ST. MARY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: BREAUX, LLOYD "PREACHER" 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: Iberts Mortuary, Inc. Franklin, LA 70538

Died Saturday, April 2, 2011

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BREAUX, LLOYD "PREACHER" 
March 17, 1925 - April 2, 2011 

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A Mass of Christian burial will be held Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at 10:00 AM at 
Ibert's Mortuary in Franklin for Lloyd "Preacher" Breaux, 86, a native of 
Franklin, former longtime resident of New Orleans, and a resident of Folsom for 
the past 5 years, who passed away peacefully in the late morning on Saturday, 
April 2, 2011 at his home, surrounded by family following a lengthy and 
courageous battle with Alzheimer's.

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

Lloyd "Preacher" was a World War II veteran of the United States Army, 101st 
Airborne Division, parachuting into Normandy on D-Day, and participating in the 
Market Garden Campaign in Holland, and in the Battle of the Bulge in Bastogne. 
He was awarded two Purple Hearts. He also served as a translator in France. 
After the war he went to work for Shell Oil Co. where he dedicated 38 years of 
service until his retirement in 1986.

Survivors include his loving wife of 59 years, Bobby Sinitiere Breaux of Folsom; 
six children, Denise B. Ivary and her husband, Eric, of Folsom, Mark Breaux and 
his wife, Susan, of New Orleans, Anne B. Leon and her husband, Lago, of New 
Orleans, Kay B. Livaudais and her husband, Marc, of Metairie, Barry Breaux and 
his wife, Laura, of Mandeville, and Laura B. Buras and her husband, Douglas, of 
Baton Rouge; three sisters, Gertrude Oubre of New Iberia, Shirley LeBlanc of New 
Iberia, and Hazel Huffman of Franklin; and 11 grandchildren, Chase, Madeleine, 
Robert, Charles, Brandon, Brigitte, Caroline, Elizabeth, Grace, Stephen, and 
Ellen.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Armand Breaux and Claudia Dugas Breaux; 
four brothers, Daniel, Chester, Jessie, and Olden Breaux; and one sister, Luneze 
Robicheaux.

A gathering of family and friends will be held Monday, April 4, at Ibert's 
Mortuary, from 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM, with the rosary being prayed at 7:00 PM, 
and again on Tuesday from 8:00 AM until Mass time.

In lieu of flowers the family asks that memorial donations be made to the 
Alzheimer's Association, Louisiana Chapter, 2605 River Road, New Orleans, LA 
70121, (504) 849-9081, online at www.alz.org/louisiana, or to the American 
Diabetes Association, PO Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312, 1-800-DIABETES, online 
at www.diabetes.org.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Ibert's Mortuary, Inc.,

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