All Obituaries

Funeral services will be held for Melissa Frame Messina at 8:00 PM on Wednesday, February 19, 2020, in the Julius J. Skip Montet Chapel at LaFond-Ardoin Funeral Home in Opelousas. Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 5:00 PM until time of service 8:00 PM.  Reverend Benji Richard will conduct the service. Ms. Messina, age 58, passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2020. Melissa loved having her hair and nails done and found peace and comfort in reading the bible.  Melissa loved...

Funeral services will be held for Ervin Thibodeaux at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 in the Julius J. "Skip" Montet Chapel at La-Fond Ardoin Funeral Home of Opelousas.  Reverend Austin Leger will conduct the service.  Burial will follow at St. Edward Catholic Church Cemetery in Richard, LA. Mr. Thibodeaux, age 88, a resident of Opelousas, LA, passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2020. Ervin proudly served his country in the United States Army.  He...

Opelousas - Funeral services will be held for Sherlene Sonnier Lavergne at 12:00 PM on Friday, February 14, 2020, in the Julius J. "Skip" Montet Chapel at LaFond-Ardon Funeral Home in Opelousas.  Deacon Dwayne Joubert will conduct the service.  Burial will follow in the Bertrand Family Cemetery in Prairie Ronde, LA.  Mrs. Lavergne, age 84, passed away on Monday, February 10, 2020 at her residence.     Sherlene was a wonderful wife, mother and...

A Memorial Service will be held for James "Jimmy" A. Carriere at 2:00 PM on Saturday, February 15, 2020 in the Julius J. "Skip" Montet Chapel at La-Fond Ardoin Funeral Home of Opelousas.  Visitation will begin at 11:00 AM and a Rosary will be prayed at 1:30 PM.  Deacon Dwayne Joubert will conduct the memorial service.   Mr. Carriere, age 72, a resident of Port Barre, LA, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, February 9,...

Krotz Springs – Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 12, 2020 for Gloria R. Jones at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Krotz Springs. Reverend Father Michael DeBlanc will officiate the Mass. Rite of Committal will follow at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Cemetery. Gloria R. Jones, age 93 and a resident of Krotz Springs, passed away on Saturday, February 8, 2020 at her residence. Gloria was a long-time parishioner of St. Anthony of Padua...

Opelousas – Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, February 10, 2020 for Russell Janet Cornett Womack in the Skip Montet Chapel at Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home in Opelousas. Deacon Dwayne Joubert will officiate the services. Rite of Committal will follow at Bellevue Memorial Park. Russell Janet Cornett Womack, age 91 and resident of Opelousas, passed away on Friday, February 7, 2020 at her residence. Mrs. Russell Womack loved spending time with her family and...

Opelousas – Visitation will be held on Saturday, February 8, 2020 from 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. for Peggy W. Smith at LaFond-Ardoin Funeral Home in Opelousas. Peggy Smith, age 75 and a resident of Opelousas, passed away on Friday, February 7, 2020 at her residence. Peggy’s family was her whole world. She loved to dance and travel, especially going on cruises. As a pastime, she enjoyed sewing and crocheting. Peggy will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her. She is...

Melville – Eva Sanders Ashley, age 73 and a resident of Melville, passed away on Friday, February 7, 2020 at her residence. She is survived by her sons, Henry Myers and his wife, Tina of Breaux Bridge and John Myers of Baton Rouge; sister, Lucille Robertson; grandchildren, Timothy Teche, Amber Chautin, Brock Myers and Emily Myers. She was preceded in death by her mother, Florence Neely Sanders; father, Louis Young Sanders; son, Dale Myers; sisters, Minnie Moreau and Eloise Lee; and...

Opelousas - Memorial Services are pending for Joseph Gregory Chachere. Greg was born and raised in Lewisburg. He attended and graduated from ABW in 1973. Greg then went to University of Louisiana at Monroe where he earned his Bachelor and Master Degrees in Business Administration. He furthered his education at Texas A&M, earning his PHD, also in Business Administration. Greg was a people person and a history buff; he loved teaching others about New Orleans history, as well as, his...

Lawtell – A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Daniel Ray Babineaux at 1:00 PM on Thursday, February 6, 2020 at St. Bridget Catholic Church in Lawtell, LA.  Reverend Fr. Ted Broussard will officiate the Mass.  Rite of Committal will follow in the St. Bridget Church Cemetery.    Mr. Babineaux, age 67, a resident of Lawtell, LA passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2020.  Daniel was a former local building contractor and was employed in the oil field for...