ST. MARY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: BRAST, EMMA MENDEZ 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: Iberts Mortuary, Inc. Franklin, LA 70538

Died Monday, January 17, 2011

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BRAST, EMMA MENDEZ 
March 13, 1926 - January 17, 2011

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A Mass of Christian burial will be held Wednesday, January 19, 2011, at 2:00 PM 
at the Church of the Assumption for Emma Mendez Brast, 84, a native of 
Tegucigalpa, Honduras and a longtime resident of Franklin, who passed away 
Monday, January 17, 2011, at 10:24 AM at Franklin Foundation Hospital.

Burial will follow in the Franklin Cemetery. Father Lloyd Benoit will officiate 
the services.

Ms. Emma is survived by two daughters, Nancy Brast Adams of Franklin, and Janice 
Brast of Franklin; five grandchildren, Catina LeBlanc Stelly and her husband, 
Ray Stelly, Jr., of Breaux Bridge, Jennifer LeBlanc Hebert and her husband, 
Russel Hebert, of Abbeville, Jacob Adams and his wife, Jennifer Kern Adams, of 
Franklin, Melvin Swancy, Jr. and his wife, Kelson Swancy, of Port Allen, Jill 
Adams of Lafayette; ten great grandchildren, Khory Vaughan, Dylan Vaughan, 
Trevor Adams, Sarah Biggs, Sadie Biggs, Julianna Lafitte, Carlie Adams, Aiden 
Swancy, Natalie Hebert, and Nathan Swancy; and one great great granddaughter, 
Layla Vaughan.

She was preceded in death by her husband, George B. Brast; her parents; one 
sister, Erlinda Noote; one brother-in-law, Robert Noote; and one son-in-law, 
Herman Adams, Jr.

A gathering of family and friends will be held Tuesday, January 18, at Ibert's 
Mortuary from 6:00 Pm until 9:00 PM, with the rosary being prayed at 7:00 PM, 
and again Wednesday, January 19, at the Church of the Assumption from 10:00 AM 
until Mass time.

Pallbearers will be Trevor Adams, Aaron Hebert, Dylan Vaughan, Khory Vaughan, 
Melvin Swancy, Jr., and Ray Stelly, Jr.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Ibert's Mortuary, Inc., 1007 Main St., 
Franklin, LA.

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