Joseph Melvin Sonnier

Funeral Services will be held at a 2:00 pm Mass of Christian Burial on Thursday, July 7, 2011 at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Mire, Louisiana for Joseph Melvin Sonnier, 73, who passed away on July 4, 2011 at 10:32 am at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center. Reverend Monsignor Russell Harrington, Pastor of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Mire, LA. will be the Celebrant of the Mass and will conduct the funeral services. Lectors will be Mary Jane Hebert and Tammy Venable. Gift Bearers will be Brittany Thomassee and Donna Champion. Burial will take place in Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery. Mr. Sonnier, a resident of Mire, LA, was the son of the late Marcel and Odile Sonnier. Melvin, (known as "Porky", "Bee" and "Pepaw") lived his entire life in the Scott area. He retired from the LA Highway Department after approximately 40 years and worked at LA Testing for many years on an as-needed basis. He loved sports. He was an avid football fan and participated in baseball in younger years and as a senior. He was an avid amateur musician who played the steel guitar and began picking up various other instruments in his senior years. He was loved by everyone who knew him and did not hesitate to give a helping hand to anyone. He is survived by his wife Shirley Venable Sonnier; great-great niece (the daughter he never had) Brittany M. Thomassee; four siblings, Harris Sonnier, Melba Sonnier, Nelon Sonnier and Henry Sonnier with a multitude of nieces and nephews, all who thought very highly of him. He was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers, Harold Sonnier, Irvin Sonnier, Nathan Sonnier, Donald Sonnier and Aaron Sonnier, and his sisters, Rita Sonnier Menard and Maisel Sonnier Duhon. The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Delhomme Funeral Home of Scott on Wednesday from 10:00 am until 10:00 pm and will continue on Thursday from 8:00 am until the time of services. Pallbearers will be Jeremy Credeur, Don Venable, Henry Sonnier, F. Lynn Menard, Leland Menard and Harris Sonnier. Honorary pallbearers will be Howard Credeur, Chad Venable, Kevin Venable and Wilton Sonnier. Personal condolences may be sent to the Sonnier family at www.delhommefuneralhome.com. Delhomme Funeral Home, 705 Marie Street, Scott, LA, is in charge of funeral arrangements.

Joseph Melvin Sonnier

December 24, 1937 - July 4, 2011