Obituaries

Oct 25, 2020

Melville - A Mass of Christian Burial for Bernice Ducote Maddie will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, at St. John Catholic Church in Melville.  Reverend Ugwu Steven will conduct the Mass.  Rite of Committal will follow in the St. John Catholic Church Cemetery.  Visitation will be held in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home in Melville...

Oct 24, 2020

It is with heavy hearts that the family of Patsy Pitre Doucet announce the death of their dear loved one.

A Mass of Christian burial will be held on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. in the Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church. The Reverend Gregory Simien will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal will follow...

Oct 23, 2020

Krotz Springs - Memorial services for Jimmy Gregory Bihm will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, at the Grace Community Lighthouse Church in Krotz Springs, La.

Jimmy Gregory Bihm, age 72, a resident of Krotz Springs, passed away on Friday, October 23, 2020.

Mr. Bihm worked as an operating engineer in...

Oct 20, 2020

The Ortis family requests that everyone wishing to visit and pay respects at the funeral home and church, please wear a mask or face covering.

Krotz Springs- It is with heavy hearts that the family of Dorothy Mae Guillory Ortis announce the death of their dear loved one.

Visiting has been scheduled for...

Oct 18, 2020

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Louella Soileau Santillo on Thursday, October 22, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Grand Coteau, LA.  Rite of Committal will be held Cedar Hill Cemetery in Washington, LA.

We have lost our beautiful mother after a two-year battle with fronto-temporal dementia and a...

Oct 17, 2020

Mark Owen Dugal, 61

Due to the COVID19 pandemic, a private family-only funeral will be held for Mark Owen Dugal who passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2020. Internment will take place at Bellevue Memorial Park following the funeral service. The family plans to hold a Memorial Mass which will be announced at a later date.

Oct 15, 2020

Krotz Springs -- It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that the family of Alfred Jewel Lacassin announces that he passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2020, at his home in Krotz Springs, LA, at the age of 75.

A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, October 25, 2020, from 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. in...

Oct 14, 2020

Opelousas - Funeral services will be held for Priscilla Ann Mayer Lafleur on Friday, October 16, 2020 at 11:00 am at Our Lady Queen of Angels Church. Burial will follow in the Bellevue Memorial Park.

Mrs. Lafleur, age 78, passed away on, Wednesday October 14, 2020 peacefully at her home surrounded by her family.

Priscilla...

Oct 10, 2020

Opelousas - Funeral services for Thomas Doucet will be held on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. in the Skip Montet Chapel at Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home in Opelousas.  The Very Reverend Monsignor Keith J. DeRouen will conduct the service.  Burial will take place at Lafayette Memorial Park.  Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. until time of services at...

Oct 10, 2020

Melville- Due to the current pandemic, a private family graveside ceremony was held for Ruby "Satterley" Chapman at the Methodist Cemetery in Melville, La.

Ruby, age 99, passed away at her home on October 10, 2020. She was born in Port Barre, La., on Bayou Teche, but lived in Melville for most of her life.

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Oct 7, 2020

Krotz Springs - Funeral services for Willie Kimble will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, October 12, 2020 in the Grace Community Lighthouse Church. Reverend Rocky Warden will conduct the service.  Burial will take place in the First Baptist Church Cemetery in Krotz Springs.   Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. in the Grace Community Lighthouse Church located at...

Oct 4, 2020

Krotz Springs - Funeral services for Joyce Guillory Johnson will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 7, 2020, in the Lafond Ardion Funeral Home Chapel of Krotz Springs.  Bro. Junius Ray Daigle conduct the service.  Graveside services and interment will follow in the First Baptist Church Cemetery in Krotz Springs.

It is with heavy hearts...

Oct 2, 2020

Opelousas- Visitation for Shirley Joseph Stanford will be held on Sunday, October 4, 2020, from 12:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. in the Skip Montet Memorial Chapel at Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home of Opelousas.

Shirley Joseph Stanford was born in Opelousas, LA, on October 30, 1939.  He passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, October 2, 2020, at...

Oct 2, 2020

Melville - Private Graveside services will be held for Shirley Harvey Sylvester in the First Baptist Church Cemetery in Melville, LA.  Rev. Allan Myers will officiate the services.

Ms. Shirley passed away on Friday, October 2, 2020, at the Carrington Place of Baton Rouge at the age of 75.  She was a native of Melville, LA, and...

Oct 1, 2020

Lawtell - Graveside Funeral services for Lawrence "Boobie" Noel, Jr. will be held at 1:30 PM on Saturday, October 3, 2020, in the St. Bridget Catholic Church Cemetery in Lawtell, LA.  Father Ted Broussard will conduct the committal service.

Mr. Noel, age 61, a resident of Opelousas, passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2020.

Lawrence...

Sep 20, 2020

Prairie Laurent, LA (formerly of La Crosse, Wisconsin) -Cheryl (Larkin) Castille, 61 was born to eternal life on Sunday, September 20, 2020. She was born August 8, 1959 in Green Bay, Wisconsin to Bill and Jan Larkin.

The family moved to La Crosse Wisconsin shortly thereafter, where Cheryl graduated from Aquinas High School in La Crosse in...

Sep 18, 2020

Opelousas- A Celebration of Life and Funeral services for Christopher Michael Burleigh will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 22, 2020, in the Skip Montet Memorial Chapel at Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home of Opelousas.  The Reverend Fr. James Brady will officiate the services.

Christopher Michael Burleigh, a dedicated public servant with a vibrant, joyous spirit and...

Sep 17, 2020

Krotz Springs- Memorial services for Ella Duplechain Casse will be held from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Saturday, October 3, 2020 in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home in Krotz Springs, La.

Ella Duplechain Casse, age 84, of Melville Louisiana passed away peacefully on September 17,2020.

Ella's joy's in life were her children and grandchildren. Ella was...

Sep 15, 2020

A Mass of Christian Burial for Murphy Castille will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Monday, September 21, 2020 at St. Bridget Catholic Church.  Rite of Committal will follow in the church cemetery. The Reverend Ted Broussard will celebrate the Mass.

Murphy, age 72, a native and resident of Lawtell, died at home on Tuesday, September 15,...

Sep 14, 2020

Amory, Mississippi – Barbara Ann Gretter Bateman, 88, passed away at Cornerstone Village Nursing Home in Lafayette, LA on September 14, 2020. Born on July 17, 1932, in Wren, Mississippi, she was a daughter of the late Robert Humphries and Wilhemine Haney Gretter. Barbara grew up in Monroe County and graduated from Wren High School with the class of...