Obituaries
Willie Kimble
Oct 7, 2020
Krotz Springs - Funeral services for Willie Kimble will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, October 12, 2020 in the Grace Community Lighthouse Church. Reverend Rocky Warden will conduct the service. Burial will take place in the First Baptist Church Cemetery in Krotz Springs. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. in the Grace Community Lighthouse Church located at...
Joyce Johnson
Oct 4, 2020
Krotz Springs - Funeral services for Joyce Guillory Johnson will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 7, 2020, in the Lafond Ardion Funeral Home Chapel of Krotz Springs. Bro. Junius Ray Daigle conduct the service. Graveside services and interment will follow in the First Baptist Church Cemetery in Krotz Springs.
It is with heavy hearts...
Shirley Stanford
Oct 2, 2020
Opelousas- Visitation for Shirley Joseph Stanford will be held on Sunday, October 4, 2020, from 12:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. in the Skip Montet Memorial Chapel at Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home of Opelousas.
Shirley Joseph Stanford was born in Opelousas, LA, on October 30, 1939. He passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, October 2, 2020, at...
Shirley Sylvester
Oct 2, 2020
Melville - Private Graveside services will be held for Shirley Harvey Sylvester in the First Baptist Church Cemetery in Melville, LA. Rev. Allan Myers will officiate the services.
Ms. Shirley passed away on Friday, October 2, 2020, at the Carrington Place of Baton Rouge at the age of 75. She was a native of Melville, LA, and...
Lawrence Noel, Jr.
Oct 1, 2020
Lawtell - Graveside Funeral services for Lawrence "Boobie" Noel, Jr. will be held at 1:30 PM on Saturday, October 3, 2020, in the St. Bridget Catholic Church Cemetery in Lawtell, LA. Father Ted Broussard will conduct the committal service.
Mr. Noel, age 61, a resident of Opelousas, passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2020.
Lawrence...
Cheryl Castille
Sep 20, 2020
Prairie Laurent, LA (formerly of La Crosse, Wisconsin) -Cheryl (Larkin) Castille, 61 was born to eternal life on Sunday, September 20, 2020. She was born August 8, 1959 in Green Bay, Wisconsin to Bill and Jan Larkin.
The family moved to La Crosse Wisconsin shortly thereafter, where Cheryl graduated from Aquinas High School in La Crosse in...
Christopher Burleigh
Sep 18, 2020
Opelousas- A Celebration of Life and Funeral services for Christopher Michael Burleigh will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 22, 2020, in the Skip Montet Memorial Chapel at Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home of Opelousas. The Reverend Fr. James Brady will officiate the services.
Christopher Michael Burleigh, a dedicated public servant with a vibrant, joyous spirit and...
Ella Casse
Sep 17, 2020
Krotz Springs- Memorial services for Ella Duplechain Casse will be held from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Saturday, October 3, 2020 in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home in Krotz Springs, La.
Ella Duplechain Casse, age 84, of Melville Louisiana passed away peacefully on September 17,2020.
Ella's joy's in life were her children and grandchildren. Ella was...
Murphy Castille
Sep 15, 2020
A Mass of Christian Burial for Murphy Castille will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Monday, September 21, 2020 at St. Bridget Catholic Church. Rite of Committal will follow in the church cemetery. The Reverend Ted Broussard will celebrate the Mass.
Murphy, age 72, a native and resident of Lawtell, died at home on Tuesday, September 15,...
Barbara Bateman
Sep 14, 2020
Amory, Mississippi – Barbara Ann Gretter Bateman, 88, passed away at Cornerstone Village Nursing Home in Lafayette, LA on September 14, 2020. Born on July 17, 1932, in Wren, Mississippi, she was a daughter of the late Robert Humphries and Wilhemine Haney Gretter. Barbara grew up in Monroe County and graduated from Wren High School with the class of...
Otis Reed ("Wayne")
Sep 14, 2020
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Otis Wayne Reed on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at 11:00 AM at Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Opelousas with arrival at 10:30 a.m. and the Eulogy being read at 10:45 a.m. The Very Reverend Monsignor Keith J. DeRouen will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal will be...
Maureen Terracina
Sep 12, 2020
It is with heavy hearts that the family of Maureen Terracina announce her death on Saturday, September 12, 2020.
Visiting and funeral services will be held in the Skip Montet Chapel at LaFond-Ardoin Funeral Home on Friday, September 18, 2020 beginning at 10:00 a.m. until time of the funeral at 1:00 p.m. Rite of Committal...
Regina Thibodeaux
Sep 12, 2020
Opelousas - Funeral services will be held for Regina Burleigh Thibodeaux on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at 11:00 AM in the Skip Montet Memorial Chapel at Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home in Opelousas. Rev. Alvin Ogea will officiate the services. Burial will follow in the Bellevue Memorial Park.
Mrs. Thibodeaux, age 92, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 12,...
Deborah Johnson
Sep 12, 2020
Krotz Springs – Funeral services for Deborah L. Johnson will be held on Friday, September 18, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. in the First Baptist Church of Krotz Springs. Graveside services and interment will follow in the First Baptist Church Cemetery in Krotz Springs. Rev. David Smith will officiate the services.
Debbie was born on November 23, 1951,...
Charles Burleigh
Sep 11, 2020
Opelousas – A Mass of Christian Burial for Charles Burleigh will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, September 14, 2020, in the St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Grand Coteau. Reverend Fr. Mark Kramer, S.J. will celebrate the Mass. Musical selections will be provided by Phyllis Simar and Charlotte Jagneaux. The Readings for the Mass will be done...
Bailey Castille
Sep 8, 2020
Krotz Springs-It is with heavy hearts that the family of Bailey MacKenzie Castille, age 19, announces his passing on Tuesday, September 8, 2020, at Lafayette General Medical Center.
Mr. Castille was born in Opelousas and was a longtime resident of Krotz Springs. He enjoyed being outdoors and watching sunsets and sunrises. He was artistically inclined to pencil...
Velma Rayon Gerace Maddie
Sep 7, 2020
According to the governors orders and the wishes of the immediate family, masks will be required for anyone wishing to enter the funeral home .
Funeral services for Velma Rayon Gerace Maddie will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 12, 2020 in the LaFond-Ardoin Funeral Home of Melville. Visiting will be held from...
Judy Mcdaniel
Sep 3, 2020
Krotz Springs- Funeral services for Judy McDaniel will be held on Saturday, September 5, 2020, in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home Chapel in Krotz Springs. Reverend Russell Comeaux will officiate the services. Visiting will begin at 4:00 PM until time of services at 7:00 PM.
Ms. Judy, age 72, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 3, 2020 at...
Lee Taylor
Sep 3, 2020
Opelousas - Funeral services for Norma Lee Taylor (preferred name Lee) will be held at 3:00 PM on Sunday, September 6, 2020 at the Louisiana Memorial United Methodist Church in Opelousas. Burial will be held at Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery. Reverend Regina Hickman will conduct the service.
A public viewing will be held on Saturday, September 5,...
Lionel Coulon
Sep 2, 2020
Krotz Springs - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Mr. Lionel M. Coulon on Friday, September 4, 2020, at 12:00 PM in the St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Krotz Springs. Reverend Michael DeBlanc will officiate the services. Rite of Committal will take place at St. John Catholic Church Cemetery in Melville, La.
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