Emery “Coon” Trahan, 72, of LaBelle died Friday, October 24, 2008 at M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 AM Thursday, October 30, 2008 at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Port Neches with Rev. Bennie Patillo officiating. Interment will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Nederland under the direction of Broussard’s in Nederland. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5 to 8 PM Wednesday with a Christian Vigil to begin at 5:30 at the mortuary followed by a rosary recited by the Port Neches Knights of Columbus at 6:00 PM.
Emery was born on November 4, 1935 to Fernand Trahan and Elodia Oliva in Abbeville, Louisiana. He retired as an insurance agent with the Knights of Columbus. Emery was a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Port Neches where he served as Eucharistic Minister, Minister of Hospitality. former CCD teacher, and served on the Parish Council. He was also a member of the Cajun French Music Association, and the Port Neches Knights of Columbus #2461, serving as past Grand Knight of Council #2461, and the 4th Degree, Dick Dowling Assembly. Emery also served his country in the Texas National Guard.
Emery is survived by his wife, Kitty of LaBelle; one son, Chris Trahan and wife Lisa of Labelle;; granddaughter, Emily Kathleen Trahan of Beaumont; a special grandson, Everett “Rett” Hooks of LaBelle, and two godchildren, Michele Frederick Guilbeau of Houston and Brett LeBlanc of Maurice, La.
