Frank J. Meche

Henderson - Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Thursday, July 31, 2008, at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in Henderson, for Frank James "Buck" Meche, 84, who passed away on Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at Lafayette General Medical Center. Entombment will follow at St. Michael Mausoleum, in Henderson. Rev. Father Chanh Nguyen will officiate at the funeral Mass. Mr. Meche was a dedicated and loving husband and father. He was a veteran of World War II having honorably served his country in the United States Army. "Buck," as he was known by his family and friends, was a lifelong fisherman who loved to hunt and was the owner and Vice President of the "Meche Hunting Club" in Henderson. Frank never met a stranger and will be sadly missed by his family, friends, and all who had the honor of knowing him. Survivors include four sons, Steven Meche and his wife, Joyce, of Breaux Bridge, Andrew Meche, Eugene Meche, and Jody Meche and his wife, Tracey, all of Henderson; four daughters, Linda Whitehead, of Holden, LA, Genell Bodoin and her husband, Roy, of Butte LaRose, Jo Ann Wiser and her husband, Hal, of Christiana, TN, and Marie Girouard and her husband, Nathan, of Cecilia; 27 grandchildren; 40 great grandchildren; and 1 great-great grandchild. He was preceded in death by his wife, Loretta Theriot Meche; his parents, Willie and Eve McDemsey Meche; two sisters, Mary Smith and Odile Ortis; and a son-in-law, Norman Whitehead. The family requests that visiting hours be observed from 3 p.m. until 10 p.m. on Wednesday and continue at 8 a.m. until 10:15 a.m. on Thursday. A rosary will be recited at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Pallbearers will be his four sons, Steven, Andrew, Eugene, and Jody Meche, Casey Bodoin, and Frank Meche, Jr. Pellerin Funeral Home of Breaux Bridge is in charge of arrangements.