Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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,...

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....

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,...

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,...

Mar 9, 2015

Opelousas, LA - Funeral services will be held for Wanda L. Hidalgo at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 12, 2015, in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home Parlor. The Most Reverend J. Douglas Deshotel, Auxiliary Bishop of Dallas, Texas, will conduct the funeral service. Interment will be held at Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Hidalgo, age 78, a native of Prairie...

Mar 7, 2015

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Amy Fay Whittington, the former Amy Fay Duplichen, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, March 9, 2015 at the St. Anthony Catholic Church in Krotz Springs, LA. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The Reverend Chanh Van Nguyen will celebrate the Mass. Mrs. Whittington, age68, who was...

Mar 7, 2015

Opelousas - Funeral services will be held for Renee Williams Jagneaux at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11, 2015, in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home Chapel in Opelousas. Pastor Benji Richard will conduct the funeral service. Burial will be held at the Little Red Church Cemetery in Sunset. Renee, age 35, a resident of Port Barre, LA, died on Saturday,...

Mar 5, 2015

Mar 4, 2015

Melville - Funeral services will be held for Catherine Rouse Kimble at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 7, 2015, in the First Baptist Church of Melville with visitation beginning at 10:00 a.m. Reverend Calvin Cantrel will conduct the funeral service. Interment will be held at the church cemetery. Mrs. Kimble, age 82, a resident of Melville, LA, died on...

Mar 4, 2015

Krotz Springs - Funeral services will be held for Patrick Samuel Billodeau at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 6, 2015, in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home Chapel in Krotz Springs. Brother Chad Bolfa will conduct the funeral service. Burial will be held at the First Baptist Church in Krotz Springs. Mr. Billodeau, age 67, a resident of Lottie, LA, died...