Abbeville " A Mass of Christian Burial for Mr. Warren Guidry, 79, will be held at 2:00PM on Friday, January 2, 2009 at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church with Fr. Greg Chauvin officiating. Visitation will be held at David Funeral Home of Abbeville on Friday, January 2, 2009, beginning at 8:00AM until the time of Services, with a recitation of the rosary at 11:00AM. Interment will follow at St. Paul Cemetery. Mr. Guidry, passed away at 6:32PM on Monday, December 15, 2008 at. Mr. Guidry was born in Maurice, in his younger years he lived in Abbeville, and later became a resident of Portland, Oregan. Mr. Guidry served his country in the Navy from 1952 to 1961 during the Korean War. He was a Merchant Marine who was employed by the Army Corp of Engineers, and later became a Junior Engineer doing contractual work after his discharged. He was a loving father, grandfather, brother, and uncle, who enjoyed traveling to different countries and taking pictures of his travels. Mr. Guidry loved working for the United States Navy and doing community services. He will truly be missed. He is survived by his son Ronnie Guidry of Las Vegas; sisters, Mary Wilturner of Ridge, Maudy Hardy of Houston, Jean Guidry of Abbeville, Annie Seals of Houston, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his father, Willie Guidry; his mother, Germaine Durard; sisters Mable Mitchell and Julia Guidry; brothers Joseph Guidry, Henry Guidry and Clarence Guidry, Sr. Serving as pallbearers will be Charles Guidry; Ronnie Guidry; Clarence Guidry, Jr.; Brian Guidry; Jerome Chris Guidry; Dwight Seals and Dr. Matthew Guidry. Honorary pallbearers will be Clarence Guidry; Claude Guidry; Henry Griffin, Jr.; and Crandall Griffin. David Funeral Home of Abbeville, 2600 Charity Street, (337) 893-3777, will be handling the arrangements.
