Bill Charles Broussard Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Abbeville - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, June 3 at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church honoring the life of Bill Charles Broussard, 69, who passed away at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans on Saturday, May 29, 2021 surrounded by his loved ones and the donor family that gave him the incredible gift of life for the last 15 and half years. Father Louis Richard, Father Donald Bernard, and friend of the family Father Glenn Meaux will celebrate the funeral mass and conduct the services. Bill was a lifelong resident of Abbeville. He was a 1969 graduate of Vermilion Catholic High School and attended USL. He was an avid tennis player and coach for 40 years at Mount Carmel and Vermilion Catholic, where the tennis courts are named in his honor. He also served on the Patient Advisory Board at Ochsner for 13 years, as well as volunteering his time with LOPA. Bill enjoyed fishing and working in his garden. Bill dedicated his life to his wife and children, and was a devoted “Poppa” to his grandchildren. He is survived by his loving wife of 47 years, Cindy Landry Broussard; four sons, Brandon and wife Emily, Ryan and wife Chrissy, Heath and wife Rani, and Joshua and wife Katie; one daughter, Lauren Broussard; grandchildren, Anna Claire Broussard, Triston Daigle, Elise Broussard, Evan Broussard, and John Luke Broussard; sisters Kathy Bourgeois and Barbara Louviere and husband Gerald Louivere; brother Jules Broussard and wife Marie Broussard; and mother-in-law Virgie Guidry Landry. He was preceded in death by his parents, Eugenie LeBlanc and C.L. Broussard; father in law Frank Wardray Landry; brother-in-law Terry Bourgeois; and nephews Cade Guilbeaux and Christopher Landry. The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Cypress Funeral Home and Crematory in Maurice on Wednesday, June 2, 2021 from 4:00 PM until 8:30 PM with a rosary being prayed at 7:00 PM. Pallbearers will be brother Jules Broussard, brothers in law Gerald Louviere, Bill Landry, Michael Landry, Mark Landry, and heart donor's son Caleb Meyers. Lifelong friends Joseph Vallee and Sans Broussard will be the honorary pallbearers. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Ochsner Philanthropy Department or Vermilion Catholic, a legacy of Mount Carmel. Online obituary and guestbook may be viewed at www.CypressFunerals.Com Cypress Funeral Home & Crematory, 206 West Lafayette St., Maurice, LA. 70555, (337)428-1816, is in charge of arrangements.

Bill Charles Broussard

October 30, 1951 - May 29, 2021