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Gilford Joseph
Boudreaux Sr.

Gilford Joseph Boudreaux Sr.

A memorial service for Gilford Joseph Boudreaux Sr., 85, of Crowley, Texas, will be held on Saturday, Dec. 10, at 1 p.m. in Gossen Funeral Home Chapel in Rayne.
Deacon Barry LeBlanc will officiate. Inurnment, with military honors, will follow in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery No. 2 Mausoleum in Rayne.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, Dec. 10, from 10 a.m. until service time, with a rosary being recited at 11 a.m. in Gossen Funeral Home.
Mr. Boudreaux passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016, in Crowley, Texas.
Mr. Boudreaux grew up in Rayne, and was a graduate of Rayne High School. Following graduation, he served in the United States Marine Corps, serving in Panama during the Korean Conflict. He settled in New Orleans, where he worked for T. Smith Company managing the handling of dunnage on the waterfront. Mr. Boudreaux later relocated to Texas, where he lived out his remaining years.
Survivors include his wife, Claire Boudreaux of Crowley, Texas; sons, Gilford Boudreaux Jr. and wife Marilyn of Covington, and Alan Boudreaux of Metairie; daughters, Deborah Moll and husband Skip of New York, New York, and Carol Boudreaux of Burleson, Texas; brother, Phillip Boudreaux Jr. of Burleson, Texas; sisters, Mary Foreman of Rayne, Thelma Lanclos of Arnaudville, Dorothy Istre and husband Alex of Rayne, Gloria Deroussel and husband Larry of Lake Charles, and Florine Hollier and husband Albert of Arnaudville; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and one great-grandchild on the way.
Preceding Mr. Boudreaux in death were his parents, Phillip Boudreaux Sr. and Isaure Richard Boudreaux; and brothers Allen Boudreaux and Chester Boudreaux.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.gossenfuneralhome.net.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Gossen Funeral Home, Inc., 504 N. Polk St., Rayne, (337) 334-3141.

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