New Iberia Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, December 18, 2013, at Pellerin Funeral Home in New Iberia, for Verlie Ann Touchet Hebert, 57, who died on Saturday, December 14, 2013 in New Iberia.
Interment will follow in Holy Family Cemetery.
A gathering of family and friends will be Tuesday from 3:00 PM until 9:00 PM at Pellerin Funeral Home, in New Iberia. Visitation will continue on Wednesday from 8:00 AM until 10:00 AM.
Ms. Hebert was born on November 18, 1956, and was lifelong resident of New Iberia. She was always willing to help those in need by listening and praying with them. Her hobbies included shopping, cooking, and laughing. Verlie deeply loved her family, especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She loved teaching the word of God, and was a loving, devoted, and fun mother and grandmother who had a heart of gold. Verlie was a hero to her children and grandchildren. She will be missed dearly, but never forgotten.
Survivors include her daughters, Nichol Wiltz and husband Blane of New Iberia, Pamela Marie Menard and husband Kevin of New Iberia, Jamie Stevens and husband Zachery Stevens, Jr of Lafayette, Jenny Hebert of New Iberia; brothers, Wayne Gary and wife Tracy of New Iberia, James Touchet and wife Melanie of New Iberia, Randal Gary of New Iberia; sister, Margaret Grow and husband Kelly P. Grow of Lafayette, Yvonne Gary LeBlanc of Delcambre; 9 grandchildren, Kristen Landry, Paige Wiltz, Eleni Derouen, Madison Menard, Kevin K. Menard, Myah Menard, Briley Stevens, Zachery Stevens, III, Jaylin Long; 4 great grandchildren, Kollins Broussard, Brooklyn Hebert, Alayah Derouen, and Elijah Drew Hebert.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Elvina Desormeaux Gary; sisters, Verna Hebert, Shirley Touchet, Michelle Gary; brothers, Roy Gary, Jr., Randy Gary; and a niece, Michelle Roseberry.
Pallbearers will be Wayne Gary, Troy Grow, Zachery Stevens, Jr., Kelly Paul Grow, Kevin J. Menard, Blane Wiltz, and Chad Hebert.
Pellerin Funeral Home, 502 Jefferson Terrace Blvd., New Iberia, LA 70560, 337.365.3331, is in charge of arrangements.