All Obituaries

EUNICE~It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that the family of Mervin McGee announces his passing on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at Eunice Manor with loving family by his side. He was 88. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1:00 pm on Saturday, November 16, 2019 at St. Thomas More Catholic Church. Burial will follow in the St. Thomas More Catholic Cemetery.      Mervin proudly served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a barber...

VIDRINE-Funeral Services will be held at an 11:00 AM Mass of Christian Burial at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Mamou on Saturday, November 16, 2019, for Shannon Lee Trahan Fontenot, 48, who passed away peacefully in her home on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 surrounded by her loved one, following a short but valiant battle with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. Father Billy Massie, pastor at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, will be celebrant of the mass and will conduct the funeral...

     EUNICE~It is with heavy hearts that the family announces the loss of their loved one, Lou Arnaud Fontenot on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at the Magnolia Estates Nursing Home in Lafayette at the age of 83.  A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 pm on Friday, November 15, 2019 at First Baptist Church in Eunice. Burial will follow in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery with Pastor Tim Moffett officiating.      Lou loved many things in life including...

VILLE PLATTE – Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM at Ardoin Funeral Home of Ville Platte on Friday, November 12, 2019 for Rebecca Edna Frechette, 58, who passed away on November 12, 2019 in Opelousas, LA surrounded by her loved ones. Brother Gary Mitchell, pastor of First Baptist Church of Chataignier,  will conduct the funeral service. Burial will take place at M.B. Fontenot Cemetery. Rebecca was born in Ville Platte, LA to Howard and Mildred LaCost Mayeaux.  She...

     EUNICE~Betty M. Elfert passed away on Monday, November 11, 2019, peacefully at home surrounded by family. She was born on September 20, 1929, to Ben and Eva Guillory Miller of Eunice, Louisiana.      After graduating from St. Edmund's High School, she attended S.L.I. in Lafayette where she met her future husband, Joseph Elfert. They were married in 1949 and together they raised 9 children and shared careers in education. Mrs. Elfert...

Joseph C. Darbonne Mallet - Funeral services for Joseph C. Darbonne will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 14, 2019, in the Skip Montet Memorial Chapel in Opelousas.  Reverend Father Austin Leger will conduct the services.  Rite of Committal and interment will follow in the St. Ann Cemetery in Mallet. Mr. Darbonne, age 82, was a native of Mallet and a longtime resident of Opelousas.  He passed away on Monday, November 11, 2019, at Opelousas General Health...

Krotz Springs - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 for Lora Mae Dupre at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Krotz Springs. Father Michael DeBlanc will officiate the services. Rite of Committal will follow at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church Cemetery. Lora, age 77, a longtime resident of Krotz Springs, passed away on Sunday, November 10, 2019 at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette, LA.  Lora enjoyed sewing...

Washington – A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 for Mildred Marie Morain LeDoux at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Washington.  Reverend Father Matthew Higginbotham will officiate the Mass.  Rite of Committal will follow at St. Thomas Cemetery in Palmetto, LA. Ms. LeDoux, age 86, a resident of Washington, LA, passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2019 at Opelousas General Health System.  Mildred was a...

A Mass of Christian Burial for Paul Anthony Leger will be held at 10:00 a.m. on November 9, 2019 at St. Bridget Catholic Church in Lawtell, LA. The Reverend Austin Leger will celebrate the Mass. Rite of committal will follow in the church cemetery. Paul died on November 6, 2019, just one day before his 60th birthday while he, his brother and great nephew were at their camp preparing for the deer hunting season.   Paul worked as a mechanic but in his spare time, he loved fishing and...