Mary Melancon

Arnaudville - Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, September 9, 2011, at St. John Francis Regis Catholic Church in Arnaudville, for Mary Miller Melancon, 70, who passed away on Monday, September 5, 2011 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Father Keenan Brown will officiate at the funeral service. Scriptures will be read by Lindsay Escoyne and Kimberly Miller. Gift Bearers will be Hanna Escoyne, Shawn Escoyne, and Kelsey Lejeune. Interment will follow at St. John Francis Regis Cemetery in Arnaudville. Mrs. Melancon loved doing cross-stitch work in her free time - a pastime which she found to be very relaxing. She enjoyed going camping, but treasured mostly the times she could spend with her family. She will be sadly missed by her family and friends. Survivors include her husband, George Melancon of Arnaudville; four sons, Darrell Escoyne and wife, Michelle, of Arnaudville, Guy Escoyne and wife, Angella, of Cecilia, Bernard 'Boogie' Escoyne and wife, Connie, of Arnaudville, and Jason Escoyne and wife, Leslie, of Cecilia; one daughter, Tina Savoie and husband, Joseph, of Arnaudville; two step daughters, Pam Castille and husband, Mitch, and Starla Melancon, all of Ville Platte; two brothers, George Miller and wife, Bea, of Arnaudville, and Leonce Miller, Jr. and wife, Sally, of Cecilia; 11 grandchildren, 11 step grandchildren, and 6 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Leonce Miller, Sr. and Etta Olivier Miller. The family requests that visiting hours be observed from 9 a.m. until 10 p.m. on Thursday and continue on Friday at 7 a.m. until time of service. A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Thursday. Pallbearers will be Nicholas, Cameron, Tyler, and Alex Escoyne, Casey, Kyle, Joshua, and Caleb Savoie. Honorary pallbearers will be Darrell, Guy, Bernard "Boogie," and Jason Escoyne, Joseph Savoie, and George Miller. Pellerin Funeral Home of Arnaudville is in charge of arrangements. To view on-line obituary, sign guestbook and , go to www.pellerinfuneralhome.com