Benson "Benny" Howard Bolding Iii

A native of Guymon, OK and resident of Victorville, CA, Benny passed away at 9:40AM on Thursday, January 29, 2009 at St. Mary Regional Medical Center in California. He loved nature and anything outdoors. He loved to travel and especially enjoyed taking the scenic routes. He also loved to cook and was very good at it.

Benny is survived by his daughter, Desiree B. Vead and husband, Denver of Broussard; his brothers, Malcolm Bolding and wife, Tanya of Broussard, Martin Bolding of St. Martinville, and Benson Dwayne Bolding of St. Martinville; his sisters, Debi B. Bell of Broussard and Denise Rogers of Carencro; his stepmother, JoAnne Talley of St. Martinville; his aunt, Anne Taylor of Conroe, TX; his uncle, Merlin Bolding of Bastrop, LA; his life-long special friend, Donna Barras of Lafayette; his good friend, Darryl Landry of Lafayette; numerous nieces and nephews; and his grandpuppy, Scarlett.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Benson Howard Bolding II and Marilyn Graham Bolding; and one sister, Dela Lynn Hebert.

Honored to serve as pallbearers are Denver P. Vead, Jason A. Bell, Corey Bell, Benson Bell, Ronny Bolding, and Robert B.J. Bolding.

Serving as honorary pallbearers will be David Fitzgerald, Francis Landry and Scott Hollier.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Acadiana Outreach Center, Inc., 125 S. Buchanan St. Lafayette, LA 70501 In Memory of Benson Howard Bolding III.

The family would like to thank Chris LeLeux and the staff of Preventative Maintenance Services, Inc. for the special care they gave to Benny.

David Funeral Home of Lafayette, 316 Youngsville Hwy., (337) 837-9887, is in charge of the arrangements