All Obituaries

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Opelousas - Services for Jennifer "Jenny" Ann Ledoux Gay will be held at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 in the Skip Montet Chapel at Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home in Opelousas.  Visitation will be held on Wednesday, June 26, 2019, from 10:30 AM until time of services at 1:00 PM.  Jennifer, age 32, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 23, 2019.  She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her. Jennifer was a loving and devoted mother with a larger than...

Mr. Purvis Phillips, age 71, a resident of Melville, LA, passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2019.   Purvis enjoyed motorcycles, coaching sports and fishing and hunting with his sons.  He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.   He is survived by his companion, Linda Wiltz of Melville, LA; his sons, "Danny" Daniel Phillips and wife, Karen, of Ponchatoula, LA; Clinton "Clint" Phillips and wife, Cheryl, of Biloxi, MS; Jesse Phillips of...

Krotz Springs - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Leon Higdon at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Krotz Springs.  Reverend Clint Trahan will celebrate the Mass.  Rite of Committal will be held in the church cemetery.  Mr. Higdon, age 78, a resident of Krotz Springs, LA, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 21, 2019. Leon was a former Krotz Springs volunteer fireman and member of the Carpenter's Local #1098. ...

Opelousas – Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, June 24, 2019 for Carol Joseph Ortego at St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas. The Reverend Monsignor Russell Harrington will officiate the Mass. Rite of Committal will follow at Bellevue Memorial Park. Carol Joseph Ortego, age 91 and a resident of Opelousas, passed away on Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Nursing Home. Carol was a native of Evangeline Parish and a resident of Opelousas...

Melville - Funeral services will be held for Patsy Ann Kimble at 1:00 PM on Saturday, June 22, 2019, in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home Chapel in Melville, LA.  Reverend Stephen Ugwa will conduct the service.  Entombment will be held in the St. John Catholic Church Mausoleum.  Visitation will be held on Saturday, June 22, 2019, from 9:00 AM until 1:00 PM in the Lafond Ardoin Funeral Home Chapel in Melville, LA.  Patsy Ann Kimble was born on September 22, 1947 to Annie and...

Opelousas - Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 21, 2019 at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church in Leonville. Reverend Father Darren Eldridge will officiate the Mass. Rite of Committal will follow at St. Leo the Great Catholic Cemetery. Beverly Thibodeaux, age 73 and a resident of Leonville, passed away on Monday, June 17, 2019 at Opelousas General Health Systems. Beverly enjoyed spending time outdoors, fishing and doing yardwork. She will be greatly missed by...

Opelousas – Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 20, 2019 for Eli Thanh Huynh at St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas. The Reverend Monsignor Russell Harrington will officiate the Mass. Rite of Committal will follow at St. Peter’s Catholic Cemetery in Grand Prairie. Eli Thanh Huynh, 2 weeks and 6 days old, passed away on June 17, 2019 at Children’s Hospital in New Orleans. He is survived by his beloved parents, Dung and Sharee Huynh;...

Opelousas-Funeral Services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, June 10, 2019 for Roger "Red" Aucoin in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home Parlor in Opelousas. Deacon Dwayne Joubert will officiate the service. Rite of Committal will follow at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in Prairie Ronde. Red Aucoin, age 67 and a resident of Prairie Ronde, passed away on Saturday, June 08, 2019, at his residence. Red started working in the oilfield at the young age of 17 until his retirement in...

Harold Joseph "Joe" LeJeune Opelousas - A Funeral Service will be held for Harold Joseph "Joe" LeJeune at 3:00 PM on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, in the Skip Montet Chapel at Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home in Opelousas. Reverend Deacon Dwayne Joubert will conduct the service. Burial will be held at Bellevue Memorial Park. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home. A rosary will be prayed at 2:00 PM. Mr....