Funeral services for Sylvester Quinn Papa Syl Breard, 91, will be 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at Jesus Good Shepherd Catholic Church. Father Keith Garvin will officiate. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Monroe.Syl passed away after a brief illness on January 13, 2018 in Monroe,Continue Reading
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Funeral services for Sylvester Quinn Papa Syl Breard, 91, will be 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at Jesus Good Shepherd Catholic Church. Father Keith Garvin will officiate. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Monroe.Syl passed away after a brief illness on January 13, 2018 in Monroe, LA. Born August 16, 1926, he was a descendent of one of the founding families of Monroe, and a life-long resident. He graduated from St. Matthew High School and earned his B.A. and Masters in Speech from LSU. Syl served in the U. S. Air Force in Europe. Syl retired from LA Machinery after 33 years. He was a proud member of the Benjamin Tennille Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution. Syl was a founding member of Jesus the Good Shepherd Catholic Church. He authored four books on local history. His favorite pastime was engaging in conversation about family and local history and will be sorely missed. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Nancy; sons, Sylvester Jr. Skip, Robert Cully and Gregory; his parents, sister and four brothers.Papa Syl is survived by his wife, Lillian Oden Breard; sons, Mark Breard and wife, Dorinda and David and wife Sherri; daughter-in-law, Patricia Breard; grandchildren, Bonnie Kate and Sean Ross Breard. Papa Syl is also survived by Lil children, Amie Springmeyer and husband Jeff, Bryson Jones, Jr. and wife Wendy; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.Pallbearers will be Sean, Morgan, and Danny Breard, Robbie, Ryan and Reid Springmeyer. Honorary pallbearers will be Lovell Hayden, Ford Pipes, Wynn Lawrence, Bryson Jones, and Barry Delcambre.The family wishes to thank Dr. Charles Morgan for his care of Syl over the years and also special friends, Ramona Beezley, Marilyn Duchesne, and Amanda Finley.Memorials may be made to The St. Vincent DePaul Community, 502 Grammont Street, Monroe, LA 71201 or your favorite charity in Syl memory.Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. until 6:00 P.M. with a Rosary to follow at 6:00 P.M, Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Monroe.