Paul, also known as "Radar", was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, uncle, cousin and friend. He graduated from Catholic High School in Donaldsonville in 1954 and went on to Louisiana State University where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Business Agriculture in 1958. Paul worked as an Agency Manager for Farm Bureau for most of his life. Paul enjoyed rabbit hunting, raising beagles, solving sudoku and crossword puzzles but mostly, the time he spent with his grandchildren and great grandchildren. He never missed a sporting event and was always there to cheer and encourage everyone.
He leaves behind to cherish his memory his wife of sixty four years, Anna Lea Crochet Melancon; four children, Stacie Melancon Barrient (Dirk), Dana Melancon Schexnayder (Kevin), Paul Stanislaus Melancon III, and Amy Melancon John; seven grandchildren, Kevin Schexnayder Jr. (Krystalin), Brittany Barrient, Scott Schexnayder (Katie), Ashley O'Toole (Matt), Benjamin Schexnayder, B. Cade Melancon, and Emily John; six great grandchildren, Drew Knight Jr., Scott Schexnayder Jr., Lana Schexnayder, Kenzie Schexnayder, James Schexnayder, and Caroline O'Toole, and one sister, Dorothy Charlet.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Melancon Sr. and his two siblings, Allen Melancon and Mildred Smith.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church Maintenance Fund, of which Paul was a member.
A visitation will be held on Friday, August 2, 2024 at Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church in Donaldsonville from 9:30am until Mass of Christian Burial at 12:30pm. Interment to follow in the church mausoleum.
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