Obituaries

Dec 24, 2020

TURKEY CREEK – Funeral services will be held at Ardoin’s Funeral Home in Ville Platte on Monday, December 28, 2020 at 6:30 PM for Jake Anthony Lee, 31, who passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2020 at Ocshner Medical Center in New Orleans, LA.

Deacon Chuck Ortego will officiate the services.

Jake Anthony Lee was...

Dec 20, 2020

VILLE PLATTE – Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Mass of Christian Burial at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Ville Platte on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 for Glenda Marie Duplechain, 64, who passed away on Sunday, December 20, 2020 surrounded by her loving family.

Father Andrew Killeen, associate pastor of Sacred Heart of...

Dec 15, 2020

BAYOU CHICOT - Funeral services will be held at Calvary Baptist Church in Bayou Chicot on Thursday, December 17, 2020 at 11:00 AM for Terry Wilson Whittington, 84, who passed away peacefully Tuesday, December 15, 2020 in Bayou Chicot.

Reverend Roger Whittington will officiate the services.

Burial will follow in the Vandenburg Cemetery in Bayou...

Dec 14, 2020

VILLE PLATTE – Funeral Services will be held at a 2:00 PM Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady Queen of All Saints Church in Ville Platte, on Thursday, December 17, 2020 for Audley Gaynor Soileau, 87, who passed away peacefully on December 14, 2020 in Ville Platte.

Father Tom Voorhies, pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus...

Dec 12, 2020

VILLE PLATTE – Funeral services will be held at a 1:00 PM Mass of Christian Burial at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Ville Platte on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 for Herman Leger, 86, who passed away Saturday, December 12, 2020 at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Ville Platte.

Father Tom Voorhies will be celebrant of...

Dec 10, 2020

VILLE PLATTE – Funeral services will be held at a 11:00 AM Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady Queen of all Saints Catholic Church in Ville Plate on Monday, December 14, 2020 for Dallas Wayne Vizena, 77, who passed away on December10, 2020 in at Tulane Medical Center in New Orleans following a long illness.

Father...

Dec 9, 2020

VILLE PLATTE – A Celebration of life will be held at 2:00 PM at Ardoin’s Funeral Home in Ville Platte on Sunday, December 13, 2020 for Stella Mae Mayeux, 89, who passed away on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 in Lafayette.

Entombment will take place in the Sacred Heart Mausoleum.

Stella Mae...

Dec 6, 2020

VILLE PLATTE – Funeral Services will be held at a 10:00 AM Mass of Christian Burial, at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Ville Platte, on Thursday, December 10, 2020 for Germaine G. Manuel, 89, who passed away on December 6, 2020 surrounded by her loving family.

Father Tom Voorhies, Pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus...

Dec 5, 2020

VILLE PLATTE – Funeral services will be held at a 10:00 AM Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady Queen of all Saints Catholic Church in Ville Plate on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 for James C. “Dino” Fontenot, 79, who passed away on December 5, 2020 in Baton Rouge.

Father Mitchell Guidry will be celebrant of the...

Dec 3, 2020

A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 12:00 noon on Monday, December 7, 2020 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church for Bobbie F. McCauley, 81, who passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 3, 2020.

Father Andrew Killeen will be celebrant of the Mass and conduct the services.

Interment will take place at Gates of Heaven.

Dec 1, 2020

VILLE PLATTE – Funeral Services will be held at a 1:00 PM Mass of Christian Burial, at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Ville Platte, on Thursday, December 3, 2020 for Gay Soileau Pucheu, 87, who passed away peacefully on December 1, 2020 in Lafayette, LA surrounded by her loving family.

Father Mario Romero will be...

Nov 28, 2020

VILLE PLATTE – A Rosary will be recited at 1:15 PM on Friday, December 4, 2020 at Our Lady Queen of All Saints Catholic Church. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held immediately following the rosary for Amadell Landreneau, 89, who passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2020 in Ville Platte, LA.

Father Randy Moreau will...

Nov 25, 2020

CHENEYVILLE – Briggs Dean Stamford passed away gently into the arms of Jesus on Wednesday, November 25, 2020.

Brigg’s memory will forever be in the hearts of his loving parents, Cody Samford and Kristin Oakes; his four sisters, Braylynn Popp, Blakey Popp, Brynlee Oakes, Saya Samford, and Thalia Samford; maternal grandparents, Stephanie Oakes and Chris Oakes; and...

Nov 22, 2020

VILLE PLATTE – Funeral Services will be held at a 10:00 AM Mass of Christian Burial, at Our Lady Queen of All Saints Catholic Church in Ville Platte, on Friday, November 27, 2020 for Joseph Louis Wedlock, 78, who passed away on November 22, 2020 in Ville Platte, LA.

Father Mitch Guidry, pastor at Our Lady Queen...

Nov 21, 2020

VILLE PLATTE – Funeral services will be held at a 1:00 PM Mass of Christian Burial at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Ville Platte on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 for Nora Lee Guillory Soileau, 90, who passed away on November 21, 2020 in Alexandria.

Father Andrew Killeen will be celebrant of the Mass and will...

Nov 20, 2020

VILLE PLATTE – Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM at Ardoin’s Funeral Home in Ville Platte on Monday, November 23, 2020 for Charles Andrus Chapman, 76, who passed away on Friday, November 20, 2020 in Ville Platte.

Brothers Randy Satterfield and Charlie Kerr will conduct services.

Burial will take place in the Evangeline...

Nov 13, 2020

VILLE PLATTE – Funeral Services will be held at a 10:00 AM Mass of Christian Burial, at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Ville Platte, on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 for Loretta Jane V.  Fontenot, 83, who passed away peacefully on November 13, 2020 surrounded by her loving family.

Father Tom Voorhies, pastor of Sacred Heart...

Nov 12, 2020

VILLE PLATTE – Funeral Services will be held at a 11:00 AM Mass of Christian Burial, at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Chataignier, on Monday, November 16, 2020 for Pierre Darwin Young, 70, who passed away peacefully on November 12, 2020 surrounded by his loving family.

Father Andrew Killeen will be celebrant of the...

Nov 8, 2020

VILLE PLATTE – Dr. Roy M. Douget PhD., age 55, of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, passed away on Sunday, November 8, 2020, at Vanderbilt Medical Center of multiple medical complications.  Visitation will be from 4:00 PM until 7:00 PM, with a service of remembrance beginning at 5pm on Saturday, January 30, 2021 at Ardoin’s Funeral Home of Ville Platte.

Dr....

Nov 7, 2020

VILLE PLATTE -A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 19, 2020 at Our Lady Queen of All Saints Catholic Church for James Cecil Bert Colligan, 93, who passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 7, 2020 surrounded by his family and wife, Barbara Dupre Colligan.

Mr. Colligan will be fondly remembered by many...