Vida Marie Bouillion Trahan, 94, of Lake Charles, passed away at a Lake Charles care facility after an extended illness with her family at her side. 

Vida was a native of Erath, La. and a longtime resident of Lake Charles. She was a career military wife, traveling all over the world with her husband, Elvis. The couple made Lake Charles their permanent home in 1967.  They continued raising the family that they began in the many different places that Elvis was stationed with the Army. 

Vida was proud of her family and took great pride in them. She enjoyed cooking, sewing, ceramics and proudly proclaimed the role of wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a devoted member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Lake Charles, where she served on the Altar Society and faithfully served as a Catholic Daughter as well as in many other capacities within the church. 

She was welcomed into heaven by her beloved husband of 55 years, Elvis Trahan; parents, Calice and Edith Suire Bouillion; sister, Verdine Bouillion, and brothers, Raywood and Norman Bouillion. Those left to honor and cherish her memories are her sister, Virgie Dionne; her children, Brenda Waterman and husband, Harry, Lafayette, La.; James Trahan and wife, Juanita, Moss Bluff; Sharon Collins and husband, James, Katy, Texas and Thomas Trahan and wife, Elizabeth, Friendswood, Texas; 11 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews and extended family of the heart. 

A gathering of family and friends will be at Johnson Funeral Home of Lake Charles beginning at 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. A rosary will be recited by the Catholic Daughters at 6 p.m. Visitation will continue on Friday, Aug. 16 from 9 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. at the funeral home, with a Catholic Mass to be celebrated at 10 a.m. at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Cathedral in Lake Charles. Father Michael Beverung will serve as Celebrant.  Burial, alongside her husband, will follow at 2 p.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Cemetery in her hometown of Erath, La. 

The family encourages memorials to be made in her memory to The Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 935 Bilbo St., Lake Charles, LA 70601.