said.
A report issued by Dr. A. B. Sonnier of Erath, acting Vermilion parish coroner said that Guidry shot himself in the right temple. Deputies investigating reported a .16 gauge pump gun with a spent shell in it was found near the body.
No note was found, the officers said.
Funeral services were to be held at the Meaux Funeral Home in Kaplan at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial was to be in Kaplan Catholic Cemetery.
Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alton Guidry of Kaplan; his widow, the former Gladys LeBlanc of Abbeville; four sons, Bradley LeBlanc of Abbeville, Dennis and Ronald, both of Kaplan and Tillman LeBlanc of Long Beach, Calif.; a daughter, Mrs. Sherman Trahan of Clarksville, Tenn.; four brothers, Milton Guidry of Kaplan, Lynes Guidry of Crowley, L. J. Guidry of Gueydan, and Eugene Guidry of Port Arthur, and three sisters, Mrs. Gearard Mouton and Mrs. Carl Perrin, both of Kaplan, and Mrs. E. J. Broussard of Lake Charles.
(Published in The Lafayette Daily Advertiser on February 10, 1959)
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Abbeville Man's Death Officially Ruled A Suicide
Dennis Guidry, 43-year-old Abbeville plumbing contractor, died at about 5 p.m. Sunday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Dr. A. B. Sonnier of Erath, acting Vermilion parish coroner.
Mr. Guidry had locked himself in the bathroom of his home while his wife and young son were getting ready to go to church, investigating officers of the Vermilion sheriff's department said.
The sheriff's office was called at 5:06 p.m. Deputies investigating reported a .16 gauge pump gun with a spent shell in it was found near the body. The report said Mr. Guidry had shot himself in the right temple. Not note was found, officers said.
Burial was Tuesday morning in the Kaplan cemetery under the direction of the Meaux Funeral Home of Kaplan.
Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alton Guidry, Kaplan; his wife, the former Gladys LeBlanc, Abbeville; four sons, Bradley LeBlanc, Abbeville; Dennis and Ronald, both of Kaplan; and Tillman LeBlanc, Long Beach, Calif.; a daughter, Mrs. Sherman Trahan, Clarksville, Tenn.; four brothers, Milton Guidry, Kaplan; Lyens Guidry, Crowley; L. J. Guidry, Gueydan; and Eugene Guidry, Port Arthur; three sisters, Mrs. Gearard Mouton and Mrs. Carl Perrin, both of Kaplan and Mrs. E. J. Broussard, Lake Charles.
(Published in The Abbeville Meridional on February 12, 1959)
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