Ben Anthony Meyer Sr.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Ben Anthony Meyer Sr., 87, of Rayne will be celebrated on Friday, Sept. 16, at 11:00 AM in St. Joseph Catholic Church, Rayne. Father Samuel Fontana, associate pastor of St. Joseph Catholic Church, will serve as celebrant. Entombment will follow in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery No. 2 Mausoleum, Rayne.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, Sept. 15, from 2 p.m. until 9 p.m., with a rosary being recited at 7 p.m. in Gossen Funeral Home, Rayne. Visitation will continue on Friday, Sept. 16, from 8 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. in the funeral home.
Serving as pallbearers are Reid Latiolais, Gregory Lormand, Jean Hebert, Steven Dollison, Charles Vondenstein and Dale Primeaux.
Mr. Meyer passed away on Monday, Sept. 12, 2016, at 7:21 p.m. in a Crowley health care facility.
A native and lifelong resident of Acadia Parish, Mr. Meyer worked for many years as a farmer. He also served as manager for Dore Rice Mill Packing Plant, and worked for Doyle’s Welding, as well as other businesses. He served in the Army National Guard, attaining the rank of Sergeant. Mr. Meyer was a faithful member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, and his greatest joy in life was caring for and spending time with his family.
Survivors include his daughters, Dora Meyer of Rayne, Phyllis Hebert and husband Jean of Rayne, Susan Dollison and husband Steven of Rayne, Billie Meyer of Rayne and Cindy Vondestein and husband Charles of Rayne; son, Ben Meyer Jr. of Rayne; sisters, Marjorie Simar of Crowley, Sylvia Cochran and husband Claude of Pasadena, Texas, Anna Lois Lormand and husband Francis of Crowley and Doris Guidry of Crowley; brothers, Harold Meyer and wife Carol of Crowley, Lee Meyer and wife Shirley of Crowley, and Ronald Meyer of Conroe, Texas; daughter-in-law, Angela Alexander of Rayne; 10 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren and one great-grandchild on the way.
Mr. Meyer was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Falcon Meyer; sons, Daniel Meyer and Donald Meyer; great-grandson, Lucas Donnelly; brothers, Gerald Meyer and Henry J. Meyer Jr.; and parents, Henry J. Meyer Sr. and Elna LaFleur Meyer.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.gossenfuneralhome.net.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Gossen Funeral Home, Inc. of Rayne, LA, (337) 334-3141.