All Obituaries

VILLE PLATTE – Going Home Celebration will be at 3:00 PM, Sunday, December 8, for Elaine Vidrine Howerton, 93, who passed away on December 5 in Jennings, LA, surrounded by loved ones. Brother Kevin West, pastor of First Baptist Church of Ville Platte, will conduct funeral services.  Burial will take place in Sacred Heart Cemetery. The eternal soul of “Miss Elaine” was gloriously ushered into Heaven on Thursday following a lengthy illness.  At an early age, she...

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 Platte on Saturday, December 7, 2019 for Joseph Picard, 72, who passed away on December 5, 2019 in Alexandria, LA surrounded by his loved ones. Father Mitch Guidry, Pastor of Our Lady Queen of All Saints Catholic Church, will be celebrant of the mass and conduct funeral services.  Burial will take place in Ferguson Cemetery. Joseph Picard...

VILLE PLATTE – Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM at New Life Assembly of God in Ville Platte on Thursday, December 5, 2019, for Oswald J. Fontenot, Sr., 94, who passed away of Sunday, December 1, 2019 at St. Francis Cabrini Hospital in Alexandria. Pastor Brian Dore will conduct funeral services. Burial will take place in the B. J. Fontenot Cemetery. Oswald J. Fontenot, Sr. was born in Pine Point on November 12, 1925 to Antionte Jaceo Fontenot and Martha Fontenot. ...

VILLE PLATTE – A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM at Ardoin’s Funeral Home in Vile Platte on Wednesday, December 4, 2019, for Dickie Martin Fontenot, 70, who passed away of Sunday, December 1, 2019 at Rapides General Medical Center in Alexandria. Brother Brian Johnson will conduct the memorial service. Dickie Martin Fontenot was born in Ville Platte on December 20, 1948 to Calvin and Claudia Saucier Fontenot.  He was a true outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting,...

­­­VILLE PLATTE – Funeral services will be held at a 2:00 PM Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady Queen of All Saints Catholic Church in Vile Platte on Monday, December 2, 2019, for James E. Marcantel, Sr., 70, who passed away of Saturday, November 30, 2019 in Ville Platte. Father Mitch Guidry, pastor of Our Lady Queen of all Saints Catholic Church, will be celebrant of the Mass and conduct funeral services. Burial will take place in the Gates of Heaven Cemetery. James...

TURKEY CREEK-Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM Trinity Baptist Church on Wednesday, November 27, 2019, for Della Thompson Leyser, 86, who passed away on Monday, November 25, 2019 in Mamou, LA. Pastor Eddie Douglas will conduct funeral services. Burial will take place in Turkey Creek Cemetery. Della Thompson Leyser a resident of Turkey Creek was born in Ville Platte, LA. on January 25, 1933 to Lindsay Thompson and Elena Ortego Thompson.  Della was a wonderful wife,...

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 Monday, November 25, 2019 for Una LaFleur, 97, who passed away on Saturday, November 23, 2019 in Broussard. Father Tom Voohries will be celebrant of the Mass and conduct funeral services. Burial will take place in the Evangeline Memorial Park Cemetery. Una LaFleur was born in Ville Platte on November 29, 1921 to Ulyesses and Geneieve...

PINE PRAIRIE - Funeral Services will be held at 12:00 PM on November 23,2019 at Sanctuary of Praise in Mamou, for Adam “A.V.” Voorhies Fruge, 68, who passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 in Pine Prairie, LA. Burial will take place in Platin Cemetery. Adam “A.V.” Voorhies Fruge was born in Lake Charles, LA. on January 20, 1951 in Lake Charles, LA to Vorice and Marie Brunet Fruge.  A resident of Pine Prairie, A.V. spent most of his working career in law...

BUNKIE – Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM at First United Methodist Church of Bayou Chicot on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 for Liam Cain Ledoux, 2 months, who passed away on November 15, 2019. Pastor Ross Ford will conduct the funeral service. Burial will take place at Ferguson Cemetery. Liam Cain Ledoux was born on September 9, 2019 in Alexandria, LA to Curry Crane Ledoux and Sierra Michel Winstead. He is survived by his parents, Curry Crane Ledoux and Sierra Michel...

VILLE PLATTE – Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM at Ardoin's Funeral Home of Ville Platte on Saturday, November 16, 2019 for Dianne Johnson, 64, who passed away on November 12, 2019 in Lafayette, LA. Brother Brian Johnston will conduct the funeral service. Burial will take place at M.B. Fontenot Cemetery. Diane was born in Grand Prairie, LA to Roger and Mary Vidrine Guillory.  She was a loving mother, grandmother, and sister. Diane loved spending time outdoors with...