All Obituaries

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, February 3, 2022, at First Baptist Church in Ville Platte for Richard “Dicky” Guidroz Jr., 55 of Ville Platte, who passed away on January 30, 2023. Bro. Kevin West will be officiating the services. Interment will take place at Friendship Cemetery. Richard “Dicky” Guidroz Jr. was born on March 19, 1967, in Morgan City, Louisiana to the late Richard Guidroz Sr. and Darlene Lafleur. He worked as a heavy equipment...

VILLE PLATTE - A Funeral Service will be held for Willie Mae Fruge at a 12:00 PM Mass of Christian Burial on Saturday, February 4, 2023, at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church.  Burial will take place in Evangeline Memorial Park Cemetery. Willie Mae Fruge, 91, passed away on peacefully on Sunday, January 29, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. She was a beautician by trade but a true fisherwoman at heart who could dock a boat, clean fist, etc.. Willie Mae found fish by smell...

VILLE PLATTE – Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady Queen of All Saints Catholic Church in Ville Platte on Friday, January 27, 2023, for Evelyn Soileau Fontenot, 93, who passed away on Monday, January 23, 2023. Father Mitch Guidry will be celebrant of the Mass and conduct funeral services. Internment will take place in Evangeline Memorial Park. Evelyn Soileau Fontenot was born November 21, 1929, in Washington, LA to John Belouse Soileau and...

VILLE PLATTE - A Funeral Service will be held for Gordon Alvin Hudson,75, at 1:00 PM on Thursday, January 26, 2023, at Ardoin’s Funeral Home in Ville Platte, LA.  Burial will take place in Gates of Heaven Cemetery. Alvin passed away on peacefully on Sunday, January 22, 2023, at Bayou Vista in Bunkie, LA. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. Alvin was a lounge owner and he once owned the Kicking Chicken, Corner Pocket, and Al’s Hide-Away.  He enjoyed riding...

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 Ville Platte on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, for Alice Fontenot Delafosse, 89, who passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2023. Father Mitch Guidry will be celebrant of the Mass and conduct funeral services. Burial will take place in Gates of Heaven Cemetery. Alice Fontenot Delafosse was born September 21, 1933, in Ville Platte, LA to Savoy and Amelie...

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Joseph Anthony “Tony” Brown at 1:00 PM on Friday, January 20, 2023, at St. Peter Catholic Church in Pine Prairie followed by Interment at St. Peter Cemetery in Pine Prairie. Tony passed away on Monday, January 16, 2023, at his residence. He was born on January 11, 1965 in Lafayette, Louisiana to the late Maze and Eva Mae Catoire Brown. Tony was the owner and operator of Tonys Tires in Ville Platte. In his spare time, he enjoyed fishing,...

VILLE PLATTE - A Graveside Service will be held for Michael Todd Richard at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at St. Bridget Catholic Church Cemetery in Lawtell, LA. Deacon Chuck Ortego will conduct services. Michael Todd Richard, 56, passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2023, at his residence. He was born on November 17, 1966, in Ville Platte, LA to Robert Lee and Betty Jane Lavergne Richard. Michael was a loving father, grandfather, and son. He loved to hunt deer and ducks, catch...

VILLE PLATTE - A Funeral Service will be held for Barbara R. Deshotel at 11:00 AM on Monday, January 16, 2023, at Kingdom Hall Jehovah’s Witnesses in Ville Platte, LA.  Burial will take place in Gates of Heaven Cemetery. Barbara R. Deshotel, 75, passed away on peacefully on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at Heritage Manor in Opelousas, LA. Barbara was a compassionate, loving, and caring mother and grandmother. She loved and served her church community.  Barbara enjoyed sewing...

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 Saturday, January 7, 2023, for Bob Ardoin, 74, who passed away on Monday, January 2, 2023. Father Andrew Killeen will be celebrant of the Mass and conduct funeral services. Entombment will take place in the Sacred Heart Mausoleum. Bob Ardoin went to meet his Lord and Savior at 1:21 PM on Monday, January 2, 2023. He was born February 24, 1948, in...