Harry Paul Mouton, Sr.

Parks A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 am, on Saturday, October 11, 2014, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Parks, for Harry Paul Mouton, Sr., 94, who passed away on Tuesday, October 7, 2014. The family requests that visiting hours be observed from 5:00 pm until 10:00 pm on Friday, and continue on Saturday at 8:00 am until 9:15 am, at Pellerin Funeral Home in Breaux Bridge. A rosary will be recited at 6:00 pm on Friday. Rev. Ed Degeyter will officiate at the Funeral Mass with Deacons Greg Mouton and Marcel Butch Hebert con-celebrating. Scriptures will be read by Shelbi Mohr, Ryan Daniels, and Christopher Allain. Gift Bearers will be Lexi Stelly and Morgan Hebert. Interment will follow at St. Michael Cemetery in St. Martinville. Mr. Mouton was a veteran of World War II, having honorably served his country in the United States Army and was a charter member of the American Legion Richard Champagne Post 289. He was retired from Southern Pacific Railroad, where he worked as a Division Engineer of Tracks the railroad was his life and he loved reminiscing about his 35 years of railroading. He and his wife, Monita, loved camping and traveling throughout the United States and especially loved to dance. He also enjoyed fishing and hunting. He is survived by three sons, Harry P. Mouton, Jr. and wife, Dale Marie Guidry, and Kenneth Mouton and wife, Sandra Serrette, all of Breaux Bridge, and Greg Mouton and wife, Sharon Theriot, of Spring, Texas; two daughters, Judy Johnson and husband, Cedrick, of Youngsville, and Tammy Allain and husband, Chris, of Lafayette; 14 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren, and 7 great-great grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his beloved wife of 72 years, Monita Dugas Mouton; his parents, Louis and Ella Solari Mouton; his brothers, Pat Mouton, J. B. Mouton, and Edward Mouton; his sister, Margaret Dixon; two granddaughters, Melissa Mohr and Jessica Ketelson; a great granddaughter, Madison Mohr; and a great grandson, Jeremy Ketelson. Pallbearers will be Cody Lanclos, Nick LeBlanc, Brant Mankin, Mitchell Allain, Brennan Daniels, and Kyle Mouton. Pellerin Funeral Home of Breaux Bridge, 211 Berard St., Breaux Bridge, LA 70517, (337-332-2111) is in charge of arrangements. To view on-line obituary, sign guestbook and view video tribute, go to www.pellerinfuneralhome.com