Obituaries
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...
Joseph Speyrer
Jul 7, 2011
Funeral services for Joseph Wilbert Beb Speyrer, age 81, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, July 11, 2011, in the LafondArdoin Funeral Home Chapel in Opelousas, La., followed by interment in the Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery in Opelousas. Pastor Tony Lanclos will conduct services. Mr. Speyrer, who was a native of St. Landry Parish and a resident...
Virginia Cox
Jul 1, 2011
Funeral Services for Virginia Kimble Cox, age 95, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on, Tuesday, July 5, 2011 in the Grace Community Lighthouse Church in Krotz Springs, LA, followed by interment in the First Baptist Church of Krotz Springs cemetery. The Reverend Rocky Warden will conduct the services. Virginia Kimble Cox, who was a native of Bayou Rouge...
Betty Westerhaus
Jun 29, 2011
A loving mother and grandmother, Betty Jane Thomasson Westerhaus passed away on Wednesday, June 29, 2011, in Baton Rouge, La. She was 81. Jane was a lifelong resident of Melville, La. and a retired special education teacher who taught in the St. Landry Parish school system for 30 years. She was a member of the Melville United Methodist Church...
Floyd Robin
Jun 27, 2011
Opelousas A Mass of Christian Burial for Floyd Lee Robin, age 67, will be held at 3:00 p.m. on, Wednesday, June 29, 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 be the celebrant of the Mass. Mr. Robin, who was a...
Dommie Polotzola
Jun 24, 2011
Krotz Springs Services for Dommie Ray Polotzola, age 56, will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 26, 2011, in the LafondArdoin Funeral Home in Krotz Springs, La., followed by interment in the St. Anthony Catholic Church Cemetery. The Reverend Mark Ledoux will conduct the service. Dommie, who was a resident of Krotz Springs, La., died on Friday,...
Sam Yander, Iii
Jun 19, 2011
Melville A Mass of Christian Burial for Sam Buck Yander, III will be held on Wednesday, June 22, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. in the St. Johns Catholic Church in Melville. The interment will be in St. Johns Catholic Church Cemetery. Father James Nguyen will be the celebrant of the Mass. Mr. Yander, age 38, died on Sunday, June 19,...
Rev. Allen
Jun 17, 2011
Funeral services for Rev. Ollie Marion Allen will be held on Wednesday June 22, 2011 at 1:00pm at Culpepper Funeral Home in Kociusko, MS 406 East Adam Street Kociusko, MS 39090 . The interment will be at the Parkway Cemetery in Kociusko, MS. Mr. Allen, age 64, a resident of Krotz Springs, LA died Friday June 17, 2011 at...
Betty Lebas
Jun 17, 2011
A Mass of Christian Burial for Betty LeBas will be held on Monday June 20, 2011 at 10:00 am in the Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church. The interment will follow in Bellevue Memorial Park. Rev. Paul Bienvenu will be the celebrant of the Mass. Mrs. LeBas, age 81, a resident of Opelousas was born on November 10, 1929...
