Lawrence Atherton Libby, Jr.
<p>Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm Saturday, November 25, 2023, at Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home Chapel for Lawrence Atherton Libby, Jr. who was born January 27, 1941, and passed away November 24, 2023, at Ochsner Acadia General Hospital in Crowley. Fr. Andrew Schumacher, pastor of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Mermentau will be officiating for the services. The family is requesting visiting hours to be held Saturday from 9:00 am to the time of service at 1:00 pm. Interment will be in Woodlawn Mausoleum.</p><p><br></p><p>Lawrence was a dedicated business owner of Libby Air Conditioning where he served the Crowley and surrounding areas for many years. He succeeded his father Lawrence Atherton Libby, Sr. in the business following his death in 1964 and it is still operating today. Lawrence received multiple distinguished Trane Dealer awards during his tenure and being awarded Businessman of the Year in 2016 by the Crowley Chamber of Commerce.</p><p><br></p><p>He was a longtime member of Crowley Town Club and Crowley Town Club Revelers. He served as King Cimmer 41 in 1996. Lawrence was an avid hunter and fisherman, but his love was spending time with his family and friends.</p><p><br></p><p>He is survived by his wife of 66 years Enola Alleman Libby; two daughters, Debbie Libby Gaspard, and Dinah Libby Habetz and her husband Damian; one son, Michael James Libby and his wife Michelle; two sisters, Judith Libby and Kathleen O. Mallia; four grandchildren, Blanche Hernandez and her husband Kenneth, Valerie Keaton and her husband Doug, Lance Habetz and her husband Danielle, and Simone Doucet and her husband Evan; and eleven great-grandchildren, Hayden, and Heath Hernandez, Cooper Cary, Caroline, Charlotte, Griffin Keaton, William, Benjamin, Millie Habetz, Everett and baby Doucet.</p><p><br></p><p>Mr. Libby is preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence and Ouida Clark Libby, Sr. and his son-in-law, Ronnie Gaspard.</p><p>Pallbearers will be Michael Libby, Damian Habetz, Lance Habetz, Cooper Cary, Hayden Hernandez, Heath Hernandez, and Kenneth Hernandez.</p><p><br></p><p>In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made in his name to St. Michael Catholic Elementary School.</p><p><br></p><p>Arrangements have been entrusted to Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home of Crowley.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>Obituary
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm Saturday, November 25, 2023, at Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home Chapel for Lawrence Atherton Libby, Jr. who was born January 27, 1941, and passed away November 24, 2023, at Ochsner Acadia General Hospital in Crowley. Fr. Andrew Schumacher, pastor of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Mermentau will be officiating for the services. The family is requesting visiting hours to be held Saturday from 9:00 am to the time of service at 1:00 pm. Interment will be in Woodlawn Mausoleum.
Lawrence was a dedicated business owner of Libby Air Conditioning where he served the Crowley and surrounding areas for many years. He succeeded his father Lawrence Atherton Libby, Sr. in the business following his death in 1964 and it is still operating today. Lawrence received multiple distinguished Trane Dealer awards during his tenure and being awarded Businessman of the Year in 2016 by the Crowley Chamber of Commerce.
He was a longtime member of Crowley Town Club and Crowley Town Club Revelers. He served as King Cimmer 41 in 1996. Lawrence was an avid hunter and fisherman, but his love was spending time with his family and friends.
He is survived by his wife of 66 years Enola Alleman Libby; two daughters, Debbie Libby Gaspard, and Dinah Libby Habetz and her husband Damian; one son, Michael James Libby and his wife Michelle; two sisters, Judith Libby and Kathleen O. Mallia; four grandchildren, Blanche Hernandez and her husband Kenneth, Valerie Keaton and her husband Doug, Lance Habetz and her husband Danielle, and Simone Doucet and her husband Evan; and eleven great-grandchildren, Hayden, and Heath Hernandez, Cooper Cary, Caroline, Charlotte, Griffin Keaton, William, Benjamin, Millie Habetz, Everett and baby Doucet.
Mr. Libby is preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence and Ouida Clark Libby, Sr. and his son-in-law, Ronnie Gaspard.
Pallbearers will be Michael Libby, Damian Habetz, Lance Habetz, Cooper Cary, Hayden Hernandez, Heath Hernandez, and Kenneth Hernandez.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made in his name to St. Michael Catholic Elementary School.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home of Crowley.
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