Russel "Chap" Simon

St. Martinville - A Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, July 27, 2019, at Union Baptist Church in St. Martinville for Russel "Chap" Simon, 61, who passed away on Sunday, July 21, 2019, at his home. The family requests that visiting hours be observed at the church from 7:00 am until time of funeral service. Reverend Darren Beniot will officiate at the Funeral Service. The repass will follow at Magnolia Park Recreation Center. Chap learned the family business of sugar cane farming at an early age. By age 7, he was already able to complete mechanical work on tractors and trucks which he grew to love. He was a diesel mechanic for over 40 years and could fix anything mechanical. He started his own business, "Mechanic On Wheels", in 2010, which became a household name for many farming and oilfield companies. He considered himself the mechanic always on call. Growing up, he developed a passion for the fast life of motorcycles and drag racing. In his early 20s, he was an award-winning motorcyclist. It was said, "If you knew him back in the day, he could truly ride a motorcycle." After a motorcycle accident in 1987, he pursued drag racing. He loved the track and the blazé. He was always ready and down to race. In 2015, he took up riding again. He loved riding his bike and listening to old groove tunes. Chap loved family and was the life of every party. You could always find him dancing with his cowboy boots and hats on. He loved swinging out and Zydecoing. He was always ready to get on the dance floor He is survived by his loving daughter, Tonya Simon; grandchildren, Morgan and Jaston Williams; brothers, Ennis Simon and wife Brenda, Junius Simon, Jr. and wife Stella, and James Narcisse, Jr. and wife Marie; sisters, Doris Jackson and husband Emmerson, Cora Marshall and husband Willie, Carrie Chassion and husband Dalton, Mary Wiltz and husband Cesal, Rose Chavalier and husband Raymond, Georgia Simon, Katie Chapman and husband Billie, Josephine Carter, Melinda Lecote and husband Leonard, Tyra Pollard and husband Errol, and Ebony Lindsey and husband Graylin; and his former wife and mother of his daughter, Daphney Fontenot. He was preceded in death by his father, James Narcisse, Sr.; mother, Loretta Simon Carmon; grandmother, Corrine Hamilton Simon and Regina Narcisse; grandfather, Junius Horace Simon, Sr. and Victor ; and sisters, Florita Charles, and Lucy Marshall. Pallbearers will be Kenneth Charles, Leon Narcisse, Junius Simon III, Nathaniel Simon, Victor Trahan and Cesal Wiltz. To view on-line obituary, sign guestbook and view video tribute, go to www.pellerinfuneralhome.com