Gloria Mae Gautreaux Darbonne

Gloria Mae Gautreaux Darbonne obituary, Basile, LA

Gloria Mae Gautreaux Darbonne

Gloria Mae Gautreaux Darbonne Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Quirk & Son Funeral Home - Eunice on Oct. 22, 2025.

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Gloria Mae Gautreaux Darbonne passed away on Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at the age of 81. No Services have been planned at this time.
Gloria is survived by her son, Shawn Arnaud; her daughter, Donna Arnaud Avila; her brother, Charles Gautreaux; nine grandchildren, Christopher Avila, Joshua Avila, Jordan Arnaud, Brityn Arnaud, Hanna Leger, Megan Rougeau, Kathryn Arnaud Turner, Jordan Siebert, Laura Grace Arnaud; fifteen beautiful great-grandchildren; longtime family friends and caretakers, Paul Decou and Janice Nelson; great-nieces, Desa and Seasons; great-nephew, Louis; great-great nieces and nephews, Orrie, Chloe and Colton.
She was preceded in death by one son, Harrison "Sonny" Arnaud, II; her first husband, Gerald Arnaud; her second husband, Hubert Darbonne; her parents, Louis and Martha Fontenot Gautreaux; one brother, Joseph Gautreaux; three sisters, Dorothy Gautreaux, Carolyn Gautreaux and Evelyn Gautreaux.

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