Floyd Joseph CLAVELLE

CARENCRO - Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 7, 2005, at a Mass of Christian Burial in Melancon Funeral Home in Carencro for Floyd Joseph Clavelle, 79, who passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2005, at Lafayette General Medical Center in Lafayette.Interment will be in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens in Lafayette.The Rev. Bill Melancon, pastor of St. Peter Roman Catholic Church, will officiate at the services.Clara Domingue and Heather Prejean will be the readers.Musical selections will be provided by Charlotte Jopling, accompanied by Phyllis Simar on the organ. The songs will be "Amazing Grace", "The Old Rugged Cross", "How Great Thou Art", "Just A Closer Walk With Thee" and "Isaiah 49".Mr. Clavelle was a native and lifelong resident of Carencro. He was a parishioner of St. Peter Catholic Church in Carencro. Mr. Clavelle retired from Southern Pacific Railroad after 37 years and from the Lafayette Parish School Board as a bus driver. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served during World War II.Survivors include five daughters, Mrs. John (Barbara) Menard, Mrs. Bernie (Brenda) Broussard, Mrs. Tommy (Debbie) Cormier, and Mrs. Wade (Connie) Rebardi, all of Carencro, and Mrs. Ronald (Melinda) Granger, of Scott; one sister, Una Dupuis, of Carencro; eight grandchildren, Tonya Demny, April Jacques Menard, Lesley Broussard Mahler, Tammy Breaux, Deana Cormier Burke, Heather Rebardi Prejean, Wade "Bubba" Rebardi and Ryan Granger; and seven great-grandchildren, Madison Jacques, Sarah Demny, Nicholas Demny, Austen Breaux, Emma Menard, Amber Mahler and Adley Burke.He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Thelma Lebleu; his parents, Fernand Clavelle and the former Lucille Guilbeau; and two brothers, Alfred Clavelle and S. P. Clavelle.A rosary will be prayed at 7 p.m. today in the funeral home by Sarah Clavelle.The family requests that visiting hours be observed from 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. today and will continue from 8 a.m. Thursday until service time.The family would like to send special thanks to Hospice of Acadiana, Dr. Joseph Brierre, Dr. Bryan Granger and the Lafayette General 8th floor Oncology staff.Pallbearers will be John Menard, Calvin Clavelle, Wade "Bubba" Rebardi, Ryan Granger, Ronald Granger and Wade Rebardi.Honorary pallbearers will be Bernie Broussard, Tommy Cormier and Wilson Clavelle.Melancon Funeral Home, Carencro, 4615 N. University Ave., Carencro, (337) 896-6366, is in charge of arrangements.