Obituaries
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...
Marie Domingue
Jun 18, 2013
Opelousas Funeral services will be held for Marie Flo J. Domingue, at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, June 21, 2013, in the LafondArdoin Funeral Home Chapel in Opelousas, LA. Rite of Committal will follow in the Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery. Reverend James Brady will conduct the funeral service. Mrs. Domingue, age 75, died on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at Opelousas...
Frances Ponthieux
Jun 17, 2013
A Mass of Christian Burial for Frances C. Ponthieux will be held on Thursday June 20, 2013 at 11:00am at the St. John Catholic Church in Melville. Rite of Committal will be at the St. John Mausoleum. Fr. James Nguyen will be the celebrant. Mrs. Ponthieux, age 83, a resident of Melville, died Monday June 17, 2013 at Our...
Jeanita Joubert
Jun 14, 2013
Jeanita F. Joubert Imagine Stepping onto a shore and finding it heaven Imagine Taking hold of a hand and finding it Gods hand Imagine Breathing new air and finding it celestial air Imagine Feeling invigorated and finding it immortality Imagine Passing from storm and tempest to an unknown calm Imagine waking and finding it home Michael Podesta Jeanita, affectionately...
Kenneth Martinez
Jun 6, 2013
Opelousas A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Kenneth R. Martinez, at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 8, 2013, in the Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Opelousas, LA. Rite of Committal will follow in the Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery. Monsignor Paul Metrejean will be the celebrant of the Mass. Mr. Martinez, age 54, died...
Gilbert Kirkpatrick, Iii
Jun 6, 2013
A memorial service for Gilbert Kirk Kirkpatrick III, 50, will be held at LafondArdoin Funeral Home on Friday, June 14, 2013 at 1:00 pm with visitation beginning at 9:00 am until time of service at 1:00 pm with interment at Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery in Opelousas, LA. Kirk passed away at his residence in The Woodlands, TX on Thursday,...
Virginia Hetherwick
Jun 3, 2013
Funeral services will be held for Virginia Hetherwick at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 6, 2013, in the LafondArdoin Funeral Home Chapel in Melville, LA. Burial will follow in the Baptist Cemetery in Melville. The Reverend Billy Wayne Ivy will conduct the service. Mrs. Hetherwick, age 65, a resident of Lakeland, LA, died at her residence on Monday, June...
Mary Soileau
May 27, 2013
Washington A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Mary Ruth Soileau, age 67, at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Washington, LA, followed by a Memorial Reception at the church hall. Rite of Committal will be held at a later date in the Cedar Hill Cemetery. The Reverend Albert...
Thelma Guidry
May 27, 2013
A Mass of Christian Burial for Thelma A. Guidry will be held on Thursday May30, 2013 at 12:00pm at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Krotz Springs. Rite of Committal will be at St. Anthony Catholic Mausoleum. Father Chanh Nguyen will be the celebrant. Mrs. Guidry, age 89, a resident of Krotz Springs, died Monday May 27, 2013 at her...
