Mable Guillory Pappillion

Mable Guillory Pappillion passed away on September 26, 2025, at the age of 93. She was born on June 6, 1932, in Mallet, Louisiana. Mable was a resident of Baton Rouge but spent most of her life in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Mable was a woman of great faith and a devout Catholic; her rosary was always close at hand. She was united in Holy Matrimony to the late Howard A. Pappillion, and together they shared 74 years of marriage rooted in faith, family, and love.

She is survived by her son, John J. Pappillion of Carmel, IN; her daughter, Magdalene P. Simien (Jimmy) of Baton Rouge, LA; her sister, Mary Deotha Miller of Humble, TX; two brothers, Davis Guillory of Houma, LA, and Elridge Guillory of Katy, TX; three grandchildren, Tiffane P. Hampton (Brandon) of Carmel, IN, Christopher Pappillion of Victoria, TX, and Jeremy Simien (Lindsay) of Baton Rouge, LA; and two great-grandchildren, Henleigh and Jordan.

Mable was preceded in death by her husband, Howard A. Pappillion; her daughter, Loretta Agatha Ann Pappillion; and her siblings, Regina Guillory, Marina Eaglin, Alicia Eaglin, Tinitus Lawrence, and Martin Martellus Guillory.

Pallbearers will be Christopher Pappillion, Jacob Omega, Omega Tewoldeberhane, Addison Esprit, Tony Esprit, and Brandon Hampton. Honorary pallbearers will be Samson Guillory, Peter Dwayne Guillory, Darby Guillory, Chad Pappillion, Leo Pius Guillory, and Charles Andrus Eaglin.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on October 4, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Henry Catholic Church, with visitation beginning at 10:00 a.m. Burial will follow at Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery. Rabenhorst Funeral Home of Baton Rouge is in charge of arrangements.