Obituaries
Dora Morrow
Aug 13, 2013
MELVILLEA Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Dora Polotzola Morrow, 84, will be held at 1 p.m. Friday in St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The Reverend James Nguyen will officiate. Mrs. Morrow, a lifelong resident of Bayou Current, died Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013, at her residence. She was a retired employee...
Tammy Collins
Aug 13, 2013
Rosedale Visiting and funeral services for Tammy Stermer Collins, age 45, will begin at noon on Thurday, August 15, 2013, until service time at 3:00 p.m., in the Crossfire Tabernacle in Rosedale, LA 76580 Rosedale Rd, Rosedale, LA, 70772. Pastor Troy Romig will officiate the service. Interment will follow in the First Baptist Church of Krotz Springs Cemetery. Tammy...
Elias Bordelon
Aug 8, 2013
Opelousas Funeral services will be held for Elias J. Bud Bordelon, at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 11, 2013, in the LafondArdoin Funeral Home Parlor in Opelousas, LA. Interment will follow in the Cedar Hill Cemetery in Washington, LA. The Reverend Stephen Fife, pastor of the Louisiana Memorial United Methodist Church will conduct the service. Mr. Bordelon, age 77,...
Neill Edwards
Jul 28, 2013
Opelousas Funeral services for Neill Elbert Edwards will be held on Wednesday, July 31, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. in the First Baptist Church of Opelousas, followed by interment in the Bellevue Memorial Park. The Reverend Perry Hubbs, Pastor of First Baptist Church of Opelousas, will conduct the service. Neill Elbert Edwards, age 67, who was born in Wichita Falls,...
Benjamin Stermer, Jr.
Jul 25, 2013
Visiting will be held for Benjamin Franklin Stermer, Jr, on Saturday, July 27, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. until 12 noon in the LaFondArdoin Funeral Home of Opelousas, LA, followed by cremation. Mr. Stermer, age 64, died suddenly at his residence in Krotz Springs on Thursday, July 25, 2013. Benjamin was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather who...
Melinda Zuniga
Jul 19, 2013
Funeral services for Melinda A. Zuniga will be held on Sunday July 21, 2013 at 1:00pm at the LafondArdoin Funeral Home of Melville. The interment will take place at the Melville Baptist Cemetery. Rev. Michael Bertrand will conduct the services. Mrs. Zuniga, a resident of Livonia, former resident of Lumberton, Texas, died Friday July 19, 2013 at her brothers...
Jennifer Guillory
Jul 17, 2013
Funeral services for Jennifer Ann Guillory will be held on Saturday July 20, 2013 at 1:00pm at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church in Leonville. Deacon Dwayne Boudreaux will conduct the services. The interment will be at the St. Leo the Great Mausoleum. Miss Guillory, age 44, a resident of Leonville died on Wednesday July 17, 2013 at her...
Raymond Johnson, Sr.
Jul 16, 2013
Funeral services for Raymond Lee Johnson, Sr. will be held on Friday July 19, 2013 at 3:00pm at LafondArdoin Funeral Home in Krotz Springs. The interment will take place at the Cottonwood Cemetery in Lottie. Bro Chad Bolfa will conduct the services. Mr. Johnson, age 56, a resident of Krotz Springs, died Tuesday July 16, 2013 at Opelousas General...
Darlene Richard
Jul 11, 2013
A memorial gathering and service for Darlene Rivet Richard will begin at 9:00 a.m. until service time at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16, 2013, in the LaFondArdoin Funeral Home in Opelousas. The Reverend Lester May will conduct the service. Mrs. Richard, age 59, who was a resident of Sunset, LA and a native of New Orleans, died at...
Mabel Savoie
Jul 10, 2013
Mabel Marie Sonnier Savoie, age 73, of Porter, Texas was born on October 4, 1939 in Lafayette, Louisiana and passed away on July 10th, 2013. Mabel was an American singer and guitar player with roots in Southern Louisianas country and western and Cajun music scene. She was one of the first solo female recording artists in Louisiana, and as...
