Obituaries; Surnames R, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana
Submitter Kathy Tell
Date 03 Jan 2006
Source as noted with each obit
LCAP indicates Lake Charles American Press

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 ROBINSON, Theresa               The Daily Iberian : New Iberia, LA          12/25/2005
ABBEVILLE — Services for Theresa “Ms. T” Robinson, 77, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Greater
Pleasant Green Baptist Church with the Rev. Michael C. Wright officiating. Interment will follow in the church
cemetery.
Visiting hours will be observed Monday from 4 p.m. until 10 p.m. and will resume Tuesday at 8 a.m. until the
time of service at C.M. Butler Funeral Home.
A resident of Abbeville, Ms. Robinson died at 7:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 19, 2005, at the Rehab Hospital of
Acadiana in Lafayette.
C.M. Butler Funeral Home of Abbeville is in charge of the arrangements.


ROMERO, Newton           LCAP            08/26/05
May 16, 1919-Aug. 22, 2005 KAPLAN — A Mass of Christian burial will be at 2 p.m. today, Aug. 26,
2005, from Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church honoring the life of Newton
“Black” Romero, 86, who died Monday, Aug. 22, 2005, at The Guardian House in Lake Charles. 
He will be laid to rest in Kaplan Cemetery with the Vermilion Honor Guard performing military
honors. The Rev. William Rogalla will officiate. Serving as pallbearers will be Burt Hoffpauir,
Charles Bourque, Marion “Butch” Romero, Gordon Romero, Keith Romero and Eddie Rising. 
He was born and raised in Kaplan. He graduated from Kaplan High School, then began working for
Western Union until he enlisted in the Army, where he served the country during World War II and
the Korean Conflict. He returned to Kaplan as a telegraph operator with Western Union until he
began his career in the finance business. He owned and operated Kaplan Loan & Investment Company
until his retirement in 1981. He was a member of American Legion Arthur A. LeJeune Jr. and Noel J.
Boudreaux Post 271, Veterans of Foreign Wars Guidry-Hebert Post 3793, Knights of Columbus Council
2913, Kaplan Lions Club, Kaplan Jaycees and Krewe of Chic-a-la-Pie. 
He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Ruth Romero of Kaplan; two sons, Daniel N. Romero of
Lafayette and Timothy J. Romero and his wife, Ann, of Charleston, S.C.; one daughter, Jill R.
Smitherman and her husband, John, of Houston; one brother, Edwin Romero and his wife, Jane, of
Lake Charles; one sister, Marie “Tit” Bourque and her husband, Ivan, of Kaplan; eight
grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. 
He was preceded in death by his first wife of 30 years, Annie Williams Romero; parents, Theobert
and Artemise Abshire Romero; brothers, Ralph, Ewing “Tony” and Ray Romero; sister, Mamie Romero
Broussard; oldest grandson, Blaine Romero; and daughter-inlaw, Ethel Trahan Romero. 
For those preferring memorials, contributions may be made in his memory to the little league of
choice. 
Visitation is 10 a.m.-1:45 p.m. in Vincent Funeral Home of Kaplan, 300 Eleazar Ave., (337) 643-
7276, when the procession will depart for the church.