Melba “Bill” LeBlanc

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Erath, honoring the life and spirit of Melba “Bill” LeBlanc, 95, who died peacefully at Maison Du Monde on March 10, 2014.
Visitation will be at David Funeral Home of Erath on Tuesday, March 11, 2014, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. with the recitation of the Rosary at 7 p.m. Visitation will resume on Wednesday, March 12 from 8 a.m. until the time of services. At the time, Father Bill Melancon will conduct a Mass of Christian Burial. Internment will follow at Our Lady of Lourdes Mausoleum.
Lectors will be Joe Tinker and Teilla Shiner. Giftbearers will be her granddaughters, Mary Shiner, Paige Duplechain, Stacey LeBlanc, Katelyn LeBlanc, Renee Latiolais, Ashlie Langlinais and great-granddaughter Kynnedi Latiolais.
Melba, a native of Erath, was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who enjoyed spending time with her family. She also enjoyed cooking, traveling, sewing, crocheting, dancing and, most of all, cleaning.
Survivors include a son, George Paul LeBlanc and his wife Tammy of Erath; two daughters, Judy LeBlanc Shiner and her husband Eddie of Erath, and Joan LeBlanc Langlinais and her husband Tilford of Erath; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and one sister, Lona Faye Mavrinac.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Aristile LeBlanc and Olita Bergeron LeBlanc; one granddaughter, Patrice LeBlanc of Lafayette; two brothers, J. Paul LeBlanc and Harold LeBlanc.
Serving as pallbearers will be Richard Shiner, Karl Shiner, Kyle Langlinais, Derek Latiolais, Nicky Duplechain and Jordy Shiner. Honorary pallbearers will include her sons-in-law Eddie Shiner and Tilford Langlinais and brother-in-law Leonard Mavrinac.
The family would like to send thanks to her special sitter Diana Hicks. The family also thanks multiple others along her long journey. We would also like to thank Maison Du Monde, Hospice of Acadiana and Concepts of Care for all their love and support.