All Obituaries

VILLE PLATTE – Funeral Services will be held at a 2:00 PM Mass of Christian Burial, at the Our Lady Queen of All Saints Catholic Church in Ville Platte, on Thursday, February 25, 2021 for Randall Keith Firmin, 66, who passed away on Friday, February 19, 2021 in Lake Charles, LA. Father Mitch Guidry, pastor at Our Lady Queen of All Saints Catholic Church, will be celebrant of the mass and conduct services. Burial will take place at Gates of Heaven Cemetery. Randall Keith Firmin...

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, February 23, 2021 for Glenda Gayle Ardoin Fontenot, 86, who passed away on Friday, February 19, 2021. Father Andrew Killeen, associate pastor at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, will be celebrant of the mass and conduct services. Burial will take place at Sacred Heart Cemetery. Gayle was a loving Mother, Grandmother and Great...

VILLE PLATTE – Funeral services will be held at an 11:00 AM Mass of Christian Burial at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Ville Platte on Monday, February 22, 2021 for Ellis Pierre Deshotels, 82, who passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2021.  Father Andrew Killeen will conduct funeral service and be celebrant of the Mass. Entombment will take place at Sacred Heart Mausoleum. Ellis was born and raised in Tate Cove, Louisiana, as the only son of Herbert and Rose...

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 Friday, February 26, 2021 for Lou Ella Fontenot 94, who passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2021. Father Andrew Killeen, associate pastor at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, will be celebrant of the mass and conduct services. Burial will take place at B.J. Fontenot Cemetery. Lou Ella S. Fontenot was born on August 31, 1926 to Martin...

VILLE PLATTE – A memorial service will be held at 5:00 PM at Freedom Family Church (216 Chicot Park Road) in Ville Platte, Louisiana on Saturday, March 13, 2021 for Zachary “Zac” Brett Manuel, 21, who passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2021 in Mamou, Louisiana. Pastor Steven Sawtelle will conduct memorial services. Zachary “Zac” Brett Manuel was born in Opelousas, Louisiana to Alicia Manuel and Christopher James Landreneau on December 31, 1999, and was a...

VILLE PLATTE – Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 PM at Ardoin’s Funeral Home in Ville Platte, on Saturday, February 27, 2021 Robert Earl Leggett, 52, who passed away on Friday, February 13, 2021. Robert Earl Leggett worked at Fugro Consultants Incorporation, doing Geotechnical work which included environmental sampling. He has worked for the past 20 years with his boss Ken Gorsha and the Gorsha family at Geotechnical Laboratory. His boss, Ken Gorsha described Robert as being...

PINE PRAIRIE – Funeral services will be held at a 11:00 AM at First Baptist Church of Pine Prairie on Saturday, February 6, 2021 for Rose Fuselier Ardoin, 72, who passed away on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 in Pine Prairie. Burial will take place in Beaver Creek Cemetery. Rose Fuselier Ardoin was born on October 11, 1948 in Oakdale, LA to Howard and Chelsea Wessel Fuselier.  Rose was devoted to her family and adored them with all her heart and cherished every moment spent with...

VILLE PLATTE – Funeral Services will be held at a 10:30 AM Mass of Christian Burial, at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Ville Platte, on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 for Joseph Calvin Fontenot, 83, who passed away on January 31, 2021. 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 Belaire Cove Cemetery. Joseph Calvin Fontenot was born on December 21, 1937 in Ville Platte, LA...

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, February 1, 2021 for Benny “T-Gam” Phil Fontenot, 72, who passed away on Friday, January 29, 2021 in Ville Platte.  Father Tom Voohries will be celebrant of the Mass and will conduct funeral services.  Burial will take place in the Gates of Heaven Cemetery with full military honors conducted by the Acadiana...

 VILLE PLATTE = Funeral services will be held at a 2:00 PM at Our Lady Queen of all Saints Catholic Church in Ville Platte on Sunday, January 31, 2021 for Rod David Briley, 60, who passed away on Friday, January 29, 2021 in Ville Platte.  Deacon Ben Soileau will conduct services. Rod David Briley was born in Ville Platte on September 11, 1960 to Anthony and Sherry Briley.  He was an overseas welder by trade and enjoyed hunting, fishing, and cooking with friends when not...