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Patsy Rachal Obituary

Patsy Bordelon Rachal

Funeral services for Mrs. Patsy B. Rachal will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 6, 2013 in the Chapel of Rush Funeral Home, Pineville, Louisiana with the Reverends Joey Rudisill and Dick DeBusk officiating. Interment will be in Rachal Cemetery, Marco, Louisiana, under the direction of Rush Funeral Home in Pineville.

Mrs. Rachal, age 71, of Boyce, Louisiana, entered eternal rest on Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at Rapides Regional Medical Center, Alexandria, Louisiana.

She was a native of Pineville. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great great grandmother.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Dennis and Leola Slocum Bordelon; one brother, J.D. Bordelon; two sisters, Brenda Bordelon and Verlene Bordelon.

She is survived by her loving husband of 27 years, Mitchell Rachal, Sr. of Gardner; four sons, Daryl Mathews (Kim) of Denison, Texas, Ricky Mathews of Gardner, Dave Mathews of Gardner, Mitchell Rachal, Jr. (Jan) of Gardner; five daughters, Debra Fontenot of Ville Platte, Sheila Goff (James) of Deville, Kathy Terrell of Deville, Juanita Beebe (Kary) of Cotile, Brenda Lemmon (Barry) of Hineston; four brothers, Nelson Bordelon of Tioga, Steve Bordelon of Pineville, Henry D. Bordelon of Pineville, Raven Bordelon of Alexandria; three sisters, Joyce Price of Pineville, Linda Duke of Warner Robins, Georgia, Mary Napiorski of Conroe, Texas; twenty eight grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren; five great great grandchildren.

Friends may call at Rush Funeral Home, Pineville, Louisiana, on Friday, July 5, 2013 from 5:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. and on Saturday, July 6, 2013 from 8:00 a.m. until time of services.

The family would like to offer a special thanks to the Oaks Care Center.

Friends may post online messages of condolence for the Rachal Family by visiting www.rushfh.com.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Town Talk on Jul. 5, 2013.

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baylee

July 1, 2024

oh how i miss you my sweet angel. i love you more than you know and miss you like crazy. but i know your watching over me and dad. we love you so much.

David Moore

July 5, 2013

Love u an miss u will always remember u for what have done for me in my life in my hart for ever an always lumu

Mary Shumate

July 5, 2013

My sympathy to all the Bordelon and Rachal family. I have not seen Patsy in years but my memories of her will never be forgotten. As a child she baked cookies for me, washed egg from my hair and was kind and sweet as a person could be. Bless you Patsy, enjoy your wings.

Dave Mathews

July 5, 2013

I love you and miss you so much!!

Dave Mathews

July 5, 2013

Home was always where you were, no matter where I laid my head, I know your in a better place cause you took my heart with you.. I love you more than words can discribe, and proud to say I have the best mother in the world and now the best guardian angel, I love you moma .

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