Joseph Darrell Deshotel

Rayne, LA - Funeral services for Joseph Darrell Deshotel, 63, of Indian Bayou will be held on Friday, August 14, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. in Gossen Funeral Home Chapel, Rayne. Father Samuel Fontana will officiate. Interment will follow in Leger Cemetery, Rayne, LA.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, August 13, 2015 from 5:00 P.M. until 10:00 P.M. in Gossen Funeral Home, Rayne, with a rosary being recited at 7:00 P.M. Visitation will continue on Friday from 8:00 A.M. until service time in the funeral home.

Mr. Deshotel passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at 3:35 A.M. in a Lafayette health care facility.

A resident of Indian Bayou, Mr. Deshotel was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. He worked for many years for Winn Dixie at various area locations, retiring as manager. Mr. Deshotel was an avid LSU football fan, and he had a room in his house dedicated to his LSU memorabilia collection. He will be missed by all who knew him.

Survivors include his wife, Donna Hebert Deshotel of Indian Bayou; sons, Darrell Chad Deshotel of Scott, and Hunter Joseph Deshotel of Indian Bayou; brother, Roland Miller of Eunice; and sisters, Diana Myers of Eunice, Alma Tate of Eunice, and Lorraine Johnson of Pine Prairie.

Preceding Mr. Deshotel in death were his parents, Gladwin Deshotel and Nola Miller Deshotel; brothers, Timmy Deshotel, Dillon Johnson, and George Deshotel; and sister, Margie Dell Deshotel.

Condolences may be expressed online at www.gossenfuneralhome.net.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Gossen Funeral Home, Inc. of Rayne, LA, (337) 334-3141.