Evangeline County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Manuel, Homer May 30, 1938
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source: The Ville Platte Gazette (Ville Platte, Louisiana) Saturday, 04 June 1938, pg. 1

EVANGELINE LOSES PIONEER IN DEATH OF HOMER MANUEL

Homer Manuel, Sr., Early Settler of Evangeline, Dies Here at 84

The parish lost one of its pioneer settlers in the death Tuesday of Homer 
Manuel Sr. Mr. Manuel was 84.

The elderly Ville Plattean (sic) died at his home on Court street where he 
had lived 26 years. He had been in a coma for several days when he died.

A native of L'Anse aux Pailles, Mr. Manuel was born several years before the 
outbreak of Civil War hostilities and four of his brothers saw service under 
Lee at Richmond.

When he was 26 he married Miss Basile Ledoux and they settled near his 
former home in L'Anse aux Pailles. There he became a prominent landowner and 
a figure in local politics being instrumental in the creation of Evangeline 
parish in 1910.

Mrs. Manuel's death four years ago broke up a union of 57 years.

He is survived by four sons, Lezy of Mamou, August of L'Anse aux Pailles, 
Homer and Rene of Ville Platte; two daughters, Mrs. T. T. Ortego and Mrs. 
Katherine Bertrand of Opelousas; a sister, Mrs. Sophie Fontenot of Mamou, 
several grand children, great grand children and great great grand children.

Services were conducted at the Sacred Heart Church here Wednesday morning. 
Interment was in the L'Anse aux Pailles cemetery where his wife is buried.







 





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