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Russell “Buck” LaCombe

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Iota for Russell “Buck” LaCombe, 88, who died Aug. 27, 2016, in Iota.
Fr. Jude Thierry, pastor of St. Joseph Catholic Church, will be officiating for the services. At the family’s request, visiting hours were held Monday from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. and will resume Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. A rosary was recited at 6:30 p.m. Monday. Interment will be in St. Joseph Cemetery.
The son of the late Adam Lacombe Sr. and the former Della Fontenot, he was born in Beaumont, Texas, on Oct. 22, 1927. He grew up in Evangeline and attended school in Egan before moving to Lafayette. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served his country during World War II. Buck began working for SLEMCO in March 1951. In 1957, he was transferred to the newly opened SLEMCO office in Crowley where he was the warehouse and crew supervisor. He retired in January 1985 to enjoy his favorite pastimes, his cows and John Deere tractor and showing his grandsons how to weld, do electrical work and fence-making. He also enjoyed the family tradition of Sunday dinners and listening to French music.
He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Barbara “Bobbie” Hebert LaCombe of Iota; his three children, Charlotte L. McCrory (Mahlon) of Iota, Eugene LaCombe (Janet) of Iota and Bradley LaCombe (Linda) of Crowley; his eight grandchildren, John McCrory (Heather), Myra M. Broussard (Dustin), Kysha L. Simon (Brandon), Wade LaCombe (Kendall), Katie L. Primeaux (Ronald), Stuart LaCombe (Regan), Lauren LaCombe (fiancé Joshua Doucet) and Eric LaCombe; and 10 great-grandchildren, Anna, Elizabeth, and Madeline Broussard, Grace, William, and Maria Simon, Ian and Wyatt LaCombe, Alexis Primeaux and Timothy Strickler.
Mr. LaCombe is preceded in death by his four miscarried children; his parents, one sister, Dorothy Lee LaCombe; and six brothers, Horace “ToTo” LaCombe, Andrus “Blackie” LaCombe, Adam “Butch” LaCombe Jr., Gordon LaCombe, Jimmy LaCombe and Raymond LaCombe.
Pallbearers will be John McCrory, Dustin Broussard, Wade LaCombe, Brandon Simon, Ronald Primeaux, Stuart LaCombe, and Eric LaCombe. Honorary pallbearer will be Joshua Doucet.
A special thanks to Dr. S. Saini and Amedisys Hospice Care staff, especially his nurse, Jennie Lavergne. The family would also like to express their appreciation and gratitude to his caregivers Myrtle Kibodeaux, Janice LeJeune and Frances Guidry.
Condolences may be sent to the family by www.geesey-ferguson.com.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home of Iota.

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