Raymond Pierce DEVALCOURT

OPELOUSAS - Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 19, 2005, at a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Charles Borromeo Roman Catholic Church for Raymond Pierce Devalcourt, 69, who passed away at 3 a.m. Friday, Dec. 16, 2005, at Lafayette General Medical Center in Lafayette.Interment will be in Bellevue Memorial Park in Opelousas.Musical selections will be provided by Julie Broussard, accompanied by Phyllis Simar on the organ. The songs will be "Amazing Grace", "Hail Mary, Gentle Woman", "One Bread, One Body" and "Isaiah 49". Mr. Devalcourt was a native and lifelong resident of Sunset. He retired from Halliburton Logging Service, previously Otis Engineering. He was attending Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Broussard, La. Mr. Devalcourt was a veteran of the military having served in the U.S. Navy Reserve. He had been a member of NRA, a former member of Sugar House Hunting Club and Michaud Swamp Hunting Club. Mr. Devalcourt was an avid hunter and fisherman and he enjoyed dancing.Survivors include his companion, Beverly Landry, of Broussard, La.; three sons, Randall Devalcourt and his wife, Paula, of Opelousas, La., Spence Devalcourt, of Austin, Texas, and Brian "B.J." Devalcourt, of Carencro; and two grandchildren, Allison Devalcourt and Lindsey Devalcourt.He was preceded in death by his parents, Tom Devalcourt and the former Mildred Jones; and two brothers, Paul Devalcourt and Carl Devalcourt.A rosary will be prayed at 7 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home.The family requests that visiting hours be observed from 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. Sunday and will continue from 8 a.m. until service time Monday.Melancon Funeral Home of Opelousas, 4708 I-49 N. Service Rd., (337) 407-1907, is in charge of arrangements.R