Gerald Pierre CHOPLIN

BROUSSARD - Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 6, 2005, in the Delhomme Broussard Funeral Home for Gerald Pierre Choplin Sr., 58, who died Monday, Jan. 3, 2005, at Lafayette General Medical Center.Interment will take place at Fountain Memorial Gardens.The Rev. Lane Payne will conduct the funeral services.Mr. Choplin, the son of the late Henry Choplin Sr. and the former Solange Bodoin, was a native of Lafayette. He enjoyed camping, fishing and watching Western movies. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served in the Vietnam War.Survivors include his wife Judy Benoit Choplin; two daughters, Monica Choplin and fiancé, Chad Domingue, and Lisa Choplin Latiolais; three sons, Jerry Choplin and wife, Krisa, Brian Choplin and wife, Stephanie, and Chad Choplin and wife, Lori; ten grandchildren, Dillan, Devin, Kirsten, Tré, Delaney, Brody, Ashtin, Dailey, Gage and Caden Choplin; one step-grandchild, Dylan Daigle; four sisters, Audrey Choplin, Marie Bourque, Mildred Miguez and Shirley Arceneaux; one brother, Joe Choplin; and one step-brother, Harold "Cookie" Romero Jr.He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Henry Jr., Francis and Charles Choplin.Visiting hours will be observed from 9 a.m. until 10 p.m. today and will continue from 8 a.m. Thursday until the time of services.Pallbearers will be Jerry Choplin, Brian Choplin, Chad Choplin, Randy Benoit, Tommy Stelly, Steven Miguez, Pat Miguez and Joe Choplin.Honorary pallbearers will be Harold Romero Jr. and Donny Jacobs.Delhomme Funeral Home, 111 N. Washington, Broussard, is in charge of all funeral arrangements.