Obituaries
Josephine Prudhomme
May 12, 2015
Opelousas - Private family services will be held for Josephine Doucet Prudhomme. Josephine was a faithful member of the Opelousas Bible Church. She will be greatly missed by her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her. She is survived by her sons, Donald Wayne Prudhomme, Sr., Darrell Linn Prudhomme, Carl J. Prudhomme and her extended family including...
Geraldine Stelly
May 9, 2015
Opelousas - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Geraldine Ann Stelly at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, May 11, 2015, in the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Port Barre. Reverend Daniel Picard will conduct the Mass of Christian Burial. Rite of Committal will be held at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church Cemetery. Mrs. Stelly, age 66,...
Brandon Granier
May 5, 2015
Krotz Springs - Funeral services will be held for Brandon Christopher Granier at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, May 8, 2015, in the First Baptist Church of Krotz Springs. Brother Chad Bolfa will conduct the funeral service. Interment will be held at the church cemetery. Mr. Granier, age 33, was born in New Roads, LA, grew up in Livonia, LA...
Mary Darbonne
May 4, 2015
Opelousas - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Mary Lou Darbonne at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 6, 2015, in the Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in Opelousas. Reverend Gregory Simien will conduct the Mass of Christian Burial. Rite of Committal will be held at Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Darbonne, age 87, a resident...
Bathilda Vigil
May 4, 2015
Lawtell - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Bathilda Vigil at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 6, 2015, in the St. Bridget Catholic Church in Lawtell. Reverend James Brady will conduct the Mass of Christian Burial. Rite of Committal will be held at the church cemetery. Mrs. Vigil, age 80, a resident of Lawtell, LA, died...
Llewellyn Burleigh
Apr 25, 2015
OPELOUSAS- Funeral services will be held for Llewellyn "L.P." Burleigh at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home Chapel of Opelousas. Reverend Mike Fitzgerald and Reverend Roy Baker will conduct the funeral service. Interment will be held at Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Burleigh, age 85, a life-time resident of Sunset, died on Saturday,...
Willis Fontenot
Apr 21, 2015
Opelousas - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Willis A. Fontenot at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, April 24, 2015, in the Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church. The Very Reverend Monsignor Keith DeRouen will pray the rosary at 10:15 a.m. followed by a eulogy by Steve Dupuis, Jr. Rite of Committal will be held at...
Irving Brocato
Apr 18, 2015
Melville - Funeral services will be held for Irving "Merse" Brocato at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 25, 2015, in the First Baptist Church in Melville. Brother Merrick Henry will conduct the funeral service. Interment will be held at the Methodist Cemetery in Melville, LA. Mr. Brocato, age 66, a resident of Port Barre, LA, died on Saturday, April...
Geneva Savant
Apr 13, 2015
Melville - A memorial service will be held for Geneva Savant at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 8, 2015, in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home Chapel in Melville. Reverend Sam Ham will conduct the memorial service. Interment will be held at Melville Baptist Cemetery. Ms. Savant, age 71, a resident of Melville, LA, died on Monday, April 13, 2015, at...
Connie Duplechain
Apr 6, 2015
Krotz Springs - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Connie Duplechain at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 9, 2015, in the St. Anthony Catholic Church in Krotz Springs. Reverend Chanh Nguyen will conduct the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will be held at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church Cemetery in Port Barre, LA. Mrs. Duplechain, age...
Katherine Wittge
Apr 5, 2015
Opelousas - Funeral services will be held for Katherine Moore Wittge at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, April 10, 2015, in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be held at Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Wittge, age 75, a longtime resident of Opelousas, LA and more recently Baton Rouge, LA, died on Sunday, April 5, 2015, at The Crossing...
Louis Labruyere, Iii
Apr 3, 2015
A Mass of Christian Burial for Louis Raymond LaBruyere, III, will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, April 6, 2015 at the St. Landry Catholic Church. Rite of Committal will follow in the St. Charles Catholic Church cemetery in Grand Coteau, LA. The Reverend James Brady will celebrate the Mass and the Very Reverend Monsignor Keith DeRouen will...
Tammy Pickett
Apr 3, 2015
A Mass of Christian Burial for Tammy Pickett the former Tammy Vidrine, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at St. Peter Roman Catholic Church in Grand Prairie, LA. Reverend Jared Suire will conduct the services. Rite of Committal will be held in the St. Peter Roman Catholic Church Cemetery. Tammy, age 34, died on...
Margret Evans
Mar 30, 2015
Krotz Springs - A Memorial Service will be held for Margret Camille "Mickey" Evans at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 3, 2015, in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home in Krotz Springs. Reverend Chad Bolfa will conduct the funeral service. Burial will be held at a later date. Mrs. Evans, age 85, a resident of Krotz Springs, LA, died on Monday,...
Sue Broussard
Mar 21, 2015
Basile, LA - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Sue Broussard at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 26, 2015, in the St. Augustine Catholic Church in Basile, LA. Reverend David Hebert will conduct the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will be held at a later date. Mrs. Broussard, age 73, a resident of Basile, LA and...
Henry Scholer
Mar 20, 2015
Funeral services will be held for Henry Hartshorn Scholer at 11:00 on Saturday, March 28, 2015, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Opelousas, LA. Henry Hartshorn Scholer was born on September 24, 1928 and passed away on March 28, 2015 at the age of 86. Everyone knew him by his nickname "Hank". He was born and raised...
Versie Miller
Mar 19, 2015
Opelousas - Funeral services will be held for Versie Bellow Miller at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 21, 2015, in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home Chapel in Opelousas, LA. Deacon Bill Pollingue will conduct the service. Burial will be held at Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Miller, age 91, a resident of Opelousas, LA, died on Thursday, March 19, 2015,...
Audrey Coulon
Mar 15, 2015
Opelousas - A Memorial Service will be held for Audrey Coulon at a later date. Mrs. Coulon, age 58, a resident of Krotz Springs, LA, died on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at Lafayette General Medical Center. Audrey enjoyed going to church and attended church services at the J. Michael Morrow Nursing Home in Arnaudville, LA where she was residing....
Doris Mccardell
Mar 10, 2015
Opelousas - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Doris Bercier McCardell at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, March 13, 2015, in the St. Landry Catholic Church. Reverend James Brady and Monsignor Louis Melancon will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal will be held at Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. McCardell, age 93, a resident of Opelousas, LA,...
Beatrice Schexsnayder
Mar 10, 2015
Palmetto - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Beatrice Hebert Schexsnayder at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, in the St. Thomas Chapel in Palmetto, LA. Reverend James Nguyen will conduct the Mass of Christian Burial. Rite of Committal will be held at St. Thomas Cemetery. Mrs. Schexsnayder, age 90, a resident of Palmetto, LA,...
