Velta Menard Campbell

Abbeville – Funeral Services for Mrs. Velta Menard Campbell, 95, will be held at 2:00PM on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at David Funeral Home Chapel of Abbeville with Tommy Henderson officiating.  Interment will follow at St. Paul Cemetery.

Visitation will be at David Funeral Home of Abbeville on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 from 9:00AM until the time of the services.

A native of Erath and a resident of Abbeville, Mrs. Campbell died at 9:30PM on Friday, March 13, 2020 at Maison de Monde Living Center.  She looked forward to a future paradise on earth with conditions as promised at Revelation 21:4 “ He will wipe every tear from their eyes and death will be no more…” Velta was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses for close to 49 years.  She always enjoyed reading from her Bible daily.  In her spare time, she enjoyed shopping, camping, and music.  Friends and family would always say that she was the life of the party.  She will always be remembered as a kind and loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother.

She leaves to cherish her memory two daughters, Jane Dartez and her husband Bob, and Sherry Hargrave; a step son, Charles Campbell and his wife Ruth; a daughter in law, Deborah Campbell; nine grandchildren, Steve Kelly and his wife Courtney and their children Kennedy and Emme; Stephanie Gaspard and her husband Brian and their children Seth and Lane; Denny Dartez and his wife Hallie and their children Cole and Alex; Roxanne Roche’, Rhonda Campbell, Susanne Talbot, Jason Campbell, Jarrett Campbell, and Lara Campbell; and fourteen other great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Lenas Campbell; her father, Elue Menard; her mother, Esta Bouillion Trahan; her step father, Thomas Trahan; two half brothers, Brad Trahan and Rayfay Trahan; and a step son, Vernice Campbell.

Serving as pallbearers will be Denny Dartez, Steve Kelly, Seth Veazey, Brian Gaspard, Tanner Roche’, and Neil Roche’.

The family would like to express our appreciation for the many expressions of kindness, support, and love you have shown to us during this period of bereavement.  Also we would like to especially thank everyone on the staff of Maison du Monde for their care and support.

David Funeral Home of Abbeville at 2600 Charity St. (337)893-3777 will be handling the arreangements.