Matthew Paul Dore

Matthew Paul Dore Rayne, LA - Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 12:00 pm at Gossen Funeral Home Chapel in Rayne for Matthew Paul Dore, 29, who died Monday, March 17, 2025 of a sudden death at his residence in Rayne, LA. Interment will be in the St. Joseph Cemetery #2 in Rayne, LA. Deacon Denis LaCroix with St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rayne of will be conducting the funeral services. Matt was a graduate from Rayne High School in 2014, where he played football and baseball for 4 years and in 2013 he was an All-State Football Player. In 2014 he was Junior Farmer of the Year in Acadia Parish where he farmed rice and crawfish with his father and brother (Christopher). He was a high school coach, coaching at Rayne High School, New Iberia Senior High School, and at Oberlin High School. Matt loved hunting, fishing, playing golf, gambling and spending time with his family and friends. When LSU was playing you could always find him watching it on TV. Matt was a devoted husband, father and son, always going above for his family. Survivors include his wife, Taylor Arceneaux Dore, son, Paul Jude Dore, daughter arriving in 2 weeks, Evelyn Ray Dore, parents, Gregory "Greg" Paul Dore and Tammi Lavon Dore, two brothers, Nicholas Dore and spouse Emily Dore, Christopher Dore, maternal grandmother, Lavon Barthelme, three aunts/godmother, Paula Dore Landry and spouse Tommie Landry, Sabrina Cherry and spouse Bryan Cherry and family, Victoria Hensley and Tom Hensley and family, Matt's in laws, Dewayne and Michelle Arceneaux, brother in law, Gavin and Jessica Arceneaux, maternal grandfather in law, Michael "Grampy" Christo, godchild, Beckham Arceneaux, friend and coach, Coach Curt Ware. He was preceded in death by paternal grandparents, Donald Dore, Sr. and Shirley Dupuis Dore. Pallbearers will be Nicholas Dore, Christopher Dore, Gavin Arceneaux, Brody Bourque, Brennon Bourque, Kyle Credeur, Pete Petitjean, Brad Stoma. Honorary pallbearer will be Coach Curt Ware A Rosary will be prayed Friday, March 21, 2025 at 6:00 pm at Gossen Funeral Home in Rayne, LA. The family requests that visitation be observed at Gossen Funeral Home in Rayne, LA on Friday, March 21, 2025 from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm and on Saturday, March 22, 2025 from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm. In Lieu of flowers the family would like donations to be made in Matthew Paul Dore's name to: St. Jude Memorial Fund, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or to Haseya's New Beginning, 1321 Section Ave., Rayne, LA 70578. Friends may view the obituary and guestbook online at www.gossenfuneralhome.net. Arrangements have been entrusted to Gossen Funeral Home, Inc. of Rayne, LA, (337) 334-3141. Gossen Funeral Home, Inc.

Matthew Paul Dore

January 15, 1996 - March 17, 2025