All Obituaries

Ivy Fontenot Ortego August 3, 1923 ~ September 25, 2022 (age 99)   VILLE PLATTE – A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Ivy Fontenot Ortego at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ville Platte. Father Andrew Killeen will be the celebrant of the mass followed by Internment at Old Ville Platte Cemetery. Ivy Fontenot Ortego, 99, passed away on Sunday, September 25, 2022, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home of Ville Platte....

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 Monday, September 26, 2022, for Beverly Dean Guillory, 85. Father Andrew Killeen will be celebrant of the Mass and will conduct funeral services. Burial will take place in Evangeline Memorial Park Cemetery.  Beverly Dean Guillory passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 22, 2022.  Beverly lived a vibrant life.  She never...

VILLE PLATTE- Jeff Eldridge Norris, 36, of Ville Platte, LA passed away on Friday, September 16, 2022, at Huntsville Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. A Memorial Service will be held at Queen of All Saints Catholic Church in Ville Platte on Thursday, September 29, 2022. Visitation will be at the church from 9:30 AM until 10:45 AM. A recitation of the rosary will begin at 10:45 AM, with a memorial mass to follow at 11:15 AM. Jeff was a mechanic by trade and enjoyed all things...

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, September 8, 2022, for Celia Mae Ardoin, 94. Father Tom Voorhies will be celebrant of the Mass and will conduct funeral services. Burial will take place in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Celia Mae Ardoin passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, surrounded by her loving family.  Celia was born on July 9, 1928, to Essay and...

VILLE PLATTE – A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Paulin’ “PL” LaRose Fontenot, 83, on Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at 11:00 AM at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Ville Platte.  Father Tom Voorhies will be Celebrant of the Mass with Father Richard Vidrine as concelebrant.  Entombment will follow in the Sacred Heart Mausoleum.  Paulin’ “PL” LaRose Fontenot was born in Ville Platte, Louisiana on June 18, 1939 to Vincent...

A memorial celebrating the life of Victoria Lynn “Vickie” Fontenot will be held from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM on September 30, 2022, at Ardoin’s Funeral Home 709 West Main Street, Ville Platte, LA..  Vickie, also known as ‘Red’ by her two brothers, was born on January 10, 1951 in Ville Platte, LA and passed peacefully from this life on August 11, 2022, in the Butterfly Wing of Hospice of Baton Rouge. She was a resident of Baton Rouge, a Registered Nurse and...

VILLE PLATTE - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Charles Ray “Charlie” Manuel at 1:00 PM on Saturday, August 27, 2022, at Our Lady Queen of All Saints Catholic Church in Ville Platte, LA followed by interment at Sacred Heart Mausoleum officiated by Father Mitch Guidry. A lifelong resident of Ville Platte, Charlie graduated from Ville Platte High in 1959, where in FFA he first began a life of public speaking. He then attended the Southwestern Louisiana Institute, now...

VILLE PLATTE – Funeral services will be held for Perry Lafleur, Sr. at 2:00 PM on Thursday, August 25, 2022, at Ardoin’s Funeral Home Chapel in Ville Platte, La. Services will be conducted by Deacon Ben Soileau. Burial will take place at the Attales Cemetery. Perry Lafleur, Sr., age 74, a long-time resident of Bayou Chicot, passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2022. He was born on January 5, 1948, in Mamou to Eual Lafleur and Hazel Lebleu Lafleur. Perry served his...

VILLE PLATTE - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Wilton M.  Fontenot at 1:30 PM on Saturday, August 20, 2022, at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Ville Platte, La.  Father Andrew Killeen will celebrate the Mass.  Burial will take place at St. Peter Cemetery in Grand Prairie, LA. Wilton M. Fontenot, age 76, a long-time resident of Ville Platte passed away on Thursday, August 18, 2022, with his loving wife by his side. Wilton was born on September 9, 1945, in...

  VIDRINE - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Eula Lee “Tiny” Fontenot at 3:30 PM on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, at Holy Spirit Chapel in Vidrine, La.  Father Billy Massie will celebrate the Mass.  Burial will take place in Platin Cemetery. Eula Lee “Tiny” Fontenot, 92, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Sunday August 14, 2022. Eula was born on July 21, 1930, in Kinder, LA to Joseph and Lena Fontenot. She is survived by...