Benjamin Rawlins

March 18, 1927 — October 24, 2014

Erath - Funeral Services for Mr. Benjamin Rawlins, 87, will be held 2:00PM on Sunday, October 26, 2014 at The United Pentecostal Church of Lydia with Pastor Ronnie Perkins officiating. Interment will follow at Beau Pre Cemetery. Visitation will be held David Funeral Home of Erath on Sunday, October 26, 2014 from 9:00AM until the time of the services. A native and lifelong resident of Louisa, Mr. Rawlins died at 3:00AM at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital. He enjoyed hunting and baseball. He was the bridge operator at Louisa for over 44 years. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Elizabeth Olander Rawlins of Louisa; a son, Jonathan Rawlins of Erath; two daughters, Angela Morgan and her husband Willie of Erath and Melanie Sammons and her husband John Louie of Dublin, GA; three grandchildren, Natasha Robertson and her husband John, Ross Morgan and his wife Hannah, and Amy Richard and her husband Haiden; five great grandchildren, Brooks Morgan, Bailey Morgan, Avri Robertson, Lexi Robertson, Dylan Robertson, and one on the way; and two sisters, Rita Cummingham and Genevieve Toups. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jessie and Rose Ewing Rawlins; a daughter, Sheryl Marie Rawlins; eight sisters, Imma Belle "Chut" Derouen, Eula Mae "Sis" Bonin, Ruth Doty, Nellie Borel, Mary P. Frioux, Daisy Bonin, Willa Simmons, Ella Laughlin; and five brothers, Harry "Babe" Pinell, Sr., Walter Pinell, Harrison Hebert, Rev. Andrew Hebert, and Dewey Hebert. Serving as pallbearers will be Roland Olander, Nicholas Olander, John Simon, Haiden Richard, John Robertson, and Ross Morgan. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Brooks Morgan, Thomas Olander, and Randal Romero. David Funeral Home of Erath at 209 E. Putnam St. (337)937-0405 will be handling the arrangements.

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Sunday, October 26, 2014

9:00am - 1:30 pm (Central time)

David Funeral Home of Erath

209 East Putnam Street, Erath, LA 70533

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Sunday, October 26, 2014

2:00 - 2:45 pm (Central time)

United Pentecostal Church

, Lydia, LA 70569

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Sunday, October 26, 2014

Starts at 3:00 pm (Central time)

Beau Pre' Cemetery

7605 East Old Spanish Trail, Jeanerette, LA 70544

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Benjamin Rawlins

March 18, 1927 — October 24, 2014

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