Obituaries
Ashley Boyd
Apr 15, 2017
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 for Ashley Rochelle Doucet Boyd at St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas. The Reverend Monsignor Keith DeRouen will officiate the Mass. Rite of Committal will take place at Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery. Ashley Doucet Boyd, age 33 and a resident of Opelousas, passed...
Charles Matthews
Apr 14, 2017
Opelousas - Funeral services for Charles J. Matthews will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home Parlor in Opelousas with visitation being held at 10:00 a.m. until time of services. Burial will follow at Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery in Opelousas. Deacon Dwayne Joubert will officiate the services. Charles, age 85, died...
Dr. Mayer
Apr 7, 2017
Dr. Frederick Lionel Mayer passed away on Friday, April 7, 2017, at Golden Age of Welsh nursing home at the age of 83. He was an orthopaedic surgeon and was a native and long-time resident of Opelousas. Dr. Mayer was a graduate of LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1963 and completed his orthopaedic residency at Charity...
Donald Cole
Apr 5, 2017
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Donald Ray Cole, on Saturday, April 8, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. in the Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in Opelousas. Reverend Austin Leger will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal will follow in the Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery. Gift bearers will be Charleen Mallet and Beulah Soileau. Mr. Cole,...
Debra Matthews
Apr 3, 2017
Opelousas - A Mass of Christian Burial for Debra Ann Tabb Matthews will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, April 7, 2017, in the Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Opelousas. Reverend Msgr. Keith DeRouen will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal and interment will follow in the Bellevue Memorial Park in Opelousas. Debra, age 64, was a...
Loraine Mcdowell
Apr 3, 2017
A Mass of Christian Burial for Loraine Marie Perron McDowell will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 6, 2017, in the St. Bridget Catholic Church in Lawtell. Reverend Father Ted Broussard will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal and interment will follow at 9:00 a.m. in the St. Bridget Cemetery in Lawtell on Saturday, April 8, 2017....
Paul Kimball
Apr 3, 2017
Krotz Springs- Funeral services will be held for Paul Harold Kimball at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 7, 2017 in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home in Krotz Springs. Visiting will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Friday until time of service. Interment will follow at the St. Anthony Catholic Mausoleum. Reverend Chad Bolfa will conduct the funeral service. Mr. Kimball died...
Norma Bozeman
Mar 27, 2017
Funeral services for Norma "Fussy" Moore Bozeman will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 30, 2017, in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home Chapel in Opelousas, LA. Brother Kenny Myers will conduct the service with burial to follow at Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery. Norma "Fussy" (Moore) Bozeman was born Marth 12th, 1925 the last of 4 children born into...
Deborah Lorah
Mar 25, 2017
OPELOUSAS - A Memorial Service for Mrs. Deborah "Debbie" Kimball Lorah will be held at 2:00 pm. on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home Chapel. Inurnment will follow at a later date. Mrs. Lorah, age 59 a resident of Melville, LA, passed away on March 25, 2017 at her residence. Debbie loved horses and she enjoyed...
Ramona Dupre
Mar 24, 2017
OPELOUSAS - A Memorial Mass for Mrs. Ramona Faye Miller Dupre will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 1, 2017 at Assumption of The Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Mire. Inurnment will follow in the Assumption of The Blessed Virgin Mary Church Cemetery. Mrs. Dupre, age 59 a resident of Lawtell, LA, passed away on March...
Louis Fay, Sr.
Mar 19, 2017
OPELOUSAS - A Mass of Christian Burial for Louis Fontenot Fay, Sr. will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 23, 2017, at St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas. Monsignor Louis Melancon and Monsignor Keith DeRouen will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal and interment will follow in the Holy Sepulcher Mausoleum. Gift Bearers will be Michon Fay,...
Betty Kimball
Mar 14, 2017
Funeral services will be held for Betty Moran Kimball at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 18, 2017 at the LaFond-Ardoin Funeral Home of Krotz Springs. Visiting will begin at 10:00 a.m. Saturday until funeral time. Interment will follow at the St. Anthony Catholic Mausoleum. Reverend Chad Bolfa will conduct the funeral service. Mrs. Kimball who was a native and...
Effie Morris
Mar 12, 2017
Funeral services will be held for Effie Lalonde Morris, age 100, at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 16, 2017, in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home Chapel in Opelousas. Burial will be held at Myrtle Grove Cemetery in Opelousas. Deacon Ulysse Joubert will officiate the service. Mrs. Morris, a resident of Opelousas, LA, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 12, 2017...
Ray Guillory, Jr.
Mar 11, 2017
Opelousas - Funeral services for Ray E. Guillory, Jr. will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 14, 2017, in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home Chapel in Opelousas. Reverend Msgr. Keith DeRouen will officiate the services. Rite of Committal and interment will follow in the Bellevue Memorial Park in Opelousas. Ray E. Guillory, Jr. passed away on Saturday, March...
Mrs. Rosea Joubert
Mar 10, 2017
Lawtell - A Mass of Christian Burial for Rosea Patricia Prudhomme Joubert will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, March 11, 2017, in the St. Bridget Catholic Church in Lawtell. Reverend Father Ted Broussard will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal and interment will follow in the St. Bridget Cemetery in Lawtell. Rosea, age 83, was a native...
Sabatina Vidrine
Mar 10, 2017
Opelousas - Funeral Services will be held for Sabatina "Tina" Annicone Vidrine, on Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at noon in the LaFond-Ardoin Funeral Home Chapel in Opelousas. Visitation will begin at 8:00 a.m. until time of service. A rosary will be prayed prior to the service. Reverend Gregory Simien will conduct the service. Interment will follow at Holy Sepulcher...
Robert Soileau, Sr.
Mar 10, 2017
Krotz Springs - Funeral services for Robert James Soileau, Sr. known to many as "Bob' will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 14, 2017, in the First Baptist Church in Krotz Springs; visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. in the church. Reverend Chad Bolfa will officiate the services. Interment will follow in the First Baptist Church Cemetery...
Michael Duplechien
Mar 5, 2017
A Mass of Christian Burial for Michael Dwayne Duplechien will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 9, 2017, in the St. Bridget Catholic Church in Lawtell. Reverend Ted Broussard will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal and interment will follow in the St. Bridget Cemetery in Lawtell. Michael, age 55, was born in Lafayette and a longtime...
Martha Medus
Mar 4, 2017
A Mass of Christian Burial for Martha Gail Smith Medus will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, in the St. Landry Catholic Church. Reverend Jerry Mesley will conduct the Mass. Mrs. Medus, age 59, was a resident of Opelousas, LA, passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2017, at her residence. Martha was a wonderful special...
Barbara Jarreau
Mar 3, 2017
Melville - Funeral services will be held for Barbara "Bobbi" Bourgeois Jarreau, age 78, at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8, 2017, in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home Chapel in Melville with visitation beginning at 10:00 a.m. until service time. Burial will be held at the Melville Baptist Church Cemetery. Reverend James Nguyen will officiate the service. Mrs. Jarreau passed...
