All Obituaries

VILLE PLATTE – Funeral services will be held at a 1:00 PM Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady Queen of All Saints Catholic Church in Ville Platte on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 for Anna Pearl Fontenot, 93, who passed away on Saturday, September 14, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home of Ville Platte. Father Mitchell Guidry, pastor of Our Lady Queen of All Saints Catholic Church, will be celebrant of the Mass and will conduct funeral services. Burial will take place in the Gates of Heaven...

Visitation and funeral services for Walter E. Hutchins will be held on Saturday, September 14, 2019, at the Cane Brake Baptist Church in Lottie, LA from 10:00 AM until service time at 12:00 PM.  Brother Merrick Henry will conduct the service.  Burial will follow in the Cottonwood Cemetery in Lottie, LA.  Mr. Hutchins, age 72, a native of Lebeau, LA and 50 year resident of Lottie, LA, passed away on Wednesday, September 11, 2019, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical...

VIDRINE- Funeral Services will be held during an 11:00 AM Mass of Christian Burial at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Mamou on Saturday, September 14, 2019, for Dulcie D. “Janie” LaHaye, 83, who passed away on Monday, September 9, 2019 in Ville Platte, LA surrounded by her loved ones. Father Billy Massie, Pastor of St. Ann’s Catholic Church, will be the celebrant of the mass and will conduct all funeral services. Inurnment will take place in New St. Ann’s...

Opelousas - Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 12, 2019 for Sophie Soileau Thibodeaux at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church. Father Gregory Simien will officiate the Mass. Rite of Committal will follow at Bellevue Memorial Park. Sophie Soileau Thibodeaux, age 84 and a resident of Opelousas, passed away on Monday, September 9, 2019 at her residence. Sophie was a devout Catholic and parishioner of Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church. There, she was a...

Visiting and funeral services for Olga Elizabeth Althans, age 89, will be held at the LaFond-Ardoin Funeral Home in Opelousas on Friday, September 13, 2019, beginning at 9:00 a.m. until Rosary time at 10:30 a.m., followed by a funeral service by Deacon Dwayne Joubert at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Bellevue Memorial Park cemetery. Olga was a gift from God to the Richard family. Olga was one of a kind. She entered her heavenly home on September 8, 2019. Olga was preceded in death by...

     EUNICE~It is with heavy hearts that the family of Wedna Fruge announces her passing on Sunday, September 08, 2019 at Acadian Medical Center with loving family by her side at the age of 80. A Celebration of Life will be celebrated at 10:00 am on Thursday, September 12, 2019 at Ardoin's Funeral Home in Eunice. Burial will follow in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery with Deacon Jim Cormier officiating.      Wedna loved cooking, crocheting and going...

     BASILE~In loving memory of W. R. "Nookie" Stockwell who sadly passed away on Saturday, September 07, 2019 at Oak Lane Wellness and Rehabilitation  at the age 91. A Celebration of Life will be celebrated at 10:00 am on Friday, September 13, 2019 at Ardoin's Funeral Home Chapel in Basile. Burial will follow in the Protestant Cemetery with Pastor Laura Nusbaum officiating.        "Nookie" as he was known to...

Krotz Springs - Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 8, 2019 for Betty Anne Dartez Cormier 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. Mrs. Cormier, age 73 and resident of Krotz Springs, passed away on Thursday, September 5, 2019 at Opelousas General Health Systems. Betty was a devout Catholic and a long-time...

Opelousas - Funeral services will be held for Timothy "Timmy" Edward Briley at 1:00 PM on Saturday, September 7, 2019, in the Skip Montet Chapel at LaFond-Ardoin Funeral Home of Opelousas.  The Very Reverend Monsignor Keith J. DeRouen will conduct the services. Visitation will be held on Saturday, September 7, 2019, from 9:30 AM until time of services at 1:00 PM in the Skip Montet Chapel at Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home in Opelousas.  Mr. Briley, age 46, a resident of...

VILLE PLATTE-Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM at Ardoin’s Funeral Home in Ville Platte on Friday, September 6, 2019, for Donald Joseph Ardoin, 69, who passed away on Tuesday, September 3, 2019 in Lafayette, LA surrounded by his loved ones. Father Blake Dubroc will conduct funeral services. Burial will take place in Te Mamou Cemetery. Donald Joseph Ardoin was born on February 8, 1950 in Ville Platte, LA to Curly and Velma Naquin Ardoin. Donald enjoyed mowing grass, spending...