Rudy Guillory

September 22, 1933 - November 25, 2014
Funeral services will be held for Rudy Guillory, 81, of Ville Platte, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ville Platte at 10 a.m., Saturday, November 29. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Mr. Guillory died Tuesday, November 25, 2014, at his residence. He served in the U.S. Air Force 517th Military Squadron and was stationed in Germany during the Korean War.
He worked in the FBI Fingerprint Identification Section in Washington D.C. before returning to Louisiana to begin a 20-year career with the LA State Police in 1958. While working with the LA State Police, he attended the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. In March of 1974, he retired from the LA State Police and on April 1, 1974, he was hired by then District Attorney J. William Pucheu to work as the investigator for the District Attorney’s office. Rudy’s entire working career, which spanned 60 plus years, was spent in law enforcement, beginning with the Military Police during his time in the Air Force to his retirement from the District Attorney’s office on March 31, 2014.
Rudy truly loved the work he did, looked forward to going to work everyday and did not believe in taking days off because he might miss something important. He was a people person, and this trait is what made him a good investigator. He believed in treating everyone with dignity and respect.
Survivors include his “bride” of 20 years, Eva Guillory of Ville Platte; and six children, Denise Blanchard and her husband, Bobby, and Gwen Guillory and her husband, Ted, all of Reddell, Theresa Guillory of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Susan Pickett and her husband, Robert, of Andersonville, Tennessee, Tonia Jones and her husband, David, of Bossier City and Keith James and his wife, Ann, of Opelousas. Also left behind to cherish his memory are 16 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his father, Wesley Guillory; his mother and step-father, Hazel and Elridge Deshotel; and one son, John Wesley Guillory.
Serving as pallbearers will be his grandsons, Jon Fusilier, Wesley Blanchard, Donavan Guillory, Jeremy Bondick, Michael James, Morgan James, Connor Jones and Caden Jones. Offering liturgical readings will be his granddaughters, Allison Brown, Rebecca Rhodes and Darien Jones. Giftbearers will be his great-granddaughters, Nicole Bondick and Lea Smith. Musical selections will be offered by his son, Keith James, and grandson, Matthew James.
Visitation will be held Friday, November 28, from 12 p.m. - 9 p.m., with a rosary being recited at 6:30 p.m., and will resume Saturday, November 29, at 8 a.m.
Father Jason Vidrine will officiate.
The guestbook can be signed online at www.lavillefuneralhome.net.
LaVille Funeral Home of Ville Platte will be in charge of arrangements.