Obituaries

July 3, 1920 ~ June 26, 2017

Helen Merza Wyble, 99 years young, a native of Eunice, Louisiana and resident of Abbeville, Louisiana passed away on June 24, 2017.
A mass of Christian burial will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, June 30th, at St Anthony of Padua Catholic Church with Msgr. J. Robert Romero officiating. Burial will follow at St Paul Cemetery Mausoleum, arrangements by Ardoin Funeral Home in Eunice. Visitation will begin at 9:00 AM at the church prior to mass. A Rosary will be recited at 10:30 AM

Michael “Mike” Gooch passed away at his home in Houston, Texas, on Friday, June 23, 2017, at the age of 49 after a much too brief battle with cancer. He was born on May 1, 1968, in Erath, Louisiana, to David Doyle Gooch and Mary Sheryl Broussard Gooch. He was a graduate of Vermillion Catholic High School in Abbeville, Louisiana and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. On May 9th, 1992 he married Leonora Lee Deprez in Abbeville, Louisiana. He loved the beach, competing in triathlons, Jiu Jitsu, boxing, rock climbing, and was a huge fan of UL sports and Saints football.