Loretta Broussard Davidson

ABBEVILLE- A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00 PM, Saturday, November 30, 2024, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Leroy, Louisiana, honoring the life of Loretta Broussard Davidson, 81, who passed away on November 26, 2024, at Woodbriar Assisted Living in Maurice, Louisiana. 

Reverend Paul Bienvenu will officiate at the funeral mass. Burial will follow at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Mausoleum. Lectors for the mass will be Marcy Lege and Gina Davidson. Pallbearers will be Brandon Lege, Bryce Lege, Russell Langston, and Cameron R. Davidson. 

A visitation will take place at Vincent Funeral Home of Abbeville on Saturday, November 30, 2024, from 9:00 AM until 12:30 PM when the procession will depart for church. A rosary will be prayed at 10:30 AM on Saturday. 

Loretta was born on May 6, 1943, in Abbeville. She lived with her parents in Cow Island and graduated from E. Broussard High School.. She married her sweetheart, Raymond Davidson. Together, they raised their two sons while living in Kaplan and later moving to Abbeville. Later in life, Loretta and Raymond lived in the communities of Rose Hill and Leroy. Loretta worked as an administrative assistant at Sears, for Dr. Howard Alleman, Eastridge Nursing Home in Abbeville and Vermilion Health Care in Nunez. Anyone who knew Loretta, knew how talented she was in the kitchen. Loretta loved fixing her grandchildren's favorite meals. Her rice and gravy, stew, or gumbo was always a reason for a family gathering. 

She is survived by her son, John O. Davidson (Gina); two sisters, Jackie B. Melancon (Russell) and Pauline B. Vincent (Percy); and two grandchildren, Cameron R. Davidson and Camille D. Langston (Russell). 

She is preceded in death by her husband, Raymond L. Davidson; parents, Otis P. Broussard and Esther Kimball Broussard; son, Patrick R. Davidson; grandson, Barret J. Davidson; and two sisters, Davevene B. Gallet and Carol B. Trahan.