Gwendolyn Vital-Richardson

Published 1:45 pm Friday, June 5, 2015

A Home-going celebration will be held for Gwendolyn K. Vital-Richardson, 50, at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 6, 2015, at Fletcher Funeral Home, New Iberia, with the Rev. Gregory Fontenette of Greater Golden Light Baptist Church of Basile, officiating.

She will await the resurrection at St. Matthew Cemetery, New Iberia.

A gathering of family and friends will be on Saturday at the funeral 7:30 a.m. until the time of service.

A native of Jennings and resident of New Iberia, she passed away at 11 p.m. on Wednesday, May 27, 2015, at her residence.

She leaves to cherish her memory and in God’s care her husband, Kirkland Richardson of Basile; one son Cordero Derouen of New Iberia; a stepson Neal Richardson of Basile; and DeShawn James whom she cared for as a son of New Iberia; one daughter Shantelle Kinard Frank (Lation) of New Iberia; three brothers Morris Palmer of Charlotte, North Carolina, Anthony Kinard (Pinkie) of Erath and Phillip Kinard of New Iberia; two sisters Linda Kinard and Kathryn Kinard of New Iberia; a special sister-in-law Dollicia Lewis of New Iberia; her mother-in-law Betty Richardson of Basile; her godchild Kera Norbert of New Iberia; four grandchildren; and a host of nieces, great-nieces, nephews, great-nephews and other relatives and friends.

She now joins in glory with her parents, the Rev. Edward Kinard Jr. and Shirley Brown Sugar Kinard; brothers Glenn Davis Wright and Edward Kinard III; maternal grandparents, Leroy Wright and Fannie Wright; paternal grandparents, Edwards Kinard Sr. and Lelia Kinard; and one nephew Quetin Lewis.

Active pallbearers will be Anthony Kinard, Keith Richardson, Brian Richardson, Kareem Doucette, John Trammell, Shawn Kinard, Jody Merrell and Christopher Delahoussaye.

Honorary pallbearers will be Brent Raymond, Lation Frank, Neal Richardson, Grayling Richardson, Phillip Kinard, Terroll Dugas, Phillip Lewis, Morris Palmer, Brandon Davis, Jobey Reed and Deshawn James.

Final arrangements entrusted to Fletcher Funeral Home, 609 W. Admiral Doyle Drive, New Iberia.

Condolences may be expressed at www.fletcherfuneralhomes.org.