Curtis Myers

Coteau - A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 AM Monday, March 11, 2013 at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church in Coteau for Curtis J. Myers, 90, who died Thursday, March 07, 2013, in Coteau. Entombment will follow in the church mausoleum. Rev. Ed Degeyter will be the Celebrant. A gathering of family and friends will be Sunday from 4:00 PM until 9:00 PM at Pellerin Funeral Home in New Iberia. A rosary will be prayed at 6:30 PM Sunday. Visitation will continue Monday from 8:00 AM until 10:15 AM. Born on September 13, 1922, Mr. Myers was a native and former resident of Jeanerette, and was a proud veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in World War II, The Greatest Generation. He served on the City Council of Jeanerette from 1955 to 1959, and then as Mayor of Jeanerette from 1959 to 1971. An avid reader, Mr. Myers loved politics, and was the former owner of the Hy-Way Kwik Stop. He was a resident of Coteau for the past 41 years. He is survived by his sons, Kurt Myers and wife Anna of Jeanerette, Ricky Myers of Coteau, Troy Myers of Coteau; daughters, Diane Myers LeBlanc and husband Kernny of Coteau, Phyllis Myers Mouton of Cankton; brother, Nathan Myers of Jeanerette; 15 grandchildren, 31 great grandchildren, and 6 great great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife of 70 years, Mazie Fremin Myers; parents, Noe and Aline Kern Myers; sister, Loretta M. Moretti; brothers, Ervin Myers, Gerald Myers, and Maxime Myers. Pallbearers will be Shane Mouton, Bryan Longman, James Myers, Ben Myers, Robert Myers, Joey Myers, John Mouton, and Chad LeBlanc. Pellerin Funeral Home, 502 Jefferson Terrace Blvd., New Iberia, LA 70560, 337.365.3331, is in charge of arrangements.