Obituaries
Chester O'Connor, Jr.
Sep 30, 2012
Krotz Springs Services for Chester Joseph OConnor, Jr., age 66, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 3, 2012, at the First Baptist Church of Krotz Springs with Reverend Chad Bolfa. Burial will follow in the First Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. OConnor, a resident of Melville, La., died on Sunday, September 30, 2012, at the St. Landry...
D.W. Quirk
Sep 18, 2012
Opelousas A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for D.W. Bo Quirk, age 80, at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, September 21, 2012, in the LafondArdoin Funeral Home Chapel in Opelousas, La. Rite of Committal will follow in the Cedar Hill Cemetery with Reverend Albert Nunez as the celebrant. Mr. Quirk, a resident of Washington, died on Tuesday, September...
Wilfred Smith
Sep 16, 2012
Opelousas Funeral services for Wilfred Smith will be held on Wednesday September 19, 2012 at 10:00 am in the LafondArdoin Funeral Home Chapel in Opelousas, La. The interment will take place at the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Broussard. Deacon Sammy Diesi will conduct the services. Mr. Smith, age 91, a resident of Broussard, died Sunday, September 16, 2012 at...
Jimmy Roy
Sep 15, 2012
Funeral services for Jimmy Creighton Roy will be held on Monday September 17, 2012 at 10:00am at the LafondArdoin Funeral Home of Opelousas. The interment will take place at Bellevue Memorial Park. Deacon Sammy Diesi will conduct the services. Mr. Roy, age 61, a resident of Opelousas was born on June 26, 1951 and died on Saturday September 15,...
Vivian Foster
Sep 14, 2012
Opelousas Vivian Renee Foster left footprints on our hearts Friday, September 14, 2012 at 4:21 p.m. She weighted 3lbs. 2.9 oz and was 14 inches long. Vivian leaves behind her father and mother, Matthew and Tracy Artigue Foster her sister, Madeline and her brother, Andy her grandparents, Gottfried and Carleigh Balzer, Pat and Linda Willis, and Frank and Jan...
Jesse Patin
Sep 9, 2012
Leonville A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for Jesse James Patin at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 11, 2012, at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church in Leonville, La. Rite of Committal will follow in the St. Leo Church Mausoleum with Reverend Ken Domingue as the celebrant. Mr. Patin, age 52, a resident of Leonville, La., died...
Ruth Kempf
Sep 9, 2012
Opelousas A Memorial Service will be held for Ruth Doty Jordan Kempf, age 97, at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, September 14, 2012, at her residence in Opelousas, La. Mrs. Kempf, a resident of Opelousas, La., died on Sunday, September 9, 2012, at her residence. Ruth was a cosmopolitan soul who loved world travel with her husband of seventy years....
Rita Lanclos
Sep 7, 2012
Leonville A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for Rita Delafosse Lanclos, age 80, at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 11, 2012, at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church in Leonville, La. Rite of Committal will follow in the St. Leo Church Mausoleum with the Very Reverend Curtis Mallet as the celebrant. Mrs. Lanclos, a resident of Pecaniere,...
Nelwin Fontenot
Sep 6, 2012
Funeral services will be held for Nelwin Fontenot, age 78, at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, September 10, 2012 at the First Baptist Church in Krotz Springs, La. Burial will follow in the Methodist Cemetery in Melville, La. Mr. Fontenot, a resident of Krotz Springs, La., died on Thursday, September 6, 2012, at 10:31 p.m. Nelwin was a carpenter by...
Dora Allenday
Sep 5, 2012
Opelousas Funeral services will be held for Dora Allenday, age 88, at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 8, 2012, in the LaFondArdoin Funeral Home of Opelousas, Louisiana. Burial will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Washington, Louisiana officiated by Pastor Dave Beverly. A loving mother, sister, and grandmother, Dora Allenday of Opelousas, Louisiana, passed away peacefully surrounded by family...
Minnie Moreau
Sep 4, 2012
Melville Funeral services will be held for Minnie Earline Moreau, age 67, at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 6, 2012, at the First Baptist Church of Melville, La. Burial will follow in the First Baptist Cemetery with the Reverend Buddy Webb officiating. Mrs. Moreau, a resident of Melville, La., died on Tuesday, September 4, 2012, at Opelousas General Health...
James Romero
Sep 2, 2012
A Mass of Christian Burial will be Celebrated at 1:00pm on Tuesday September 4, 2012 at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in Opelousas. Rite of Committal will follow in the Bellevue Memorial Park with Reverend Paul Bienvenu as the Celebrant. Mr. Romero, age 71, a resident of Opelousas, died Sunday September 2, 2012 at 5:00am at his residence....
Willie Schexnayder
Aug 26, 2012
Funeral services for Willie Lee Bea Schexnayder will be held on Friday August 31, 2012 at 2:00pm at the First Baptist Church in Krotz Springs. The interment will take place at the church cemetery. Bro. Chad Bolfa will conduct the services. Mr. Schexnayder, age 76, a resident of Krotz Springs, died Sunday August 26, 2012 at 2:18pm at his...
Mathilda Phillips
Aug 21, 2012
Bayou Rouge, La. Funeral services will be held for Mathilda Dupuis Phillips, age 91, at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, August 24, 2012, at the First Pentecostal Church of Bayou Rouge. Burial will follow in the First Pentecostal Church of Bayou Rouge Cemetery with Reverend Leon Fontenot, Reverend Dallas Shuff and Reverend Mark Boudreaux. Mathilda, a resident of Bayou Rouge,...
Myrna Chapman
Aug 19, 2012
Opelousas A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for Myrna Marie Chapman, age 60, at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church in Leonville, La. Rite of Committal will follow in the St. Leo Catholic Church Cemetery with Reverend Ken Domingue as the Celebrant. Mrs. Chapman, a resident of Opelousas, La.,...
Wade Leon
Aug 19, 2012
A loving son and inspiring brother, Wade Leon, 42, of Opelousas, LA passed away at his home August 18, 2012 with his immediate family present. His 18month battle against lung cancer was an unrelenting and dignified one, best characterized by Henley: In the fell clutch of circumstance8232 I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance8232...
Arista Hollier
Aug 17, 2012
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for Arista Slim Hollier, age 81, at 11:00 a.m. on Monday August 20, 2012 at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in Opelousas, La. Rite of Committal will follow in the Bellevue Memorial Park with Reverend Paul Bienvenu as the celebrant. Mr. Hollier, a lifelong resident of Opelousas, La. was born...
Ronald Guidry
Aug 17, 2012
A private memorial service for Ronald Joseph Guidry, age 64, a resident of Krotz Springs will be held. Mr. Guidry was born on October 2, 1947. He died on August 17, 2012 at his residence in Krotz Springs. He was a member of the Carpenters Local 1098 and a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association. He was a...
Ray Guillory
Aug 14, 2012
Opelousas A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for Ray E. Guillory, age 88, at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, August 17, 2012, at Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Opelousas, La. Rite of Committal will follow in the Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery with Monsignor Keith DeRouen as the celebrant. Mr. Guillory, a resident of Opelousas, La.,...
