John Aldret Rachal

Funeral service for John Aldret Rachal will be held 2 PM Sunday, March 22, 2009 in Blanchard St. Denis Chapel with Rev. Michael Dubois and Rev. Edward Basco officiating. Burial will be in Gorum Cemetery with military graveside rites. Visitation will be Saturday, March 21, 2009 from 5 PM until 9 PM and on Sunday, March 22, 2009 from 8 AM until service time in the funeral home. Mr. Rachal 79, of Flatwoods, La., died Friday, March 20, 2009, at Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Pineville, La. He was a native of Gorum, La. He was a retired pipefitter and a member of St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. He was a veteran of The Korean Conflict serving in the U. S. Army. He was preceded in death by his wife, Linnie Bell George Rachal; one sister, Mardrie Edwards; three brothers, Floyd Rachal, Norbert Rachal, and Elbert Rachal; parents, Joseph Shelton Rachal and Eliza Delacerda Rachal. He is survived by one son, David Rachal and wife Michelle of Flatwoods, La.; three grandchildren, Neana Danielle Rachal, Vanessa LeAnn Rachal, and John David Rachal, Jr.; one sister, Catherine Murphy of Burkburnett, Texas; one brother, James E. Rachal of Gorum, La. Pallbearers will be Michael Rachal, Justin Dufour, Garrett Wise, Lonnie George, Monty Cortez, and Michael Murphy. Honorary pallbearers will be John David Rachal, Jr and Carl Edwards.