Obituaries
Darrell Elston
Feb 26, 2014
Opelousas Funeral services will be held for Darrell Lee Nubbin Elston at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 1, 2014, in the LafondArdoin Funeral Home in Opelousas, La. Brother Benji Richard, Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Port Barre, will conduct the service. Burial will be held in the Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery in Opelousas. Mr. Elston, age 82,...
Ruby Gautreaux
Feb 23, 2014
Opelousas A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Ruby Jane Lacombe Gautreaux at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 26, 2014, in the St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas, La. Reverend Jams Brady will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal will be held in the Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery in Opelousas. Mrs. Gautreaux, age 78, a resident of...
Priscilla Israel
Feb 19, 2014
Opelousas Funeral services will be held for Priscilla Margaret Israel at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 25, 2014, in the LafondArdoin Funeral Home in Opelousas, La. Deacon Dwayne Joubert will conduct the service. Burial will be held in the Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery in Opelousas, La. Mrs. Israel, age 84, a resident of Union, Missouri and formerly of Port...
Lusrita Martin
Feb 15, 2014
Krotz Springs A memorial service will be held for Rita Martin at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, February 21, 2014, in the First Baptist Church in Krotz Springs. Reverend Chad Bolfa will conduct the service. Burial will be held in the First Baptist Church Cemetery. Ms. Martin, age 61, a resident of Krotz Springs, La., died on Saturday, February 15,...
Cynthia Leger
Feb 15, 2014
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Cynthia McCardell Leger, age 63, at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 18, 2014 in the Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church. The Reverend Monsignor Louis Melancon will celebrate the Mass. Musical selections will be performed by Melody Thibodeaux and Richard Sellers. Gift bearers will be Cynthias sisters, Sylvia McCardell...
Homer Bennett
Feb 13, 2014
Opelousas Funeral services will be held for Homer Ray Bennett at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, February 17, 2014, in the LafondArdoin Funeral Home Chapel in Opelousas, La. Reverend James Craft will conduct the service. Burial will be held in the Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery in Opelousas. Mr. Bennett, age 80, a resident of Sunset, La., died on Thursday, February...
Merilynn Quirk
Feb 12, 2014
Opelousas A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Merilynn McKinney Quirk at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 15, 2014, in the St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas, La. Reverend James Brady will celebrate the Mass. Rite of committal will be held in the St. Landry Catholic Church Mausoleum. Mrs. Quirk, age 91, a resident of Washington, died...
William Fontenot
Feb 10, 2014
Grand Prairie A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for William Billie K. Fontenot, Sr. at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 13, 2014, in the St. Peters Catholic Church in Grand Prairie, La. Monsignor Louis Melancon and Father Randy Moreau will celebrate the mass. Rite of Committal will be held in the St. Peters Catholic Church Cemetery. Mr....
Mary Pitre
Feb 5, 2014
Opelousas A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at noon on Saturday, February 8, 2014, at St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas for Mary Sylvester Pitre, with Father James Brady officiating. The Rite of Committal will follow in the Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Pitre, 70, a native of Opelousas and a resident of Prompt Succor Nursing Home...
Harris Morain
Feb 4, 2014
Washington A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Harris J. Crumb Morain on Thursday, February 6, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Washington, LA. Rite of Committal will follow in the Cedar Hill Cemetery in Washington, LA. The Reverend Monsignor Keith J. DeRouen will be the Celebrant and the Reverend Jared G....
Laura Miller
Feb 3, 2014
Opelousas A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Laura Quebedeau Miller, at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 6, 2014, at the St. Landry Catholic Church. Rite of Committal will be held in the Bellevue Memorial Park cemetery. The Reverend James Brady will celebrate the Mass and the altar servers will be John Michael Miller and Sean Elliot...
Robert Boudreau
Feb 2, 2014
Robert Boudreau, 49, St. Joseph, Missouri died Sunday, February 2, 2014 at Heartland Regional Medical Center. He was born February 16, 1964 to Kirtley A. and Mary Lynn Sheppard Boudreau in Opelousas, Louisiana. Robert received his bachelors degree in Journalism from Louisiana Tech. He was the owner of Boudreauxs Louisiana Seafood Steaks restaurant. He was proud of his restaurant,...
Anna Smith
Feb 2, 2014
A Mass of Christian Burial for Anna Ruth Landry Smith will be held on Tuesday February 4, 2014 at 10:00am at the St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Grand Coteau.Fr. James Lambert will celebrate the Mass. The Rite of Committal will follow in the St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Cemetery. Mrs. Smith, age 79, a resident of Opelousas, died on...
Asline Stelly
Jan 29, 2014
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Asline Fontenot Stelly at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 1, 2014, in the St. Anthony of Padua Church in Krotz Springs, La. Reverend Chanh Nguyen will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal will be held in the St. Anthony Catholic Church Cemetery. Asline, age 80, a resident of Krotz Springs,...
Lela Rodriguez
Jan 29, 2014
Melville Funeral services for Lela C. Rodriguez will be held on Saturday, February 1, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. at the First United Pentecostal Church in Melville. The interment will take place at the First Baptist Cemetery in Melville. Rev. Sam Ham will conduct the services. Mrs. Rodriguez, age 57, a resident of Melville, died on Wednesday, January 29, 2014,...
Ralph Ortego
Jan 27, 2014
Opelousas A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Ralph Joseph Ortego at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 1, 2014, in the Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Opelousas, La. Monsignor Keith DeRouen will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal will be held in the Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery in Opelousas, La. Mr. Ortego, age 90,...
Ronald Guidroz
Jan 26, 2014
Opelousas Funeral services for Ronald R.J. Guidroz, affectionately known as Poppy, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 in the LaFondArdoin Funeral Home of Opelousas. Rite of Committal will be in the Bellevue Memorial Park cemetery. Deacon Sammy Diesi will conduct the funeral service. Ronald Joseph Guidroz, age 76, was a native of Leonville, LA...
Allen Dougherty
Jan 23, 2014
Opelousas A memorial service will be held for Allen Dwain Dougherty at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, January 31, 2014, in the LafondArdoin Funeral Home of Opelousas. Pastor David Faultz, from the Prairie Ronde Baptist Church, will conduct the service. Interment will take place in the Prairie Ronde Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Dougherty, age 75, a resident of Prairie Ronde,...
Samuel Maddie
Jan 22, 2014
Melville A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Samuel Anthony Maddie at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, January 31, 2014, in the St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Melville, La. Reverend Jeff Bayhi will celebrate the mass. Rite of Committal will be held in the church cemetery. Mr. Maddie, age 67, a resident of Zachary, La., died...
William Chambliss
Jan 21, 2014
Opelousas Funeral services will be held for William Josh Chambliss at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 25, 2014, in the First Baptist Church of Opelousas. Dr. Perry Hubbs will conduct the service. Burial will be held in the Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery in Opelousas. Mr. Chambliss, age 80, a resident of Opelousas, La., died on Tuesday, January 21, 2014,...
