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The Life of Verna Babin Dore

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, April 19, 2007 at a 2:00 PM Mass of Christian Burial in St. Mary Catholic Church for Verna R. Babin Dore, 87, who departed this life on Tuesday, April 17, 2007 at her residence in Lafayette surrounded by love ones. Interment will be in Lafayette Memorial Park Cemetery in Lafayette, Louisiana.Reverend Robie Robichaux, JCL, pastor of St. Mary Catholic Church, will be the celebrant of the funeral mass and will conduct the funeral services. Marc and Adam Conque, vocalist, accompanied by Deborah Duhon on the organ, will sing for the services, "Amazing Grace", "Ave Maria", "Wind Beneath My Wings", "Prayer of St. Francis", and "Be Not Afraid". Lectors will be Lisa Enxing and Shelly Dickinson. Giftbearers will be Stephanie Meynard and Mellony Patin.She is survived by her two daughters, Ann Babin Patin and husband, Ronald of Lafayette and Gail Babin Walters and husband, Macky of Lafayette; one son, Billy Babin and wife, Joyce of Carencro; eleven grandchildren, Michael Babin, Randy Babin, Carl Babin, Jody Judice, Debbie Mitchell, Lisa Enxing, Bryant Patin, Stephanie Meynard, Tony Walters, Shelly Dickinson and Chris Walters and sixteen great grandchildren and one great great grandson. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Joseph Van Babin; second husband, Felix Dore; father, Alcide Richard; mother, Celeste Prejean; one daughter, Sandra Ann Babin; three brothers, Dewey, Alis, and Michael Richard and six sisters, Vaslin Conque, Mable Johnson, Beulah Mouton, Isure Billeaud, Alma Broussard and Monique Pothier.A native and resident of Lafayette for most of her life, Ms. Dore will be missed by all those whose lives she touched. She retired from First National Bank with twenty years of service as a bookkeeper and safety deposit box custodian.The family requests that visitation be observed on Wednesday from 10:00 AM until 9:00 PM and on Thursday from 8:00 AM until time of services.A rosary will be prayed on Wednesday at 6:30 PM in the Martin & Castille Funeral Home.Pallbearers will be Tony Walters, Chris Walters, Bryant Patin, Mike Babin, Carl Babin and Jim Meynard. Honorary will be Rany Babin, John Enxing, Ronald Patin and Macky Walters.The family would like to give special thanks to Carrie Gaudin, Carolyn Fontenette and Jill Cranfill.In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Ms. Dore''s name to Hospice of Acadiana, 2300 Johnston Street Suite 200, Lafayette, Louisiana 70503. Martin & Castille Funeral Home, Inc. in Lafayette has been chosen to help with the arrangements.

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