Irving Lewis, Sr.

Breaux Bridge - A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 am on Thursday, December 30, 2021, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Breaux Bridge for Irving Lewis, Sr., 91, who passed away on Sunday, December 26, 2021, at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center.

The family requests that visiting hours be observed at the funeral home from 7:00 am until 10:00 am on Thursday.

A rosary will be prayed at 8:00 am on Thursday.

Rev. Cosmas Amadi will officiate at the Funeral Mass. Reader will be Francine Gary.

Interment will follow at St. Francis of Assisi Cemetery in Breaux Bridge.

Irving loved working in his garden and sharing all of his wonderful vegetables with family and friends. He also enjoyed riding his bike through town, having a boucherie for everyone to attend, and entertaining his family and friends.

He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Lewis; sons, Irving Lewis, Jr., Marcus Nathaniel Lewis, and Clarence Lewis (Sara); daughters, Jacklyn Goodie and Corina Daigle; stepdaughter, Ann Davis; brother, Walter Lewis Jr. (Lisa); two sisters, Estella Henry and Theresa Broussard; seven grandchildren, Jacoby Lewis, Geoffrey Lewis, Rhonda Batiste, Javien Williams, Teddrick Lewis, Atlanta Mouton, and Aria Mouton; and 13 great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his grandchild, Teddy Daigle; great grandchild, Keshawn Batiste; parents, Walter Lewis, Sr. and Locodie Batiste Lewis; brothers, Haywood, Wildon, and Walter Lewis, Jr.; and his sisters, Madeline Helaire, Clement Lewis, and Wilda Lewis.

Pallbearers will be Irving Lewis Jr., Jacoby Lewis, Geoffrey Lewis, Javien Williams, Roger Broussard, and Marcus Lewis.

Honorary pallbearers will be Clarence Lewis, Harold Abraham, Francis Fontenette, Joshua Babineaux, and Ronald Fontenette.

Pellerin Funeral Home of Breaux Bridge, 211 Berard St., Breaux Bridge, LA 70517, (337-332-2111) is in charge of arrangements.