St. Martinville – Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, at Notre Dame Catholic Church for Kendall Joseph Savoy, 31, who passed away on Monday, Jan. 25, 2010, at his residence.

Interment will follow at Queen of Peace Cemetery.

Fr. Augustinus Seran, SVD, will officiate at the Funeral Mass. Scriptures will be read by Darlencia Allen.

Kendall was employed at the ARC of St. Martinville for 11 years, where he assisted in the recycling of newspapers. He loved playing the piano, listening to music, watching movies, dancing, and attending 5 o’clock Mass every Saturday at Notre Dame Catholic Church. Kendall will long be remembered for his good natured spirit in helping others and the special way he enjoyed sharing anything he had with anyone who was in need.

Survivors include his mother, Jeanette Mason of St. Martinville; two brothers, Lawrence Mason and Zachary Mason, both of Lafayette; his father, John Timothy Filer of St. Martinville; his half-brother, Carnell Narcisse Filer of New Iberia; half-sisters, Yolanda Gabriel of Lafayette, and Timetra August of New Iberia; and a host of nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his step father, Lawrence Mason; maternal grandmother, Velma Martin; maternal great-grandparents, Geneva and Stanley Mallery; and his uncle, Joseph Ned.

The family requests that visiting hours be observed at the funeral home from 7 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. on Saturday.

Pallbearers will be Zachary Mason, Corey Allen, Ray Allen Jr., Mendall Potier, John Amos and Carrol Jones.

Pellerin Funeral Home of St. Martinville is in charge of arrangements.