Charlotte Johnson
Jul 9, 2013
Funeral services for Charlotte Johnson Coulon will be held on Friday July 12, 2013 at 11:00am at LafondArdoin Funeral Home Chapel in Melville. Rev. Sam Hamm will conduct the services. Mrs. Johnson, age 63, a resident of Carencro, formerly of Melville, passed away on Tuesday July 9, 2013 at North Louisiana Medical Center in Ruston. She was a housewife...
Carolyn Bertrand
Jul 5, 2013
A Mass of Christian Burial for Carolyn Vaughn Mayer Bertrand will be held on Monday July 8, 2013 at St. Landry Catholic Church at 10:00am. Rite of Committal will take place at Bellevue Memorial Park. Monsignor Louis Melancon will be the celebrant. Mrs. Bertrand, age 71, a resident of Opelousas, died Friday July 5, 2013 at Opelousas General Health...
Joseph Lanclos, Sr.
Jul 3, 2013
A memorial service for Joseph Raymond Blackie Lanclos, Sr. will be held on Thursday July 11, 2013 at 7:00pm at the LafondArdoin Funeral Home in Opelousas. Rev. Joe Baker will conduct the services. Mr. Lanclos, age 67, a resident of Opelousas, died on Wednesday July 3, 2013 at Opelousas General Health System. He was retired from Schlumberger after 25...
Ethel Phillips
Jul 2, 2013
Visitation for Ethel Hunter Phillips will be held on Saturday July 13, 2013 from 10:00am until 1:00pm and will be in the LafondArdoin Funeral Home in Melville. Mrs. Phillips, age 74, a resident of Baton Rouge was born on December 25, 1938 and died on July 2, 2013 at Our Lady of The Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton...
Sybil Berzas
Jul 1, 2013
Opelousas A Memorial Service will be held in the St. Landry Catholic Church on Saturday, October 26, 2013, for Sybil Fontenot Berzas with visitation being held from 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. and the Memorial Mass beginning at 1:00 p.m. Interment will be held in the Bellevue Memorial Park. The Very Reverend Monsignor Louis Melancon will celebrate the Mass. Mrs....
Kameron Vaughns
Jul 1, 2013
Graveside services for Kameron Deon Vaughns will be held on Tuesday July 2, 2013 at 4:00pm at Bellevue Memorial Park in Opelousas. L.G. LeBlanc will conduct the services. Kameron was born on June 5, 2013 and died on July 1, 2013. He is survived by his mother Tasha Mona May of Melville, father Melvin Vaughns of Melville, maternal grandparents...
Elise Miller
Jun 28, 2013
The family of Elise Devillier Miller request to receive guests in the LaFondArdoin Funeral Home of Opelousas, beginning at 2:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 2, 2013, to share in the fond memories of Elise life. A Celebration of Life service will begin at 7:00 p.m. Elise Miller, the former, Elise Marie Devillier was a native and...
Joseph Riley
Jun 26, 2013
Opelousas A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, June 29, 2013 at St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas with Fr. Gary Schexnayder officiating. Burial will follow at Bellevue Memorial Park Mausoleum. Joseph Stephen Riley, Joe, 81, native of Arnaudville and long time resident of Opelousas, passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at his...
Janet Lamb
Jun 20, 2013
Opelousas A Funeral Service for Janet Fontenot Lamb, age 74, will be held at LafondArdoin Funeral Home in Opelousas, LA at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 22, 2013, followed by interment at Bellevue Memorial Park. Reverend James Brady will conduct the funeral service. Janet who was born December 31, 1938 in Lewisburg and was a resident of Lafayette for...
Dorothy Buccola
Jun 19, 2013
Opelousas Funeral services will be held for Dorothy Mae Buccola, the former Dorothy Mae Frame, at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 22, 2013, in the LafondArdoin Funeral Home Chapel in Opelousas, LA. Burial will follow in the Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery. Reverend Samuel Hamm will conduct the service. Ms. Buccola, age 70, died on Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at...
