Wilson Touchet

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Matthews and Son Funeral Home Chapel in Gueydan for Wilson Touchet, 66, who died at 15 a.m. Monday in Lafayette General Medical Center. Military rites were held in Woodlawn Mausoleum in Crowley. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Eula Vincent Touchet of Crowley; one son, Marvin Touchet of Lafayette; three brothers, Wilmer Touchet of Crowley, Wildon and Wilbert Touchet, both of Gueydan ; one sister, Mrs. Clo-day (Elda) Bourque of Delcambre; and one grandchild. He was a native of Delcambre and a resident of Crowley most of his life. He was a Marine veteran of World War II, retired bartender, member of American Legion Post 77 in Rayne, D.A.V., ex-P.O.W. and Red Stick Chapter in Baton Rouge. An intimate friend joined in the services, Thomas R. Thompson of Baton Rouge, who served in the Marines with Touchet for six years, their experiences in the South Pacific including Philippine P.O.W. Camps, the Bataan March and other WWII stories. Under the direction of John Shelton, Arceneaux Post Memorials Chairman, Legionnaires of the local Post 77 served as pallbearers, including Dallas Domingue, Ferl Bourque, August Cormier, Murphy Nero, Leo Spaetgens, Charles Spaetgens, Leo Melancon and Raymond Thevis. Joseph C. Gary, Chaplain, and the Lake Arthur VFW, directed the Military rites at the mausoleum, including a final salute from the VFW firing squad and "Taps" sounded by the VFW Post Bugler. At the conclusion of these rites, 7th District Commander Dallas Domingue presented the American Flag to his widow.

Source: The Rayne Acadian-Tribune; Rayne, Louisiana; 20 Feb 1986.

Wilson Touchet (1919)