ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: VIVIEN, CHARLES L., SR

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: The St. Tammany News, St. Tammany, La.

Posted: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 

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VIVIEN

Charles L. Vivien Sr., 79, of Purvis, Miss., died Monday, Dec. 10, 2012.

Survivors include his wife and high school sweetheart, Evella “Snooky” N. Abney 
Vivien, whom he married in 1955; sons and daughters-in-law, Charles L. and 
Bonnie Vivien Jr., of Katy, Texas, and Michael L. and Tina Vivien of Purvis, 
Miss.; daughters, Pamela Keaton of Tylertown, Miss., and Deborah Anne Vivien of 
New Orleans; sisters and brother-in-law, Patricia and Melvin Champagne of 
Destrehan, and Aline Hebert of Baton Rouge; grandchildren, Jerrod Venable, 
Elise Toups, Chad Vivien, Karl Vivien, Sam Vivien, Whitney Campbell and 
Isabelle Vivien; aunt, Lou Finneran, and a number of nieces, nephews and 
cousins.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Aline Leftwich and Lloyd E. Vivien 
Sr., and brother, Lloyd “Mickey” E. Vivien Jr.

The graduate of Slidell High School and Louisiana State University taught math 
and agriculture for two years at Fifth Ward Junior High before becoming an 
owner and managing partner of Hermadel Ranch and actively participating in all 
aspects of the industry. He was elected to the American Polled Hereford 
Association’s Board of Directors, which recognized and honored him by holding 
the “Standard of Perfection Polled Hereford Show” in 1978. He enjoyed many 
hobbies, especially flying, and over the years owned several small planes, 
including his favorite: a Piper Tripacer. After retiring he enjoyed playing 
golf at Pine Creek in Purvis, Miss., and made a hole-in-one at Royal Golf 
Course in Slidell. In his later years, he became a master woodworker and 
generously shared his artistic talent by showering friends and loved ones with 
furniture and custom pieces.

A Mass of Christian burial will be Dec. 22 at noon at St. Thomas Aquinas 
Catholic Church. Celebrants will be Fathers Tommy Conway and Godfrey Andoh. 
Interment will be Dec. 23 at 2 p.m. in Forest Lawn Cemetery, 1751 W. Gause 
Blvd., Slidell.

In lieu of flowers, donations requested to: St. Thomas Building Fund, 3117 W. 
4th St., Hattiesburg, MS, 39401.

Moore Funeral Home of Hattiesburg, Miss., is handling arrangements.

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