Obituaries
Edward Wartelle
Jul 26, 2019
Edward Manning Wartelle Opelousas – Services for Edward Manning Wartelle will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 31, 2019, in the Skip Montet Memorial Chapel of Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home in Opelousas. Father Mike Schatzle and Deacon Jerome Collins will officiate the services. Rite of Committal and interment will follow in the Cedar Hill Cemetery in Washington, LA....
Irma Schexsnayder
Jul 25, 2019
Irma Lee Barker Schexsnayder April 26, 1933 - July 25, 2019 Krotz Springs - Funeral services for Irma Lee Barker Schexsnayder will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home Chapel in Krotz Springs, LA. Reverend Ray Johnson will conduct the service. Burial will be held in the Melville Pentecostal Church Cemetery....
Roy Joseph Reed
Jul 24, 2019
Krotz Springs - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Roy Joseph Reed at 12:00 PM on Friday, July 26, 2019, at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Krotz Springs. Reverend Michael DeBlanc will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal will be held in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be held in the Lafond-Ardoin...
Charles Boudreaux, Sr.
Jul 21, 2019
Opelousas – Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 27, 2019 for Charles “Tee” Boudreaux, Sr. at St. Ann Catholic Church in Mallet. Father Aubespin will officiate the Mass. Rite of Committal will follow in the St. Ann Catholic Mausoleum. Visitation will be held on Saturday, July 27, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00...
James Mervine Pellissier
Jul 18, 2019
Opelousas - Funeral services will be held for James Mervine Pellissier at 2:00 PM on Sunday, July 21, 2019, in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home Chapel in Opelousas, LA. Reverend Austin Leger will conduct the services. Interment will be held at Bellevue Memorial Park in Opelousas, LA. Visitation will be held on Sunday, July 21, 2019, in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral...
Elsie Stelly Deville
Jul 14, 2019
Opelousas - Funeral services for Elsie Stelly Deville, will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, July 16, 2019 in the Skip Montet Chapel in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home of Opelousas. Deacon Sammy Diesi will conduct the service. Lectors will be Crystal Stelly and Stephanie Pitre. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, July 16, 2019, from 9:00 AM until...
Eddie Lee Stelly
Jul 5, 2019
Opelousas - A Mass of Christian Burial for Eddie Lee Stelly will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday, July 8, 2019, in the St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas. Monsignor Russell Harrington will celebrate the Mass. Musicians will be Debbie LeBlanc and Phyllis Simar. Lectors will be Cicely Stelly Theriot and Melissa Foster and gift bearers will be...
Lionel "Lonnie" Ortego, Jr.
Jul 5, 2019
Opelousas - A Mass of Christian Burial for Lionel "Lonnie" Ortego, Jr. will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, July 8, 2019, in the St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas. Rite of Committal and interment will be held in the Cedar Hill Cemetery in Washington, LA. Monsignor Russell Harrington will celebrate the Mass.
Mr. Ortego, age...
Roderick Joseph Boudreaux
Jun 28, 2019
Opelousas - Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, July 1, 2019 for Roderick Joseph Boudreaux in the Skip Montet Chapel at Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home in Opelousas. Father Patrick Broussard will officiate the services. Rite of Committal will follow at Bellevue Memorial Park.
Visitation will be held on Monday, July 1, 2019 from 9:30...
Robert "Chris" Christopher Fields
Jun 27, 2019
Opelousas – Robert Christopher Fields, age 59 and a resident of Baton Rouge, passed away on Thursday, June 27, 2019.
Chris attended high school at Opelousas Catholic where he was an Allstate athlete in baseball. He was a proud graduate of Louisiana State University where he earned a Bachelors and Masters Degree in Political Science....
James "Jimmy" Kemp
Jun 26, 2019
Krotz Springs – Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 29, 2019 for Jimmy A. Kemp at First Baptist Church in Krotz Springs. Brother Chad Bolfa will officiate the services.
Visitation will be held at First Baptist Church in Krotz Springs on Saturday, June 29, 2019 from 1:00 p.m. – until the time...
Jennifer "Jenny" Ann Ledoux Gay
Jun 23, 2019
Opelousas - Services for Jennifer "Jenny" Ann Ledoux Gay will be held at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 in the Skip Montet Chapel at Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home in Opelousas. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, June 26, 2019, from 10:30 AM until time of services at 1:00 PM.
Jennifer, age 32, passed away peacefully on...
Purvis Roy Phillips
Jun 23, 2019
Mr. Purvis Phillips, age 71, a resident of Melville, LA, passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2019.
Purvis enjoyed motorcycles, coaching sports and fishing and hunting with his sons. He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.
He is survived by his companion, Linda Wiltz of Melville, LA; his sons, "Danny"...
Leon Higdon
Jun 21, 2019
Krotz Springs - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Leon Higdon at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Krotz Springs. Reverend Clint Trahan will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal will be held in the church cemetery.
Mr. Higdon, age 78, a resident of Krotz...
Carol Joseph Ortego
Jun 19, 2019
Opelousas – Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, June 24, 2019 for Carol Joseph Ortego at St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas. The Reverend Monsignor Russell Harrington will officiate the Mass. Rite of Committal will follow at Bellevue Memorial Park.
Carol Joseph Ortego, age 91 and a resident of Opelousas, passed...
Patsy Ann Kimble
Jun 19, 2019
Melville - Funeral services will be held for Patsy Ann Kimble at 1:00 PM on Saturday, June 22, 2019, in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home Chapel in Melville, LA. Reverend Stephen Ugwa will conduct the service. Entombment will be held in the St. John Catholic Church Mausoleum. Visitation will be held on Saturday, June 22, 2019, from 9:00 AM until...
Eli Thanh Huynh
Jun 17, 2019
Opelousas – Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 20, 2019 for Eli Thanh Huynh at St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas. The Reverend Monsignor Russell Harrington will officiate the Mass. Rite of Committal will follow at St. Peter’s Catholic Cemetery in Grand Prairie.
Eli Thanh Huynh, 2 weeks and 6...
Beverly "Blondie" Thibodeaux
Jun 17, 2019
Opelousas - Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 21, 2019 at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church in Leonville. Reverend Father Darren Eldridge will officiate the Mass. Rite of Committal will follow at St. Leo the Great Catholic Cemetery.
Beverly Thibodeaux, age 73 and a resident of Leonville, passed away...
Rogers "Red" Aucoin
Jun 8, 2019
Opelousas-Funeral Services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, June 10, 2019 for Roger "Red" Aucoin in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home Parlor in Opelousas. Deacon Dwayne Joubert will officiate the service. Rite of Committal will follow at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in Prairie Ronde. Red Aucoin, age 67 and a resident of Prairie Ronde, passed away on Saturday,...
Burnel "Bud" Manuel, Sr.
Jun 7, 2019
Opelousas - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Burnel "Bud" Manuel, Sr. at 11:00 AM on Monday, June 10, 2019, at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church. Reverend Gregory Simien will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal will be held Bellevue Memorial Park. Bud passed away peacefully in his sleep on Friday morning, June 7, 2019,...
