Howard Paul Kidder, Jr.

Arnaudville - A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 am, on Monday, March 24, 2014, at St. John Francis Regis Catholic Church in Arnaudville, for Howard Paul Kidder, Jr., 46, who passed away on Friday, March 21, 2014 at his residence. The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Pellerin Funeral Home in Arnaudville from 2:00 pm until 10:00 pm on Sunday and continue at 8:00 am until 10:00 am on Monday. A rosary will be recited at 7:00 pm Sunday. Rev. Keenan Brown will officiate at the Funeral Mass. Reading the scriptures will be Trudy Berzas and Nicole Andrepont. Gift bearers will be Melissa Willingham and Mackenzie Landry. Interment will follow at St. John Francis Regis Cemetery in Arnaudville. Mr. Kidder was employed at Doug Ashy in Breaux Bridge for the past 8 years. He is survived by his father, Howard Paul Kidder Sr., his mother, Priscilla Miller Kidder, his sister, Paula Kidder, his nephew, Trevor Picard, his significant other, Dianna Leger and her daughters, Mackenzie Landry and Lacie Menard, and her granddaughter Brylee Duplantis, his godmother, Joanne Kidder and his canine companion, Mickey. He is preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Percy and Maydell Kidder, his maternal grandparents, John and Mary Miller and his godfather, Adley Kidder. Pall bearers will be Glenn LeBlanc, Trevor Picard, Brad Hollier, Michon Pitre, Jennifer Boudreaux and Rickie Adams. Pellerin Funeral Home of Arnaudville, 314 St. Landry St., is in charge of arrangements. To view on-line obituary, sign guestbook and view video tribute, go to www.pellerinfuneralhome.com