Willard Champagne, Sr.

Willard Joseph Champagne, Sr., 80, a native and resident of Bayou Dularge, Louisiana, died on December 21, 2017.

Visitation will be held at Chauvin Funeral Home, Inc., on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and on Thursday at St. Eloi Catholic Church from 9:00 a.m. until Service time. Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. at the church with burial in the church cemetery.

Willard is survived by his two sons, Willard “Pettie” Champagne and wife Theresa, Anthony “Tony” Champagne and wife Teressia; wife, Bonnie Boudreaux Champagne; brothers, Earl Champagne, Carlton “Poncho” Champagne; sisters, Gladys Voisin, Gloria Thibodeaux, Dorothy Porche, and Audrey Croom; three grandchildren, Jeffry Champagne, Ashley Champagne Deroche and Kylie Champagne Nugent; two great-grandsons, Laithe Deroche and Gunner Nugent.

Willard is preceded in death by his first wife, Betty Falgout Champagne; son, Michael Champagne; parents, Dennis and Justine Champagne; brothers, Horace Champagne, Eustis Champagne, Roy Champagne and Henry Champagne.

Willard worked in the oilfield and was a retired commercial fisherman.

Chauvin Funeral Home is honored to serve the Champagne family.