Funeral services for Mr. Sidney P. Guidry, Sr. (83) will be held at I PM on Sunday, March 23, 2003 at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Church Point. Burial will be in the OLSH cemetery. Celebrants will be Msgr. Fred Swenson and Fr. Paul Thibodeaux, first cousin of Mr. Guidry. Visiting hours at Guidry Funeral Home in Church Point were on Saturday from 3 PM until 9 PM and on Sunday from 9AM until the time of services. A rosary was recited at 7 PM on Saturday evening. A native and resident of Church Point and resident of Opelousas from 1946 through 1959, Mr. Guidry passed away on Friday, March 21, 2003 at Lafayette General Medical Center at approximately 1 :30 PM. He is survived by his wife of 59 years Joyce Breaux Guidry, two sons, Sidney P. (Benny) Guidry, Jr. and his wife Darlene of Church Point, and Stephen Anthony Guidry and wife Heidi of Houston, TX. He is also survived by two daughters, Carolyn Bordelon and husband Steve of Houston, TX and Debbie Thibodeaux and husband Robert of Church Point, two sisters, Eldine G. Colligan of Baton Rouge and Valrie G. Borne of Church Point and brother in law 1.L. Franchebois of Opelousas. Nine grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren also survive him along with many loving nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents Eddie Guidry and Ethel Lafleur Guidry, a son Donald James Guidry, two sisters Jeanette Franchebois and Eloise Carte, and one brother Berton Guidry. Mr. Guidry served his country in WWII as a member of the 8 ^th Air Force, serving 29 months overseas as a Master Sergeant/Flight Chief. He served with the 792 ^nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion. Mr. Guidry was stationed at triangular shuttle bombing bases in England, Egypt, and Russia. He participated in the Rhineland, Central Europe, and Air Offensive Europe campaigns. Following his discharge in 1946 he returned to Opelousas where he worked at Tankel"s Men's Store until 1959. He then returned to Church Point that year to manage Guidry Funeral Home as a co-owner with his father and Uncle, Oscar Guidry. Mr. Guidry was a very active member of his church and community. He was a member and long-time usher of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. He was a lifetime member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9903 and American Legion Post 225, both of Church Point. He was also a 4th Degree Knights of Columbus- Bishop Jeanmard Assembly and a member Msgr. C. A. Bienvenu Knights of Columbus Council 2504 of Church Point and the Woodman of the World Camp 444. He was also a founding member of the Church Point Little League and the Aquatic Club of Church Point. A successful businessman, Mr. Guidry won many awards in the insurance industry and was strongly involved in the funeral industry as manager, President, and Board Chairman of Guidry Funeral Home. He was a long-time member of the National, Louisiana, and Southwest Louisiana Funeral Directors Associations.