ST. MARY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: HULL, DONALD EUGENE, SR.

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: Iberts Mortuary, Inc. Franklin, LA 70538

Died:

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HULL, DONALD EUGENE, SR.
July 23, 1935 - May 25, 2014

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A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, May 28, 2014, at 
2:00 PM at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Centerville for MSgt. Donald Eugene 
Hull, Sr., USAF, Ret., who passed away Sunday, May 25, 2014, at 2:55 AM at Our 
Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette. 

He will be laid to rest with Military Honors in the St. Joseph Cemetery 
Mausoleum. 
Father Thomas Vu will officiate the services. 

Serving as pallbearers will be Donald Eugene Hull, Jr., Eddy P. Burke, Matthew 
P. Burke, Mark A. DeRise, Sr., Mark A. DeRise, Jr., Jeremy J. Hull, and Whitney 
W. Hull. Honorary pallbearer will be Timothy A. Hines.

Donald served as a Master Sergeant in the United States Air Force, having 
served in the Vietnam War, and retired in 1975 after 20 years of service. 
Following his service in the military, he started his own business, H&H 
Specialized Dog Services, Inc., training dogs for personal use as well as law 
enforcement. He also worked as a welder for Avondale and then McDermott. In 
1984, he went to work for the US Customs until 1990. Rounding out his work 
life, he worked as a truck driver in Virginia, then for SMI in Bayou Sale, 
retiring in 2007.

Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Antoinette Thibodeaux Hull; five 
children, Christine A. Hull, Tammy M. Hull, Debora H. Burke and her husband 
Eddy, Margaret H. DeRise and her husband Mark, and Donald E. Hull, Jr.; one 
sister, Joyce H. Chambers; eight grandchildren, Jeremy J. Hull, Whitney W. 
Hull, Matthew P. Burke and his wife Lauren, Audra E. DeRise, Mark A. DeRise, 
Jr., Kristin R. Hull, Maddie M. Hull, and Mauriana E. Hull; four great 
grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Calvin and Mildred Hull; four 
siblings, Mildred Stanfield, Phyllis Hull, Raymond Hull, and Gerald Hull; and 
one granddaughter, Pamela M. Burke.

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

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