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February 10, 1938 ~ July 8, 2022

ABBEVILLE — A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church honoring the life of Gayle Mouledous Goodyear, 84, who died Friday, July 8, 2022 at her residence. Rev. Charles “Billy” Massie will officiate the service with the assistance of Phillip Mouledous Jr..
Gayle was a native of Abbeville, graduate and cheerleader of Mount Carmel High School class of ’55 and attended Webster College in St. Louis MO. She was a devoted Catholic, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend. She will be remembered for her loving heart and adventurous spirit. She loved spending time with her family and friends, travelling and hosting gatherings at her home. Affectionately known as Gammy, she loved watching her family grow and enjoyed the time watching her great grandchildren play.
She is survived by by her five sons, Ralph Goodyear and his wife, Nanette, Brent Goodyear, Mark Goodyear and his wife, Ellen, Shelly Goodyear and his husband, Matthew, John Goodyear and his wife, Anita; twelve grandchildren, Taylor Burgess, Graham Goodyear, Brent Goodyear Jr., Andrew Goodyear, Hunter Hernandez, Mark Allen Goodyear, Mitchell Goodyear, Jason Goodyear, Emily Vaiana, Elizabeth Meendering, Anna Wagner, and Alexa Goodyear; and sixteen great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Ralph Voorhies Billeaud; second husband, Warren Goodyear; parents, Dr. Shelley Mouledous and Josie Mouldeous; and granddaughter, Yvonne Bienvenu.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles St., on Wednesday, July 13, 2022 from 9 a.m. until 11:45 a.m. when the procession will depart for the church. A rosary will be prayed at 11 a.m.-
A heartfelt appreciation is extended by the family to Susan Kane, Karen Schuler, Roberta Smith and Brandi Talley for their compassionate care and support.
In the lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Gayle Goodyears’s memory to Vermilion Catholic High School, a legacy of Mount Carmel, 425 Park Ave. Abbeville, LA 70510.
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.

Only a few days removed from being sworn in, city of Abbeville officials jumped right into business during the first regular city council meeting under the new administration.
Mayor Roslyn White conducted her first meeting Tuesday night. As is custom for the new mayor, White appointed chairs for various committees.
“Mayor (Mark) Piazza put in place some committees during his final term,” White said. “I reviewed them, going into my first term as mayor. I thought it was a good practice to have, to try to delegate some duties. I want to give you (council members) an area that I hope you will concentrate on and bring ideas that we can present to the community.”
White appointed new Councilman-at-Large Carlton Campbell to head the recreation committee and the public safety committee.
Councilman Tony Hardy, who is entering his first term in District A, will be the chairman of the ordinance committee and the litter abatement committee.
Councilman Francis Touchet Jr., who took an oath for his sixth term representing District B, will once again chair the finance committee and the committee that pertains to the Chris Crusta Memorial Airport.
Councilman Brady Broussard Jr., District C, will return to his position as chairman of the insurance committee. Broussard will now focus on tourism and economic development, as White also named him the chairman of that committee.
Councilwoman Terry Broussard, who is beginning her second term in District D, will chair the streets and sidewalks committee, as she did during her first four years. Broussard will now oversee the parks committee as well.
The council voted unamiously to ratify White’s appointments.
During Tuesday’s meeting, the council also voted 4-0 to appoint Touchet as Mayor Pro Tem, a role he held for the past four years.
Councilwoman Broussard made the motion, with Campbell providing a second. Touchet abstained from voting. Touchet would conduct official duties in the absence of the mayor.
The council also secured appointments for professional services. Darnall Sikes & Frederick will continue to conduct audits and work with the city’s financial processes. Two firms, Primeaux, Touchet & Associates and Sellers & Associates, will handle the city’s various engineering needs.
White, who served District A on the council for the past four years, is ready to work with the council in her new capacity.
“I look forward to working with each of you,” White said. “I think we have a good council.
“I think we can all see eye to eye and do some great things for the city of Abbeville.”

ABBEVILLE — Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Sunday, July 10, 2022 at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville honoring the life of Barton Dale Choate (Bart), 56, who died Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center.
Bart was a proud business owner of Bart’s Portable Building Movers and spent 27 years driving trucks. He owned and operated Trails End Trailer Park in Maurice LA for 20 years. He loved to work and devoted his time working on his tractors and developing his property.
He had many hobbies, he loved driving his kart through the property and camping with his family. He’d spend time with family listening to music and swimming and bbqing. He loved practicing target shooting with his son BJ and son in laws in the back yard. He had just purchased a truck for his son and was so happy to be able to buy his first vehicle. He would talk politics with his youngest daughter Beth and always offered to build anything needed for his grand pups. He spent weekends with his wife trying new recipes and watching movies together. They always sat together to end the day watching a favorite tv show. He enjoyed flying his drone and was an avid collector of coins, records, and guns and knives.
Bart passed on his love of classic country music and Cajun two stepping to his eldest daughter Kandace and loved spending time with his grandchildren. Whether it was talking to his granddaughter about school, or watching his grandson play tee-ball. He would do anything to make them happy and they will miss him deeply.
Most of all he loved his family and wanted to provide for his family no matter what. He held so much pride in his family name and always told each of us how proud he was of us.
He is survived by his wife of 31 years, Sandra Garett Choate; only son, Barton Dale Choate the 2nd; two daughters, Kandace C. Klorer and her husband Anthony Klorer, and Beth E. Choate and her husband, Damon John Migues Jr.; two grandchildren, a granddaughter and grandson; father, Kenneth G. Choate and his wife, Marilyn; mother, Linda Miller Stewart and her husband, Charles; and two sisters, Nadine C. Davis and her husband, Ken, and Shannon C. Lee.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at the Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles St., on Sunday, July 10, 2022 from 11:00 AM until the time of the service.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.Vincent funeral home.net.
All funeral arrangements are being conducted by Vincent Funeral Home of Abbeville, 337-893-4661.

Some Vermilion Parish high school students are making great use of their summer break by attending the Jumpstart Summer program at Vermilion Career Campus.
This is the third year Vermilion Parish students are participating in this program.
Students from all five high schools in the parish are given the opportunity to apply for participation, which is limited to 10 students. The purpose of the program is to give students the opportunity to earn credit in a high school course, earn an Industry Based Credential in a high demand skill area and get paid for successful completion of the course.
This summer, the course being taught is CITF Millwright. A millwright is skilled in installing, maintaining, diagnosing and repairing equipment such as compressors, pumps, conveyors, gas and steam turbines, monorails and extruders.
Millwrights can be found performing mission-critical work at coal, gas, nuclear and alternative-energy power plants. Their skills are also vital in industries as diverse as automotive, aerospace, food processing and pharmaceuticals.
The course is being taught by Keith Sherman, who is one of the Career Campus Instructors.
Students attend Monday through Thursday for this month-long class to complete the 138 hours required for the credential in Millwright.
Lonnie Richard, the Career and Tech Ed. Supervisor for the district said “This is a great opportunity for students to earn a credential in a high wage, high demand occupation and get paid for it. We plan to expand this program in the future”
Funding for this program is from the Jumpstart Summers Grant, which is awarded through the Louisiana Department of Education. Students who successfully complete the program will be paid $1,200.