Obituaries

Oct 27, 2019

Graveside services and burial will be held for James Barry Stelly on Thursday, October 31, 2019 at 11:00 AM in the St. Francis Regis Cemetery in Arnaudville, LA.

Mr. Stelly, age 72, resident of Livingston, LA, passed away on Sunday, October 27, 2019 at his residence.

James enjoyed watching western movies, fishing and watching LSU...

Oct 26, 2019

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 12:30 PM on Saturday, November 2, 2019 for Raywood "Calhoun" Cormier at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Krotz Springs. Father Michael DeBlanc will officiate the services. Rite of Committal will follow at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church Cemetery.

Ray, age 77, a longtime resident of...

Oct 19, 2019

Opelousas – Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. for Anna Lee Ledoux at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in Opelousas. Father Gregory Simien will officiate the services. Rite of Committal will follow at Bellevue Memorial Park. Anna Lee Ledoux, age 70 and a resident of Opelousas, passed away on...

Oct 11, 2019

Krotz Springs - Charles Clifton Lee, Sr., age 70 and a resident of Krotz Springs, passed away on Friday, October 11, 2019 at his residence.

Charles enjoyed spending time as a mechanic working on small engines and putting model cars together. He also enjoyed spending time outdoors, fishing. Charles cherished the time spent with his family, especially...

Oct 2, 2019

Opelousas – A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, October 5, 2019 for Emma Jean Mayer Deshotels at St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas. The Reverend Monsignor Russell Harrington will officiate the Mass.  Rite of Committal will follow at Bellevue Memorial Park.

Mrs. Deshotels, age 84, a resident of Opelousas, passed...

Sep 30, 2019

Opelousas – Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, October 4, 2019 for Verna Faul O’Pry in the Skip Montet Chapel at LaFond-Ardoin Funeral Home in Opelousas. Deacon Ulysses Joubert will officiate the services. Rite of Committal will follow at Bellevue Memorial Park. Visitation will be held at LaFond-Ardoin Funeral Home on Friday, October 4, 2019...

Sep 30, 2019

Opelousas – A Celebration of Life will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 2, 2019 for Donald Williams in the Skip Montet Chapel at LaFond-Ardoin Funeral Home in Opelousas. Jim Blazevich and Kenneth Crow will celebrate the service. Visitation will be held at LaFond-Ardoin Funeral Home on Wednesday, October 2, 2019 from 11:30 a.m. until the time...

Sep 27, 2019

Kaplan- A Mass of Christian Burial for Beverly Blanc Mire will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, in Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Kaplan, LA.  Rev. Fr. Gary Schexnayder will celebrate the Mass.  Rite of Committal and interment will follow in the Kaplan Cemetery.

Beverly passed away on Friday,...

Sep 26, 2019

Opelousas - Funeral Services will be held 12:00 p.m. on Monday, September 30, 2019 for Flossie Dugas Hebert in the Skip Montet Chapel at Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home in Opelousas. Deacon Dwayne Joubert will officiate the services.

Flossie Dugas Hebert, age 94 and a resident of Opelousas, passed away on Thursday, September 26, 2019 at her residence.

Sep 25, 2019

Opelousas – A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, September 28, 2019, for Louberta "Lou" Labbe Cannon at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in Opelousas. Reverend Austin Leger will celebrate the Mass.  Rite of Committal will follow at Bellevue Memorial Park.  Gift bearers will be Aimee Edmond and Melinda Diesi.  Lectors will...

Sep 21, 2019

Graveside services are pending for Celeste Landry Martin who died on September 21, 2019. Interment will take place at the Bieber Cemetery in Mamou, LA, where she will be laid to rest next to her mother. Celeste is survived her sons, Jared Doucet and Derek Landry; brothers,Shaun Bernard, Troy Landry and Dustin Sidwell; sister, Crystal L. Edmundson; grandchildren, Lona,...

Sep 18, 2019

Opelousas - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Lou Ella Fontenot Soileau at 12:00 PM on Saturday, September 21, 2019, at St. Landry Catholic Church. Monsignor Russell Harrington will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal will be held at Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Soileau, age 85, a resident of Opelousas, LA, passed away peacefully on...

Sep 18, 2019

Opelousas – Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, September 20, 2019 for Theresa Jones Fisher at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Washington. Father Matthew Higginbotham will officiate the Mass. Rite of Committal will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Theresa Jones Fisher, age 96 and a resident of Washington, passed away on Wednesday, September...

Sep 17, 2019

Opelousas - Funeral services for Cecil Trahan Larcade will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, September 20, 2019, in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home of Opelousas.  Bro. Benny Reppond will officiate the services. Interment will follow in the Bellevue Memorial Park.

Ms. Larcade, age 98, passed away on Tuesday, September 17, 2019, at Evangeline Oaks Nursing Home in...

Sep 11, 2019

Visitation and funeral services for Walter E. Hutchins will be held on Saturday, September 14, 2019, at the Cane Brake Baptist Church in Lottie, LA from 10:00 AM until service time at 12:00 PM.  Brother Merrick Henry will conduct the service.  Burial will follow in the Cottonwood Cemetery in Lottie, LA.

Mr. Hutchins, age 72, a native of...

Sep 9, 2019

Opelousas - Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 12, 2019 for Sophie Soileau Thibodeaux at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church. Father Gregory Simien will officiate the Mass. Rite of Committal will follow at Bellevue Memorial Park.

Sophie Soileau Thibodeaux, age 84 and a resident of Opelousas, passed away on...

Sep 8, 2019

Visiting and funeral services for Olga Elizabeth Althans, age 89, will be held at the LaFond-Ardoin Funeral Home in Opelousas on Friday, September 13, 2019, beginning at 9:00 a.m. until Rosary time at 10:30 a.m., followed by a funeral service by Deacon Dwayne Joubert at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Bellevue Memorial Park cemetery. Olga was a gift...

Sep 5, 2019

Opelousas - Funeral services will be held for Timothy "Timmy" Edward Briley at 1:00 PM on Saturday, September 7, 2019, in the Skip Montet Chapel at LaFond-Ardoin Funeral Home of Opelousas.  The Very Reverend Monsignor Keith J. DeRouen will conduct the services. Visitation will be held on Saturday, September 7, 2019, from 9:30 AM until time of services at...

Sep 5, 2019

Krotz Springs - Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 8, 2019 for Betty Anne Dartez Cormier at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Krotz Springs. Father Michael DeBlanc will officiate the services. Rite of Committal will follow at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church Cemetery.

Mrs. Cormier, age 73 and resident...

Aug 30, 2019

A Mass of Christian Burial for Rebecca Jane DeVillier Sylvester will be held at St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas on Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at 1:30 P.M. with Monsignor Russell Harrington officiating. The Rite of Committal will follow in Holy Sepulcher Mausoleum.

Mrs. Sylvester, 85, a native of Port Barre and longtime resident of Opelousas, passed...