Obituaries
Chad Bellow
Jun 24, 2016
Funeral services will be held for Chad Anthony Bellow, age 41, at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, June 27, 2016, in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home Parlor in Opelousas. Monsignor Paul Metrejean will conduct the funeral service with burial following at Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery. Chad, a life-long resident of Opelousas, LA, died peacefully on Friday, June 24, 2016, at his...
Vernice Soileau
Jun 24, 2016
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Vernice Doucet Soileau, age 92, at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 28, 2016, at The Chapel of the Resurrection Catholic Church. Visitation will be held at LaFond-Ardoin Funeral Home of Opelousas from 9:00 a.m. until time of service at 1:00 p.m. Reverend Michael Guidry will celebrate the Mass. Rite of...
Keith Robin
Jun 23, 2016
Funeral services will be held for Keith Wayne Robin, age 55, at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, June 27, 2016 at First Baptist Church in Opelousas, LA. Reverend Perry Hubbs, Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Opelousas, will conduct the funeral service. Burial will take place at Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Robin, a native and resident of Opelousas,...
George Chauvin
Jun 16, 2016
Opelousas - Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 18, 2016 at Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home in Opelousas for George Noel Chauvin. Visiting will begin at 10:00 a.m. until time of services. The Celebrant will be Reverend James Barron, a dear friend of George's for many years. Rite of Committal will take place at Bellevue Memorial...
Madalene Dawsey
Jun 15, 2016
Krotz Springs - Funeral services will be held for infant, Madalene "Maddy" Maria Dawsey, at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 19, 2016, at the First Baptist Church of Krotz Springs. Visitation will be held at LaFond-Ardoin Funeral Home of Krotz Springs from 8:00 a.m. until time of service. Brother Chad Bolfa will conduct the service. Burial will be held...
Patricia Castille
Jun 8, 2016
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Patricia Chachere Castille on Saturday, June 11, 2016 at 12:00 p.m. at Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church. Visiting will begin in the home of her youth, LaFond-Ardoin Funeral Home in Opelousas on Saturday, June 11, 2016 from 8:00 a.m. until she is transferred to church for an 11:00...
Allen Soileau
Jun 8, 2016
Opelousas - Funeral services will be held for Allen Soileau, age 87, at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 11, 2016, in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home Chapel in Opelousas, LA with visitation beginning at 8:00 a.m. Reverend James Brady will conduct the service. Rite of Committal will follow at St. Catherine Church Cemetery in Rosa, LA. Mr. Soileau, a native...
Steven Nezat, Sr.
Jun 7, 2016
Port Barre - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Steven Craig Nezat, Sr., age 60, at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 10, 2016, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Port Barre, LA. Reverend Daniel Picard will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal will take place in the church cemetery. Mr. Nezat, a resident of Port Barre,...
Paul Stermer, Sr.
Jun 1, 2016
Krotz Springs - Funeral services will be held for Paul Wilson Stermer, Sr., age 74, at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 4, 2016, in the First Baptist Church Hall of Krotz Springs, with visitation beginning at 8:30 a.m. Brother Chad Bolfa and Pastor Mark Stermer will conduct the funeral service. Burial will take place at First Baptist Church Cemetery....
Robert Simoneaux
May 31, 2016
Washington - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Robert Simoneaux, age 60, at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, June 6, 2016, in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Washington, LA. Reverend Jared Suire will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal will take place in Cedar Hill cemetery. Robert grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana with frequent trips...
Ernest Duplechin
May 17, 2016
Opelousas - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Ernest Duplechin, age 79, at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 19, 2016 at Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Opelousas, LA. Monsignor Keith DeRouen will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal will take place at Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Duplechin, a resident of Opelousas, LA,...
Ann Tate
May 16, 2016
Washington - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Ann Trouille Tate, age 82, at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 19, 2016, at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Washington, LA. Her nephew, Reverend Allen Trouille, will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal will take place at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Lectors will be her granddaughters, Olivia Muller...
Irvin Deranger
May 13, 2016
"Love does not come to an end" 1 Corinthians 13:8 A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Irvin Lee Deranger at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, May 16, 2016 in the Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church. Rite of Committal will follow in the St. Charles of Borromeo Mausoleum in Grand Coteau, LA. Monsignor Keith DeRouen, pastor...
Verna Cloud
May 6, 2016
Opelousas - "To know the secrets of death one must know the heart of life," Mell knew this. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Verna Mell Christ Cloud, at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 8, 2016, at the St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas, LA with visitation beginning at 2:00 p.m. Rite of Committal will take...
Dolores Garrie
May 4, 2016
Opelousas - A memorial service will be held for Dolores Chase Garrie, age 68, at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 7, 2016, in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home Chapel in Opelousas, LA with visitation will beginning at 10:00 a.m. Pastor Rob Miller, from the First Lutheran Church of Lafayette, will conduct the memorial service. Dolores, formerly of California and a...
Joseph Miller
May 1, 2016
Leonville - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Joseph Lawrence Miller, age 73, at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 5, 2016, at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church in Leonville, LA. Reverend Ken Domingue will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal will take place at the church mausoleum. Mr. Miller, a resident of Leonville, LA, died...
Darrell Neely
Apr 30, 2016
Mr. Darrell Neely, age, 54, a resident of Melville, LA, died on Saturday, April 30, 2016 at his residence. He is survived by his girlfriend, Jennifer Neely; his brothers, Curtis Benoit and wife, Tina; his sister, Connia Neely Channey; his aunt, Doris Moore; his uncle, L.G. LeBlanc; his nieces, Ashley Shay, Caitlynn Benoit, Jodi Snyder, Ashley Channey Beard; his...
Randy Fontenot
Apr 29, 2016
Randy Fontenot, age 60, of Lawtell passed away on April 29, 2016 at Opelousas General Hospital. He was born to George and Jane Fontenot on June 12, 1955 and was the fourth of nine children. As a teenager, Randy began galloping horses for his grandfather, Alphonse Fontenot. He went on to ride horses at local bush tracks for a...
Jessie Moreau
Apr 27, 2016
Melville - Funeral services will be held for Jessie Lee Moreau, age 74, at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 30, 2016, in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home Chapel in Melville, LA. Reverend Buddy Webb will perform the funeral service. Burial will take place at the Melville Baptist Cemetery. Mr. Moreau, a resident of Melville, LA, died on Wednesday, April 27,...
J.A. Latiolais, Jr.
Apr 23, 2016
Washington - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for J.A. Latiolais, Jr., age 83, at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, April 25, 2016, in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Washington, LA. Reverend Jared Suire will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal will take place at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Mr. Latiolais, a resident of Washington, LA, died on...
