Church Point, La. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, September 1, 2011 at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Church Point for Lloyd Latiolais, 75. Mr. Latiolais, a native and life-long resident of Church Point, died at 3:00 A.M. Tuesday, August 30 at Acadia-St. Landry Hospital in Church Point. Monsignor Jefferson J. DeBlanc will conduct the services with interment following in the Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Church Point.
Survivors include his wife, Mattie (Breaux) Latiolais of Church Point; two sons, Mark Latiolais and wife Donna and Ryan Latiolais and wife Kellie-all of Carencro, La.; three daughters: Gwen Stanford and husband Owen and Gertrude "Trudy" Guidry and husband John-all of Church Point and Marleen Hollier of Carencro; two sisters, Madeline Richard and husband Robert of Baton Rouge, La. and Rose Boudreaux of Mire, La.; fourteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Emma (Venable) Latiolais; a sister Ura Breaux; a brother, Wallace Latiolais and a grandson, Zachary Mark Latiolais.
The family requested that visiting hours be observed from 10:00 A.M. until 10:00 P.M. on Wednesday, August 31 and continue from 8:00 A.M. Thursday until the time of the services. A recitation of the Rosary will be held at 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday by Monsignor DeBlanc.
Pallbearers will be John, Braden and Andre Guidry; Owen, David and Caleb Stanford and Nicholas Latiolais.
Well-known as an active and supportive member of the Church Point community, Mr. Latiolais managed Motor Parts and Supply for thirty-one years and was a member of the Church Point Volunteer Fire Department for fifty-one years; serving as "Fire Chief" for eight years. He was a member of the Monsignor Bienvenu Knights of Columbus Council for thirty years. Long known as the "Buggy Man of Church Point", Mr. Latiolais actively promoted the Church Point Buggy Festival for many years.