Rayward Joseph Frederick
January 29, 1928 ~ May 29, 2021
ABBEVILLE — A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00 PM on Friday, June 4, 2021 at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church honoring the life of Rayward Joseph Frederick, 93, who passed away peacefully at his residence on Saturday, May 29, 2021. He will be laid to rest at Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery with Father Donald Bernard officiating the services. Those serving as pallbearers will be Chase Derouen, Curt Eberhart, Kyle Frederick, Trey Derouen, Jared Frederick, and Zachary Frederick. Honorary pallbearers will be Gaven Gautreau and Ben Frederick.
Rayward was a veteran of the United States Navy, he retired from Union Oil, and was a member of the American Legion Post #29. In 1948, he played semi-pro baseball with the Abbeville Athletics, later he became an umpire-in-chief of the Babe Ruth Baseball Southwest Regional Tournament. He was a Fourth Degree Knight with the Knights of Columbus. He found joy in camping, he belonged to several recreational vehicle clubs.
He is survived by his daughter, Cindy Frederick Eberhart and husband, Glenn; sons, Phillip Frederick and wife, Kelly, and Richard Frederick and husband John; step-son, Kevin Delahoussaye; eight grandchildren, Heather Gautreau and husband Garett, Curth Eberhart and wife, Stevie, Kyle Frederick and wife , Danielle, Jared Frederick, Zachary Frederick, Chase Derouen, Trey Derouen, Trey Derouen and Taylor Gogreve and husband, Michael; and four great-grandchildren, Alexandra Gautreau, Gaven Gautreau, Ben Frederick and Amelia Frederick.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Luke Frederick and Elite Frederick Vallot; wife, Laura Denaise Frederick; brother, Gayle Frederick; step-daughter, Tammy Delahoussaye Derouen and husband Kendall Derouen.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles St., on Thursday, June 3, 2021 from 4:00 PM until 9:00 PM with a rosary being prayed at 7:00 PM; Friday, June 4, 2021 from 8:00 AM until 12:45 PM when the procession will depart for the church.
The family would like to thank the entire staff at Eastridge Assisted Living Center for their care and compassion to our father. Also, would like to thank Hospice of Acadiana for the kindness shown towards our dad.
In lieu of flowers the family request donations be made to Hospice of Acadiana or your favorite charity in memory of Rayward J. Frederick.
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.