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- [S630] David Funeral Homes Website, (Location: Lafayette, Louisiana;), "Mark J. LeBlanc, Sr.," obituary; notes grandmother, Loula Hollier and grandfather, Avery Abshire.
- [S484] 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com;), Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, population schedule, no township specified, ward 6, enumeration district 57-18, sheet 15A, family 258, Edward Abshire; citing NARA microfilm T627, roll 1461.
Name: Edward Abshere Junior
Age: 54
Estimated birth year: abt 1886
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Louisiana
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Vermilion, Louisiana
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Farm: Yes
Inferred Residence in 1935: Vermilion, Louisiana
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 15A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 258
Occupation: Farmer
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 2,000
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: None
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 50
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 50
Income: 400
Income Other Sources: No
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Edward Abshere 54
Azeda Abshere 51
Goldman Abshere 19
Avery Abshere 25
Lula Abshere 19
Edward Abshere 6/12
- [S739] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).
Record for Avery Abshire
- [S670] Newspapers.com, "Avery Abshire Given Last Rites," The Crowley Daily Signal (Crowley, Louisiana), 31 July 1973, p. 2. col. 8.
Avery Abshire Given Last Rites
Kaplan, La.— Funeral services were held Monday at 10:30 a m in the Holy Rosary Catholic Church here for Avery Abshire, 58, who died Saturday at 3 p.m. in the Kaplan hospital. Burial was in the Kaplan Catholic Cemetery.
Survivors include his widow, the former Lula Hollier of Abbeville; two sons, Edward Abshire of Kaplan, and Ervin Abshire of Abbeville; four daughters, Mrs. Elmo LeBlanc of Erath, Mrs. Dudley Duhon of Abbeville, Mrs. John Menard of Carencro, and Mrs. Russell Keith of Fort Polk; one sister, Mrs. Gloria Abshire of Georgia; five brothers, Eudor and Leonard Abshire, both of Abbeville, Leonis Abshire and Dr. Gaulman Abshire, both of Kaplan, and Paul Wilton Abshire of Buras; and 18 grandchildren.
Vincent Funeral Home of Kaplan was in charge of all arrangements.
[Source: The Crowley Daily Signal (Crowley, Louisiana), 31 July 1973, p. 2. col. 8.]
- [S670] Newspapers.com, "Avery Abshire Given Last Rites," The Crowley Daily Signal (Crowley, Louisiana), 31 July 1973, p. 2. col. 8 (Reliability: 3).
Avery Abshire Given Last Rites
Kaplan, La.— Funeral services were held Monday at 10:30 a m in the Holy Rosary Catholic Church here for Avery Abshire, 58, who died Saturday at 3 p.m. in the Kaplan hospital. Burial was in the Kaplan Catholic Cemetery.
Survivors include his widow, the former Lula Hollier of Abbeville; two sons, Edward Abshire of Kaplan, and Ervin Abshire of Abbeville; four daughters, Mrs. Elmo LeBlanc of Erath, Mrs. Dudley Duhon of Abbeville, Mrs. John Menard of Carencro, and Mrs. Russell Keith of Fort Polk; one sister, Mrs. Gloria Abshire of Georgia; five brothers, Eudor and Leonard Abshire, both of Abbeville, Leonis Abshire and Dr. Gaulman Abshire, both of Kaplan, and Paul Wilton Abshire of Buras; and 18 grandchildren.
Vincent Funeral Home of Kaplan was in charge of all arrangements.
[Source: The Crowley Daily Signal (Crowley, Louisiana), 31 July 1973, p. 2. col. 8.]
- [S690] Vincent Funeral Home Website, "Lorraine 'Beeroun' Gaspard Hargrave," obituary.
Lorraine "Beeroun" Gaspard Hargrave
(November 24, 1925 - January 24, 2013)
Kaplan—Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 26, 2013 at a 10 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church honoring the life of Lorraine Gaspard Hargrave, 87, who died Thursday, January 24, 2013 at Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital. She will be laid to rest at Kaplan Cemetery with Reverend D. Blaine Clement officiating the services.
She is survived by one son, Kersey Hargrave of Kaplan; three daughters, Loretta Suire and her husband, Curnis "Nookie" Sr. of Crowley, Flodry Hargrave of Kaplan, and Belinda Dronet and her husband, Michael of Opelousas; two sisters, Loula Hollier Abshire of Kaplan and Elsie Hollier Seaux of New Iberia; 20 grandchildren; 36 great grandchildren; and 20 great-great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilson Joseph Hargrave; her mother, Thelia Doucet Hollier; her father, Felicien Gaspard; her stepfather, Odelion Harrington; three sisters, Leonie Hollier, Leona Abshire, and Eula Hollier; and six brothers, Alphe, Leonard, Loudis, Walton Sr., Doris, and Clerfae Hollier.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Kaplan, 300 N. Eleazar Avenue, on Friday, January 25, 2013 from 9 a.m. until 10 p.m. with a rosary to be prayed at 7 p.m.; Saturday, January 26, 2013 from 8 a.m. until the procession departs for the church.
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