ST. MARY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: GREER, LEONARD E. "SONNY" SR.

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

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

Published Monday, January 31, 2011

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GREER, LEONARD E. "SONNY" SR.
October 7, 1937 - January 26, 2011 

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan.29, 2011, at Pellerin 
Funeral Home Chapel in New Iberia for Sonny Greer, 73, who passed away 
Wednesday, Jan.26, 2011, at his residence surrounded by his loving family.

Deacon Wade Broussard will officiate. Entombment will follow in Holy Family 
Cemetery.

Leonard E. "Sonny" Greer Sr. was born on Oct. 7, 1937, in Gretna, where he lived 
his earlier years. Sonny moved to New Iberia with his family, attending New 
Iberia High School.

After graduating in 1955, he married Geraldine C. "Dean" Hebert on Sept. 9, 
1956.

Sonny began his working career with Krauss and Managan Lumber as a bookkeeper. 
He was then employed with Schlumberger for 12 years, working part-time with 
Teche Lumber building homes and developing business contacts. In 1977, he 
founded Sonny Greer Construction and upon his retirement in 2002; the next 
generation continues to operate the company today.

Sonny's hobbies included hunting, fishing, traveling the countryside with his 
wife, barbecuing, going to the casino, and gardening. He loved riding his 
tractor, laughing, joking and being surrounded by his family.

Survivors include his loving wife of 54 years, Geraldine "Dean" Hebert Greer of 
New Iberia; son, Leonard "Len" E. Greer Jr. and wife, Carol Barrilleaux Greer, 
of New Iberia; daughters, Bridgette A. Greer and friend, Cynthia "CJ" Joubert, 
of Youngsville, Brenda A. Greer Pesson Breaux of Dallas, Ga., and Belinda A. 
"Ben" Greer Guillory and husband, Mike Guillory, of New Iberia; grandchildren, 
Chad N. Pesson and wife, Lauren Gerac Pesson, Olivia C. Greer, Travis M. 
Guillory, and Danny J. Viator II and wife, Simone Duhon Viator; great-
grandchildren, Mason Pesson, Avery Pesson, and Addyson Viator; and nieces and 
nephews, Stephanie D. Strickland and husband, Gary, Cynthia D. DuBois and 
husband, Jeff, Earl J. Delcambre Jr., and Michael W. Delcambre and wife, Rose 
Marie.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Leonard Duncan Greer and Lena Pennison 
Greer; and his sister, Sylvia Greer Delcambre Landry.

Pallbearers will be Len Greer, Chad Pesson, Travis Guillory, Mike Guillory, 
Dayton Oliver and Richard Delaune.

The family requests in lieu of flowers that memorial contributions be made to 
the Lydia Cancer Association, P. O. Box 731, Lydia, LA 70569.

The Greer family would like to express their gratitude to St. Theresa's Hospice 
and Palliative Care and the many family, friends and loved ones that went to 
visit Sonny.

A gathering of family and friends will be Friday, Jan. 28, 2011, from 4 p.m. 
until 9 p.m. at Pellerin Funeral Home, 502 Jefferson Terrace Blvd, in New 
Iberia. A rosary will be prayed at 6:30 p.m. Friday. Visitation will continue 
Saturday from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m.

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