Obituaries
Essie Huckaby
Aug 6, 2011
A Mass of Christian Burial for Essie Mae Huckaby will be held on Tuesday August 9, 2011 at 10:00am at LafondArdoin Funeral Home of Opelousas. The interment will be at Bellevue Memorial Park. Msgr. Paul Metrejean will celebrate the mass. Mrs. Huckaby, age 89, a resident of Opelousas and a homemaker, died Saturday August 6, 2011 at her residence....
Brewster Knott, Sr.
Aug 5, 2011
A Mass of Christian Burial for Brewster James Knott, Sr. will be held on Monday August 8, 2011 at 1:00 pm at Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church. The interment will take place at St. Leo the Great Catholic Cemetery in Leonville. Rev. Msgr. Keith J. DeRouen will celebrate the Mass. Brewster James Knott, Sr., 70, of Opelousas,...
Gloria Chapman
Aug 4, 2011
A Mass of Christian Burial for Gloria Carroll Chapman will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 6, 2011, in the Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in Opelousas, La., followed by interment in the Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery. The Reverend Paul Bienvenu will conduct the mass. Mrs. Chapman, age 68, a resident of Port Barre, La., died...
Bryan Belleau
Aug 2, 2011
Krotz Springs A Mass of Christian Burial for Bryan Joseph Belleau will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 4, 2011, in the St. Anthony Catholic Church in Krotz Springs, La., followed by interment in the church cemetery. The Reverend Chanh Van Nguyen will conduct the mass. Mr. Belleau, age 74, a resident of Krotz Springs, La., died...
Ronald Hidalgo
Aug 2, 2011
Opelousas A Mass of Christian Burial for Ronald Paul Hidalgo, age 79, will be at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 4, 2011 in the Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in Opelousas, La., followed by interment in the Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery. The Reverend Paul Bienvenu will conduct the mass. Mr. Hidalgo, who was a resident of Opelousas, La.,...
Denise Bertrand
Jul 30, 2011
Prairie Ronde Funeral services for Denise Ann Bertrand will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 in the Prairie Ronde Baptist Church, followed by interment in the church cemetery. The Reverend David Fultz will conduct the services. Denise Bertrand, age 54, was a native of Opelousas and a resident of Lafayette. She died on Saturday, July...
Wilbert Guidry
Jul 29, 2011
OPELOUSAS A Mass of Christian Burial for Wilbert Joseph Guidry will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, August 1, 2011, in the LafondArdoin Funeral Home in Opelousas, La., followed by interment in the Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery. Monsignor Keith DeRouen will celebrate the Mass. Mr. Guidry, age 74, a resident of Opelousas, La. died on Friday, July 29,...
Rose Ryder
Jul 27, 2011
OPELOUSAS A Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Marion Ryder, the former Rose Phillips, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 30, 2011, in the St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas, La., followed by interment in the Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery. The Reverend James Brady will conduct the mass. Mrs. Ryder, age 91, who was a resident...
Dorothy Lafleur
Jul 23, 2011
A Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Harris Lafleur, Sr. the former Dorothy Theresa Sonnier will be held on Monday July 25, 2011 at 11:00am at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church. The interment will be at Bellevue Memorial Park. Rev. Paul Bienvenu will celebrate the Mass and Rev. Msgr. Keith J. DeRouen will concelebrate the Mass. Mrs. Lafleur,...
Betsy Wester
Jul 22, 2011
A Mass of Christian Burial for Betsy Ross Mayer Wester will be held on Tuesday July 26, 2011 at 2:00pm at St. Leo The Great Catholic Church. The interment will take place at St. Leo The Great catholic Cemetery. Fr. Ken Domingue will celebrate the Mass. Mrs. Wester, age 65 a resident of Opelousas died July 22, 2011 at...
William Dejean
Jul 22, 2011
A Mass of Christian Burial for William Clay Chip DeJean will be held on Monday July 25, 2011 at 2:00pm at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church. The interment will take place at Bellevue Memorial Park. Father Austin Leger will celebrate the Mass. Mr. DeJean, age 68 a resident of Church Point died Friday July 22, 2011 at his...
Michael Pierce
Jul 20, 2011
Family services for Michael Mick Earl Pierce, age 63 will be private. Mr. Pierce passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at 5:00 a.m. in Krotz Springs, La. Mr. Pierce belonged to the carpenters Local 851 union and was a lifetime member of the VFW Post 1720. He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him....
Ernest Meche
Jul 18, 2011
Opelousas Services for Ernest Meche, age 76, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 20, 2011, in the LafondArdoin Funeral Home Chapel in Opelousas, La., followed by interment in the Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery in Opelousas, La. Deacon Ulysse Joubert will conduct the service. Mr. Meche, who was a resident of Opelousas, La., died at 3:49 a.m....
Joseph Fruge
Jul 18, 2011
Morrow A Mass of Christian Burial for Joseph J.L. Fruge, age 75, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 20, 2011 in the St. Peter Catholic Church in Morrow, La., followed by interment in the St. Catherine Church Cemetery in Rosa, La. Father Mike Guidry will conduct the mass. Mr. Fruge, who was a resident of Lemoine,...
Beulah Sanders
Jul 18, 2011
Melville Funeral services for Beulah Sanders, age 88, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 22, 2011 in the First Pentecostal Church of Melville, followed by interment in the church cemetery. Reverend Ray Majors will conduct the services. Mrs. Sanders, who was a resident of Melville, La., died on Monday, July 18, 2011 at TriCommunity Nursing Home in...
David Nolan, Sr.
Jul 17, 2011
Krotz Springs A Mass of Christian Burial for David Dave Shea Nolan, Sr., age 70, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 20, 2011, in the St. Anthony Catholic Church in Krotz Springs, La., followed by interment in the church cemetery. Father Bob Courville and Father Chanh Van Nguyen will conduct the mass. Mr. Nolan, who was...
Marcel Leblanc
Jul 16, 2011
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Marcel Joseph LeBlanc, age 79, at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 19, 2011 in the St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas, followed by interment in the Bellevue Memorial Park. The Reverend James Brady will be the celebrant of the Mass. Mr. LeBlanc, who was a native of Baton Rouge and...
Ruby Pitre
Jul 15, 2011
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for Ruby Fontenot Pitre, age 86, at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, July 18, 2011 in the St. Landry Catholic Church followed by interment in the St. Peter Catholic Church Cemetery in Grand Prairie. Mrs. Pitre died after a lengthy illness on Friday, July 15, 2011 at 8:13 p.m. in the Opelousas...
Beatrice Bourdier
Jul 9, 2011
A Mass of Christian Burial for Beatrice Bea Bourdier will be held on Tuesday July 12, 2011 at 10:00am in the Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church. Fr. Angelo Cremaldi will celebrate the Mass with Rev. Msgr. Keith J. DeRouen concelebrating. The interment will take place at Bellevue Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Joseph Hidalgo, Jr., Chris Hidalgo,...
Karen Smith
Jul 8, 2011
Karen Cuz Savage Smith passed away Friday, July 8, 2011. She was a resident of Prairieville and a native of Melville. She was the coowner of Gonzales Industrial XRay. She is survived by her husband of 30 years, Edward O. Smith Jr. daughter, Gwen Johnson Richard and husband Danny, of Eunice two sons, Trey Smith, and Chris McClelland and...
