Jimmy August Dupuis

Saint Martinville Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am, on Tuesday, August 12, 2014, at St. Martin de Tours Catholic Church in Saint Martinville, for Jimmy August Dupuis, 44, who passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2014. The family requests that visiting hours be observed at the funeral home from 2:00 pm until 10:00 pm on Monday and continue at 8:00 am until 10:30 am on Tuesday. A rosary will be recited at 7:00 pm on Monday. Reading for the service will be Terrence Delcambre. Interment will follow at St. Michael Mausoleum in Saint Martinville. Sergeant First Class Jimmy Dupuis honorably served his country as a member of the United States Army and the Louisiana National Guard. He is a Gulf War Veteran who retired after 24 years of service. Jimmy is a member of the St. Martinville VFW. He enjoyed tinkering and customizing his 1973 Bronco 4X4 and also enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. He is survived by his father, August "Butch" Dupuis, Jr.; his mother, Terry Dugas Dupuis; his wife, Rhonda Dor Dupuis; his step-daughters, Lainey Poche Simon and her husband, Guy, Loren Poche, and Ashley Poche Berard and her husband, Lennet; and his two step-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, August A. Dupuis, Sr., paternal grandmother, Jeanne Laperouse Dupuis, maternal grandfather, James Dugas, Sr., maternal grandmother, Louella Trahan Dugas, and his brother, Lee James Crochet. Pallbearers will be United States Army Members. Pellerin Funeral Home of St. Martinville, 112 New Market St., Saint Martinville, Louisiana 70582, (337-332-2111) is in charge of arrangements. To view on-line obituary and sign guestbook, go to www.pellerinfuneralhome.com