All Obituaries

GRAND PRAIRIE – 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, January 18, 2022, for Charlene Claire Soileau, 83, who passed away on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. Father Tom Voorhies, pastor at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, will be celebrant of the mass and conduct services. Burial will take place at Evangeline Memorial Cemetery. A lifelong resident of...

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 Saturday, January 15, 2022, for Philip Wayne Vidrine, 60, who passed away on Tuesday, January 11, 2022. Father Andrew Killeen will be celebrant of the Mass and will conduct funeral services. Burial will take place in the Belaire Cove Cemetery. Philip Wayne Vidrine was born on November 10, 1961, in Ville Platte, LA to Earlis and Shirley...

Merlyn Soileau Guillory November 10, 1932 – January 10, 2022 VILLE PLATTE – Funeral services will be held at an 11:00 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church on Friday, January 14, 2022 for Merlyn Soileau Guillory, 89, who passed away on Monday, January 10, 2022. Father Tom Voorhies will be celebrant of the Mass and will conduct funeral services. Entombment will take place at the Sacred Heart Mausoleum in Ville Platte. Merlyn Jeanne...

VILLE PLATTE – Memorial Services will be held at a later date for Paula Renee’ Landreneau, who passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 8, 2022, surrounded by her loving family.  Paula Renee’ Landreneau was born on September 22, 1955, in Ville Platte, LA to Golman and Jane Taylor Guillory. She was kind, compassionate, and loved caring for others.  At a young age Paula started working as a Candy Stripe. This led her to become a RN.  She worked as a RN for...

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 Monday, January 3, 2022 for Hazel Duplechain Guillory, 86, who passed away on Friday, December 31, 2021. Father Jason Vidrine will be celebrant of the Mass and will conduct funeral services. Burial will take place in the Gates of Heaven Cemetery. Hazel Marie Duplechain was born in Gueydan, Louisiana on April 21, 1935 to Dupre...

VILLE PLATTE – Funeral Services will be held at a 2:00 PM Graveside Service at M.B. Fontenot Cemetery in Ville Platte, on Monday, January 3, 2022, for Linda Ann Ortego, 74, who passed away peacefully on December 28, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. Linda Ann Ortego was born on July 18, 1947, in Terrebonne Parish to Harold and Ethel Matherne Leonard.  She was a parishioner of Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church and a member of  the Catholic Daughters. ...

VILLE PLATTE – Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 30, 2021 from 2:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Ardoin’s Funeral Home in Ville Platte for Jacquelyn Archer Helmer, 67, who passed away on Tuesday, December 28, 2021 in Lafayette.  A rosary, led by Deacon Chuck Ortego, will be prayed in her honor Thursday evening at 6:30 PM. Jacquelyn Archer Helmer was born on September 29, 1954 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Isadore, Sr. and Marion Donaldson Archer. A Catholic by faith,...

VILLE PLATTE – Funeral services for Jacqueline “Jackie” LeBas, 93, will be held at 2:30 PM Friday, December 31, 2021, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with inurnment to follow at Sacred Heart Cemetery. Father Tom Voorhies, Pastor of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, will be celebrant of the mass and conduct services. Jacqueline “Jackie” LeBas, lovingly known as Aunt Tee to so many, was born on July 8, 1928, in Ville Platte, LA to Mayor Harvey and Myrtle Bordelon...

VILLE PLATTE – Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM at Ardoin’s Funeral Home in Ville Platte on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 for Brandie-Cora Marie Soileau, 38, who passed away on Saturday, December 25, 2021 in Ville Platte. Deacon Gary Gaudin will conduct funeral services. Burial will take place in the Evangeline Memorial Park Cemetery. Brandie is survived by her mother and step father, Phyllis and Charles Tate; three children, Jasmine Claire Marie Doucet of Ville...

VILLE PLATTE – Funeral services will be held at a 12:00 PM Mass of Christian Burial at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ville Platte on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, for Marie Elmina Deshotels, 84, who passed away peacefully on Friday, December 24, 2021.  Father Mitch Guidry will conduct funeral service and be celebrant of the Mass. Entombment will take place at Sacred Heart Mausoleum. She is survived her two sons, Karl Deshotels and wife Rhonda of Grand Prairie and Peter...