ST. MARY PARISH, LA. Obituary for: MELANCON, JAMES C. "SNOWBALL" Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. Source: Iberts Mortuary, Inc. Franklin, LA 70538 Died: Sunday, October 18, 2015 ======================================================================= Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.shtml ======================================================================= MELANCON, JAMES C. "SNOWBALL" March 23, 1946 - October 18, 2015 ========== A photo is available for this file. Please go to http://usgwarchives.net/la/stmary/obits/dateobits/2015/sm1510.htm and click on the name of interest. ========== Funeral services will be held Friday, October 23, 2015, at 1:00 PM at Ibert's Mortuary in Franklin for James C. Melancon, a native of Franklin and a resident of Garden City, who passed away at the age of 69 on Sunday, October 18, 2015, at his home. He will be laid to rest in the Franklin Cemetery. Father Billy Ruskoski will conduct the services. A gathering of family and friends will be held Friday at Ibert's from 10:30 AM until time of service. Snowball, as he was affectionately known, worked for many years with Southern Natural Gas as a Crew Leader. His favorite pastimes were tinkering in his shop and visiting with everyone in town. He never met a stranger. He was also a veteran of the Louisiana National Guard. He will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him. Survivors include his wife Deborah Robichaux Melancon; his children, James S. Melancon and LaClaire Melancon Achee and her husband Chris; and three grandchildren, Caitlin and Lauren Achee, and Ethan Melancon. He was preceded in death by his parents, Severin C. Melancon and Marian Chauvin Melancon. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to help alleviate funeral expenses. Arrangements have been entrusted to Ibert's Mortuary, Inc., 1007 Main Street, Franklin, LA ===================