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August 15, 2001
~ January 27, 2020

ABBEVILLE — A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, January 31, 2020 at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church honoring the life of Kalix James Broussard, 18, who died Monday, January 27, 2020 due to the result of an automobile accident. He will be laid to rest at St. Paul Cemetery with Father Donald Bernard officiating the services. Pallbearers will be Justin LeBouef, Collin Mier, Kayl Bengtson, Jace Lewis, Hunter Griffin and Matthew Judice.
Kalix was a 2019 graduate of Vermilion Catholic High School.
He is survived by his father, Bubba Broussard; step mother, Heather Touchet; mother, Kora LeBouef; girlfriend, Sadie Boudreaux; brother, Kavan Broussard and his fiancé Jay Peters; sister, Kealy Broussard; grandparents, Sheron Landry, Bert Broussard, and Raymond and Connie LeBouef; step grandparents, Trena Touchet and Neil Dugas; aunts and uncles, Jeremy and Jenny Broussard, Hattie LeBouef and Jamie d'Augereau, Spencer LeBouef and Laila Briolo, Amelia LeBouef and Justin LeBouef; step uncle and aunt, Broc and Raelyn Touchet; nieces and nephews, Kash Peters, JaZaiden Peters and Rhilyan Peters; cousins, Bailey Broussard, Carter Broussard, Chloe d'Augereau, Shae LeBouef, Ellen LeBouef, and Luke Myers; godfather, Luke Mayeux; and godmother, Errin Faulk.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles St., on Thursday, January 30, 2020 from 10:00 AM until 10:00 PM with a rosary being prayed at 7:00 PM; Friday, January 31, 2020 from 8:00 AM until 1:45 PM when the procession will depart for the church.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.vincentfuneralhome.net.
All funeral arrangements are being conducted by Vincent Funeral Home of Abbeville, (337) 893-4661.

Stella Petry Broussard will take the starting line Sunday morning for the 8th annual Beignet Boogie 5k.
The race will begin at 9 a.m. on the side of Mount Carmel in Abbeville.
Broussard, 58, has run dozens of races just like this one. Only, this one is different.
Completely different.
Last July, Broussard suffered a massive stroke. During her recovery, Broussard’s wellness nurse had her set goals.
“I wanted to run,” Broussard said.
Broussard set that first goal to be met in October for the Boogie on the Boulevard in Kaplan.
“That’s always the first race I do to kick off my running season,” Broussard said. “I wasn’t able to participate in that one.”
Broussard adjusted her goal, leading to Sunday morning’s race, six months after the stroke.
“I’m so excited,” Broussard said. “I will be set on crossing that finish line.”
Broussard will be driven Sunday by the same motivation that helped get her out of the hospital bed in the first place.
“What got me going,” Broussard said, “was my faith, family and friends. When each family member would walk in my hospital room, I would look in their eyes. I couldn’t do that to them.
“I refused to have them bury me.”
Broussard also refused to hear what she couldn’t do.
“They kept telling me what I couldn’t do,” Broussard said. “No, just give me some time and I’m going to do it.”
Broussard will not be concerned about her time when it comes to the race.
“If I have to run, walk or crawl,” Broussard said, “I will finish this race.”
She will not be alone.
“My 7-year-old granddaughter, Xy, is so worried about me,” Broussard said. “She told me she is going to do it with me.”
Other family members will join her. Her grandson, Xavier Alexander will run. Her great-nephew, Quinton Marshall, a former Vermilion Catholic student, will run, too.
Her husband, Kevin, will be there, as he has throughout the entire process.
“He’s more than a rock,” Broussard said. “He was my eyes when I couldn’t see and my legs when I couldn’t walk. He is my everything.
“He is a superman.”
Family and friends will be easy to spot on Sunday. They will be wearing T-shirts honoring Broussard’s effort. While promoting stroke awareness, the saying on the shirt is fitting.
“In this family,” Broussard said, “no one fights alone.”

April 20, 1926 ~ January 22, 2020

ABBEVILLE — Graveside services were held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, January 25, 2020 at St. Paul Cemetery honoring the life of Lawrence Clostio, 93, who died Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at Pelican Pointe Healthcare and Rehabilitation. He was laid to rest at St. Paul Cemetery with Deacon Francis Cao officiating the services.
Lawrence is survived by his son, Russell Clostio of Sfax, Tunisia, North Africa; two daughters, Bonnie LeBlanc and her husband Ricky, and Trudy Guidry and her husband Robert, all of Abbeville; grandchildren, Brandon Clostio of Baytown, TX, Kimberly Luis and her husband Rick of Houston, TX, Maha Clostio of Sfax, Tunisia, North Africa, Jill LeBlanc of Abbeville, Shade LeBlanc and his wife Sonia of Fulshear, TX, and Nicholas Guidry and his wife Emeral of Maurice; four great grandchildren, Greysen Simon, Abbie Bourque, Brennan Bauer and Sydney Bauer; and sister, Louise Clostio of Kaplan.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 73 years, Earline LeMaire Clostio; parents, Ulysse Clostio and the former Amanda Perry; daughter-in-law, Mounira Clostio; brothers, Randall, Exal, Calice, Willie and Allen Clostio; and sisters, Marie Clostio, Exodie Herpin, Ella Badon, Naomi DeBlanc, Inez Corner and Lucille Langlinais.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.vincentfuneralhome.net.
All funeral arrangements are being conducted by Vincent Funeral Home of Abbeville, (337) 893-4661.