RICHARD ARCEMENT Obituary: Lafourche Parish, La.

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Source: Daily Comet, Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.

25 Aug 2005


**********************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm
**********************************************
 


NOTES:
1. The date preceding the obituary is the date of posting on the WWW,
not the date of death.
================================

August 24. 2005 1:29PM

Richard Arcement					[Photo]

Richard P. Arcement, 87, a native of Raceland and longtime resident of Houma, 
died Aug. 23, 2005, following a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.

Visitation will be 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in 
Houma. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Thursday at the 
church, with burial at the church cemetery.

He is survived by his sons and daughters-in-law Richard A. "Dickie" Arcement, 
Floyd F. "Buster and Julie Arcement of Houma; daughters and sons-in-law Janice 
and Kenneith Hebert, Elaine and Lionel J. Grabert, Martha and Ralph Longman, 
Mary and David Plaisance, Nancy and Freeman Collins; grandchildren and their 
spouses Grant E. Hebert of Tampa, Fla., Kim and Walt Applewhite and Rayan Hebert 
of Houma, Robyn M. Grabert of Houma, Marie and David Cole of Jeanerette, 
Catherine and Ryan Viator of Houma, Elizabeth and Anne Longman of Franklin, 
Christie Plaisance of New Orleans, Carrie, Leslie and Lindie Plaisance of 
Raceland, Andrew and Philip Arcement of Houma, Eric and Mark Collins of Bourg; 
great-grandchildren, Blake and Dylan Pepper and Whitney Applewhite of Houma, 
Amelia and Sadie Viator of Houma, Christine and Chandler Cole of Jeanerette, 
Devin Cantu and Hilary Plaisance of Raceland; sisters, Alice Arceneaux and Doris 
Lagarde of Raceland and Barbara Troscler of Brice City; and brother Francis 
Arcement of Raceland.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Eulah Walker Arcement; 
parents, Armand and Adeline Arcement; and brothers Armand, Ashton and Earl 
Arcement, all of Raceland.

He was retired from Texaco and served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a 
medic. He was a member of the VFW and American Legion and was awarded the 
Bishop's Medal at Holy Rosary Catholic Church.

His hobby was vegetable gardening.

Chauvin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.