Mrs. John Bearb obituary Transcribed and submitted for the LA GenWeb Archives by Yvonne Arabie, April, 2009. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Church Point News May 14, 1963 Front Page Funeral Services Conducted for Mrs. John Bearb Funeral services were held Friday at 4 p.m. in the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rayne for Mrs. John Bearb, the former Ida Comeaux, who died Thursday at 2:30 p.m. in her Rayne residence following an illness of about two months. Mrs. Bearb was born in Acadia parish Feb. 8, 1882. She was a longtime resident of Rayne. Survivors include her husband, John Bearb; four sons, Acey Bearb, Crowley, Elon Bearb, Lafayette, Caliste, Abbeville and Lloyd, Rayne; two daughters, Mrs. Emar Meche, New Iberia, and Mrs. Gabriel Bernard, Lafatyette; 24 grandchildren, 42 great-grandchildren, and five great-great grandchildren. The Gossen funeral home of Rayne was in charge of arrangements.