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Obituary: Funeral services will be held Friday, February 10, 2017 at a 1:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial in Evangeline Memorial Gardens Chapel in Carencro in Scott for John Dale "Johnny" Hoffpauir, age 73, who passed away Monday, February 6, 2017 at his residence in Lafayette. Interment will be in Evangeline Memorial Gardens. The Rev. Gary Schexnayder, pastor of St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church, will officiate at the services. Mr. Hoffpauir was a native of Scott and a resident of Lafayette for the past ten years. He was a Heavy Equipment Operator for the Lafayette Parish Consolidated Government for eighteen years having retired in 1998. In his early years, Mr. Hoffpauir was a volunteer for the Scott Fire Department. Survivors include his wife of fifty one years, Gloria Ann Benoit Hoffpauir; one son, Randall Hoffpauir and his wife, Sandra; two daughters, Laura Ann Hoffpauir all of Lafayette and Rena Lange and her husband, John, of Maurice; six grandchildren, Ryan Lavergne, Cody Lavergne, Kevin Hoffpauir, Corey Falcon, Aerial Lange and Sarah Lange; one great granddaughter, Jaci Renee Lavergne; one brother, Kenneth "Ken" Hoffpauir of Lafayette; and one sister, Norma Hoffpauir Chiasson of Duson. He was preceded in death by his father, Raoul Hoffpauir; his mother, the former Girdy Cormier Hoffpauir Menard; his step-father, Joseph "Black" Menard; one brother, Joseph Larry Hoffpauir; and two step-brothers, Murphy and David Menard. The family requests that visiting hours be observed from 8:30 a.m. Friday until service time on Friday. Memorial contributions in the name of John Dale Hoffpauir may be made to Melancon Funeral Home at P.O. Box 100 Carencro, LA 70520. Pallbearers will be Randall Hoffpauir, John Lange, Corey Falcon, Kevin Hoffpauir, and Cody Lavergne. Honorary pallbearer will be Kenneth Hoffapuir. View the obituary and guestbook online at www.melanconfuneralhome.net. Melancon Funeral Home, Evangeline Memorial Gardens Chapel, 4117 N. University Ave., Carencro, (337) 896-3232, is in charge of arrangements.