Gordon Hewitt Bordelon

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Gordon Hewitt Bordelon

Birth
Melville, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death
8 Mar 1993 (aged 69)
Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
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Died 8 a.m. Monday, March 8, 1993, in his home. He was 69, a native of Melville and a resident of Opelousas. He retired from the St. Landry Parish School Board as a supervisor and reading specialist and was principal at Melville, Bellmont and Cherry Street Schools. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.

Visiting at Sibille Funeral Home, Opelousas, 9 a.m. Wednesday until service time. Religious services at Louisiana Memorial Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Wednesday, conducted by the Rev. Jim Humphreys. Burial at Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery.

Survived by his second wife, Genie Thoms Bordelon; a daughter, Sally Perkins, Friday Harbor, Washington; an adopted son, Matthew G. Bordelon, Houston, Texas; a brother, Royce Bordelon, Baton Rouge; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He was widowed by the love of his life from childhood, Mary Virginia Cunningham Bordelon.

He was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Melville and Retired Teachers Association. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree from S.L.I. in Lafayette and his Master's Degree from Colorado State College, Greeley, Colo. He was an active member of the Louisiana Memorial United Methodist Church in Opelousas where he taught Sunday School for 39 years. He began his teaching career in Port Barre where he also a well loved coached.

Sibille Funeral Home, Opelousas, in charge of arrangements.

Published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA), Wednesday, March 10, 1993
Died 8 a.m. Monday, March 8, 1993, in his home. He was 69, a native of Melville and a resident of Opelousas. He retired from the St. Landry Parish School Board as a supervisor and reading specialist and was principal at Melville, Bellmont and Cherry Street Schools. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.

Visiting at Sibille Funeral Home, Opelousas, 9 a.m. Wednesday until service time. Religious services at Louisiana Memorial Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Wednesday, conducted by the Rev. Jim Humphreys. Burial at Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery.

Survived by his second wife, Genie Thoms Bordelon; a daughter, Sally Perkins, Friday Harbor, Washington; an adopted son, Matthew G. Bordelon, Houston, Texas; a brother, Royce Bordelon, Baton Rouge; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He was widowed by the love of his life from childhood, Mary Virginia Cunningham Bordelon.

He was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Melville and Retired Teachers Association. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree from S.L.I. in Lafayette and his Master's Degree from Colorado State College, Greeley, Colo. He was an active member of the Louisiana Memorial United Methodist Church in Opelousas where he taught Sunday School for 39 years. He began his teaching career in Port Barre where he also a well loved coached.

Sibille Funeral Home, Opelousas, in charge of arrangements.

Published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA), Wednesday, March 10, 1993

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