ST. MARY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: LEBLANC, ELFREY ACKLEN 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: Daily Review, The (Morgan City, LA)

Published October 21, 2010

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LEBLANC, ELFREY ACKLEN 
August 1, 1930 - October 12, 2010 

Elfrey Acklen LeBlanc, a native and resident of Morgan City, died Tuesday 
morning, October 12, 2010, at Teche Regional Medical Center in Morgan City.

He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Margie Solar LeBlanc; his sons, Elfrey 
James "Lee" LeBlanc and Benjamin Paul "Benny" LeBlanc, all of Morgan City.
Elfrey was the son of the late Paul Acklen and Mary Effie Anslem LeBlanc.

Paul Acklen, his father, along with Mr. Harvey Lewis, were the organizers of the 
first Blessing of the Fleet, the precursor of today's Louisiana Shrimp & 
Petroleum Festival and Blessing of the Fleet. Elfrey A. LeBlanc, the deceased, 
served as the festival's first king in 1942, and Elfrey's son, Lee, served as 
king in 1997.

After graduation in 1949, Elfrey began his 61-year career as a printer. 
He served in the U. S. Army's 101st Airborne Division, stationed in Germany from 
1951-53, then returned to Morgan City where he resumed his printing career at 
King-Hannaford Printing. In 1983, Delta Printing of Morgan City was established 
by his wife, Margie, and became the family business located on Front Street.

Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 402 Third 
Street, Morgan City, on Saturday, October 23, 2010, and will conclude with a 
Memorial Mass at 11 a.m.

Elfrey's remains were cremated. Interment will take place privately at a later 
date.

In lieu of flowers, the family would like donations made to the Sacred Heart 
Church Maintenance Fund.

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