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A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, Crowley for Nancy Guidry Foreman, 79, who died Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017 at 8:08 a.m. at Lafayette General Medical Center in Lafayette.
Mrs. Foreman was a native and lifelong resident of Crowley. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend who loved to travel and bake.
Fr. Mikel Polson, Pastor of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, will officiate for the services. The family requests visiting hours Wednesday from 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. A rosary will be recited Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Mrs. Foreman is survived by her husband of 62 years, Roland Ray Foreman, Sr. of Crowley; two sons, Roland Ray Foreman, Jr. and his wife Charlotte of Crowley, Mitchell James Foreman of Crowley; 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one son, Stephen Paul Foreman; her parents, Homer and Mary Trahan Guidry; two sisters, Marjorie G. Istre and Winnie G. McDaniel; three brothers, Huey, Bobby and Hubert Guidry.
Pallbearers will be Roland Ray Foreman, Jr., Adam Neil Foreman, Justin Ryan Foreman, Luke Dominic Foreman, Cole Mitchell Foreman and Blake Rogers Duvall.
Words of comfort may be sent to the family at www.geesey-ferguson.com
Arrangements have been entrusted to Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home, 301 North Avenue F, Crowley, LA 70526, 337-783-3313.

A celebration of life with family and friends will be held at a later date honoring the life of Irvin Leon Akers Jr., 77, who died Friday, September 22, 2017 at his residence.
Toby was born May 17, 1940 in Egan to Irvin Leon Akers, Sr. and Alice Duhon. He also loved his step mother Helen Roberts.
Toby enjoyed many activities and interests including old cars, estate sales and auctions, ancestry research, Civil War history and old TV shows.
He was a U. S. Army veteran, a former member of the Abbeville Jaycees and a current member of the American Legion Post 29.
He will be lovingly remembered and sadly missed by all who knew him. At his request, no public services will be held.
He is survived by his wife, Michelle Cart Akers; sons, Brandon Gaston Akers and his wife Sandra, Kenneth Wayne Akers and his wife Angie and Kevin Michael Akers and his wife Angie; two step brothers, Walter “Blackie” Trahan and his wife Wylene and Paul Russell and his wife Lisa; sister-in-law, Carmen Bergeron; five loving grandchildren, Ian, Ireland, Kory, Cydney and Alyssa; and four beautiful great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Irvin Leon Akers, Jr. and the former Alice Duhon; step mother, Helen Roberts; two step brothers, Robert Trahan and Hensley Bergeron; and half sister, Gladys Raintree.
In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to the Fisher House Foundation, Inc. 111 Rockville Pike Suite 420 Rockville, MD 20850, (888) 294-8560 or fisherhouse.org
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.vincentfuneralhome.net.
All funeral arrangements are being conducted by Vincent Funeral Home of Abbeville, (337) 893-4661.