Pierre 'Tippy' Trahan

Cecilia - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00 pm on Saturday, October 8, 2016, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Cecilia for Pierre "Tippy" Trahan, 68, who passed away on Thursday, October 6, 2016. The family requests that visiting hours be observed at the funeral home from 7:30 am until 12:30 pm on Saturday. A rosary will be prayed at 10:00 am on Saturday. Rev. Neil Pettit will officiate at the Funeral Mass. Scriptures will be read by Beatrice Zerangue. Gift bearers will be Niki, Rory, and Enri Rose Thibodeaux. Interment will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery in Cecilia at a later date. Mr. Trahan honorably served his country in the United States Army during tours in Germany and Vietnam. He was self-employed in the oil field. Tippy enjoyed fishing, planting trees, and gardening. Every morning you could find Tippy at McDonald's with the coffee crew...solving the world's problems. He truly enjoyed spending quality time with his wife, daughter, and loving grandchildren. He is survived by his loving wife of 45 beautiful years, Lou Anna Hebert Trahan of Cecilia; his daughter, Niki Thibodeaux and husband Ryan of Arnaudville; his brothers, Leopold Trahan, Jr. and his wife Carla, and Kirt Trahan, all of New Orleans; his sisters, Barbara T. Stelly and husband James of New Orleans, Dianne Trahan of Houma, Kathy Johnson and husband Denver of Cecilia, and Charlene Trahan of New Orleans; and his grandchildren, Rory Court Thibodeaux and Enri Rose Thibodeaux. He was preceded in death by his son, Scotty Lee Trahan; his daughter, Courtney Renee Trahan; and his parents, Leopold and Phyllis Lormand Trahan, Sr. Pallbearers will be Leopold Trahan Jr., Kirt Trahan, Ryan Thibodeaux, Cecil Hebert, Colby Hebert, Wayne Dohmann, Jamie Lanclos, Danny Manuel, and Sidney Lanclos. Pellerin Funeral Home of Cecilia, 2238 Bushville Hwy., Cecilia, LA 70521, (337-667-6464) is in charge of arrangements. To view on-line obituary, sign guestbook and view video tribute, go to www.pellerinfuneralhome.com