OLIVIER — A Homegoing Celebration for Chester “Yut”  Archangel Sr. will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, 2009, at Little Zorah Baptist Church, 3605 Old Jeanerette Road. Pastor Shawn Watson will be officiating.  Interment will follow in Zion Travelers Church Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at Journet and Bolden Funeral Home Chapel, 711 S.  Corinne St., from 7 a.m. – 9 a.m. Saturday and will resume at the church from 11 a.m. until time of services.

Brother Chester Archangel Sr. was born Oct. 17, 1918, to the union of the late Jessie and Sadie (Parker) Archangel Sr.  in Belle Place. He received Christ as his personal savior at an early age. He was educated in the Iberia Parish School System.

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He was a veteran of World War II. He served in the Army from Sept. 10, 1943, to Sept. 25, 1945. Brother Chester Archangel Sr. was united in marriage to Lucille Daniel Archangel for over 61 years. From this union, six children were born. Two children were stillborn and four surviving children. Because of their love for Christ and each other, Brother Chester and Sister Lucille reared four children in the fear and admonition of the Lord. They gave their all to see that their children were loved and educated.     

Brother Archangel served faithfully as chairman of the Deacon Board, superintendent and teacher of the Sunday School Department at Little Zorah Baptist Church for many years, where he loved and cherished his church family as his own. He also participated in jail ministry, visitation of the sick in area care centers, hospitals and shut-ins at home. He loved to pray and praise His Holy Father’s name. As he would often say “I love the LORD!”

Brother Archangel departed this life at 9:20 p.m. on Oct. 26, 2009, at Christus St. Patrick’s Hospital in Lake Charles.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Jessie and Sadie Archangel Sr.; and his 11 siblings Linzer Archangel, Mary Norbert, Martha Nickerson, Mitchell Archangel, Cedjuis Junius Archangel, Melvin Archangel, Rev. Samuel Archangel, Ellis Archangel, Virginia Fontonet, Jessie Archangel Jr., and Rev. England Archangel.

Brother Archangel is survived by loving wife, Lucille Daniel Archangel; his children Chester (Ethel) Archangel Jr. of Shreveport, Jannette (Freddie) Hector, Glenda (T. A.) Jones of Lake Charles, Rickey (Rene) Archangel of San Diego, Calif.; grandchildren Monica Shaw, Kimberly Hector (Wilbert) Nobles, Timothy (Amanda) Jones, Kenneth (Amy) Hector, Todd Adrian Jones, Rickey Chester Archangel and Jannie Danielle Archangel. He is also survived by six great-grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews and friends. Also surviving Brother Archangel are three brothers-in-law Jules Daniel, Earl Daniel and Wilma Daniel all of Orange, Texas; special friends include Louise Barlow and Shelby (Linda) Green and a host of other relatives and friends.

Active pallbearers will be Timothy Jones, Todd Jones, Kenneth Hector, Ricky C. Archangel, Vernon Hill and Whitney Archangel.

Honorary pallbearers will be Chester Archangel Jr., Ricky Archangel, Freddie Hector, T.A. Jones, Jules Daniel, Earl Daniel and Wilma Daniel.

Personal condolences nay be expressed at: journetandboldenfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements are entrusted to Journet and Bolden Funeral Home, New Iberia, 369-3638.