NEW IBERIA – Funeral Services will be conducted for Mrs. Ada Comeaux Murphy, age 77, at 10:00 am on Tuesday, August 21, 2012 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church with Fr. Bill Gerhard officiating. Interment will follow at Memorial Park Mausoleum.
Visitation will be held from 3:00 pm until 9:00 pm on Monday with a Rosary at 7:00 pm. The funeral home will reopen at 8:00 am on Tuesday until service time.
A native of Coteau and a resident of New Iberia, Mrs. Murphy passed away at 7:50 am on Saturday, August 18, 2012 at her brother’s residence.
Ada was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church. She was also a former Eucharistic minister as well as a former member of the St. Anne Society. Ada loved spending time with her family, cooking, making everyone feel welcome and working in her garden. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her.
She is survived by her brothers, Kern Comeaux and wife Joyce of New Iberia, Raoul Comeaux and wife Earline of Maurice, Roy Comeaux and wife Betsy of New Iberia, and Fred Comeaux of Lake Charles; sisters, Thelma Lemaire of Lafayette, Stella Larson of New Iberia, Merline Comeaux of Coteau, and Laura Morange of Lafayette; sons, Eugene Veazey of New Iberia, Paul Veazey of New Iberia, Kenneth Veazey of New Iberia, and Keith Veazey and wife Caroline of New Iberia; daughters, Katherine Veazey of New Iberia, and Mary Landry and husband Mike of New Iberia; thirteen grandchildren; and twenty-two great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; Raoul and Agnes Babineaux Comeaux; brothers, Herman Comeaux, Patrick Comeaux, and Lovelace Comeaux; and sisters, Jane Forman, Marion Comeaux, and Rena Comeaux.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to Judy Dorsey who gave communion to Ms. Murphy, Heart of Hospice, nurse, Christina L., CNA, Terri, and Chaplain, Cindy.
Pallbearers will be Michael Landry, Sr., Michael Landry, Jr., Jerehmiar Maturin, Grant Thomas, Merlin Comeaux and Tyler Savoie. Honorary pallbearers will be Roy Comeaux, Kern Comeaux, Raoul Comeaux, Jr. and Fred Comeaux.
To view on-line obituary, video tribute and sign the guest register, please visit www.evangelinefuneralhome.com.
Evangeline Funeral Homes, Inc. of New Iberia is in charge of arrangements.
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