Obituaries
Jf Tidwell
Dec 6, 2017
Opelousas - Funeral services will be held for JF "Jeff" Tidwell at 2:00 PM on Saturday, December 9, 2017, at the First Baptist Church of Opelousas. Burial will be held at Mount Calvary Cemetery in Eunice, LA. Reverend Perry Hubbs will conduct the service. Mr. Tidwell, age 79, a resident of Opelousas, LA, passed away on Wednesday, December 6,...
Maybelle Kartchner
Dec 6, 2017
Krotz Springs - Funeral Services for Maybelle Buxton Kartchner will be held at 12:30 p.m.on Monday, December 11, 2017 at the First Baptist Church in Krotz Springs. Visitation will be held in the LaFond-Ardoin Funeral Home of Krotz Springs on Monday from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. Brother Chad Bolfa will officiate the services. Burial will follow at the...
Shawnee Lord
Dec 5, 2017
Opelousas - Funeral Services for Shawnee "Bea" Leger Lord, age 45, will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 7, 2017, in the Skip Montet Chapel at Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home of Opelousas with visitation being held from 10:00 AM until the time of service at 3:00 PM. Burial will follow at Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery. Reverend Vinson Tullos...
Bernice Janes
Nov 30, 2017
Opelousas - Funeral services for Bernice "Pete" Guidry Janes, age 92, will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, December 2, 2017, in the Skip Montet Chapel at Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home in Opelousas. Visitation will begin at 8:00 AM until the time of service at 11:00 AM. Burial will follow at Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery. Reverend Vince Tullos from...
Landree Sumrall
Nov 27, 2017
Melville - A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 30, 2017 for Baby Landree Rae' Sumrall at Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home in Melville. Father Stephen Ugwu officiated the Mass. ite of Committal and interment followed in St. John Cemetery in Melville. Baby Landree Rae' Sumrall passed away on Monday, November 27, 2017. She is...
Mary Deville
Nov 27, 2017
Opelousas - Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 30, 2017 for Mary Lou Meyers Deville in the Skip Montet Chapel at Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home in Opelousas. Reverend Father Austin Leger will officiate the service. Rite of Committal and interment will follow at Bellevue Memorial Park. Mary Lou Meyers Deville, age 80 and a resident...
J. Fontenot
Nov 21, 2017
J. Warren Fontenot, age 96, passed away peacefully on November 21, 2017. Warren was born on November 6, 1921 in Opelousas, Louisiana to Alvin Fontenot and Lola Pitre Fontenot and was a 1939 graduate of Opelousas High School. He was a veteran of World War II having served in the Army Air Corp. At the age of 9 years,...
Thaddeus Manuel
Nov 17, 2017
Opelousas - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 21, 2017 for Thaddeus "Teddy" Manuel at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church. Father Gregory Simien will officiate the Mass. Rite of Committal will follow at Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery. Teddy Manuel, age 57 and a resident of Longview, TX, passed away on...
Sherry Jones
Nov 14, 2017
Memorial Services for Sherry McRae Jones will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 18, 2017, in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home Chapel in Krotz Springs. Bro. Rocky Warden will officiate the services. Sherry, age 45, was a resident of Leonville. She passed away on Tuesday, November 14, 2017, at her home. She enjoyed reading, watching Sci-Fi television shows,...
Raymond Couvillion
Nov 12, 2017
A Mass of Christian Burial for Raymond "Ray" Cecil Couvillion will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 18, 2017, in the Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church with a Rosary being prayed at 10:00 a.m. Reverend Monsignor Keith DeRouen will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal will be held at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Washington, LA....
David Nall
Nov 11, 2017
Krotz Springs - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for David Lee Nall, on Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. in the St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church. Reverend Michael DeBlanc will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Nall, age 63, a resident of Krotz Springs, LA, died peacefully...
Phillip Edmond, Sr.
Nov 10, 2017
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. for Phillip Kyrne Edmond, Sr. on Tuesday, November 14, 2017, in the Skip Montet Chapel in Opelousas, LA. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. until the time of services. Reverend James Brady will conduct the service. Burial will follow at Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Edmond, age 57, passed away...
Chad Ardoin
Nov 8, 2017
Krotz Springs - Funeral services will be held for Chad Kelly Ardoin at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 16, 2017, at the First Baptist Church in Krotz Springs. Burial will be held at the church cemetery. Reverend Chad Bolfa will conduct the service. Chad, age 44 and a resident of Lafayette, passed away on Wednesday, November 8, 2017. Chad...
Velma Thibodeaux
Nov 4, 2017
Opelousas - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church for Velma Soileau Thibodeaux, age 92, who passed away Saturday morning, November 4, 2017 at Courtyard Retirement and Assisted Living. Reverend Monsignor Keith DeRouen will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal and Burial...
Leola Vasseur
Nov 2, 2017
Prairie Ronde - Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 5, 2017 for Ms. Leola "Youl" "Tee-Ya" Ortego Vasseur at Prairie Ronde Baptist Church. Reverend David Fultz will officiate the services. Burial will follow at Prairie Ronde Baptist Church Cemetery. Ms. Vasseur, age 72 and a resident of Prairie Ronde, passed away on Thursday, November...
James Meche
Oct 28, 2017
Opelousas - Funeral services will be held for James Joseph Meche on Friday, November 3, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home Chapel in Opelousas with visitation beginning at 2:00 p.m. until time of service at 3:00 p.m. Reverend Bill Ruskoski will conduct the service. Burial will follow at Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Meche, age 85,...
Mr. Louis Perroux
Oct 28, 2017
A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. in the LaFond-Ardoin Funeral Home of Krotz Springs with visiting from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. the same day. Mr. Perroux was a native and former resident of East Krotz Springs, LA and a current resident of Ethel, LA. He passed away on Saturday, October...
Charles Aucoin
Oct 26, 2017
Opelousas - A Memorial Service will be held for Charles "Chuck" Ray Aucoin on Sunday, October 29, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. in the Skip Montet Chapel in Opelousas with visitation beginning at 10:30 a.m. until time of service at 2:00 p.m. Reverend Benny Reppond with conduct the service. Mr. Aucoin, age 57, was a resident of Opelousas, LA, passed...
Loula Reed
Oct 25, 2017
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 28, 2017 for Loula May Sonnier Reed at Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church. Monsignor Keith DeRouen will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal and Burial will be held at St. Joseph Cemetery in Iota, LA. Mrs. Reed, age 90, a resident of Opelousas...
Tyrone Richard, Sr.
Oct 23, 2017
Opelousas - A Mass of Christian Burial for Tyrone Jude "Ty" Richard, Sr. will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 28, 2017, in Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in Opelousas. Reverend Father Gregory Simien will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal and interment will follow in the Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery. Ty was a native and...
