Obituaries

Opelousas, Louisiana Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Opelousas, Louisiana & Surrounding Areas

Essie Fontenot

Essie Fontenot

Jul 29, 2007

ESSIE COURVILLE FONTENOT Opelousas Funeral services for Essie Courville Fontenot, 83, will be held at 10:00AM Wednesday, August 1, 2007, in the St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas. Interment will follow in Bellevue Memorial Park in Opelousas. Monsignor Robert Romero will conduct the services. Readings by Laura Stoltenburg and Michelle St. Amand and offerings will be brought by Terri...

Turling Vidrine

Turling Vidrine

Jul 28, 2007

Turling Brant Vidrine Opelousas Funeral services for Turling Brant Vidrine, 18, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, July 30 , 2007, with a Mass of Christian Burial in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Port Barre. Interment will follow in the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Port Barre. Father Nicky Trahan will conduct the Mass. Mr. Vidrine was...

Dolly Lager

Dolly Lager

Jul 28, 2007

Dolly Mae Devillier Lager Opelousas Funeral services for Mrs. Dolly Mae Devillier Lager, 89, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, July 30, 2007, in the Sibille Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in the Bellevue Memorial Park. Mrs. Lager was a native and life-long resident of Port Barre. She died at 5:35 p.m. on Saturday, July 28,...

James Ortego

James Ortego

Jul 25, 2007

James Danny Ortego Grand Coteau Funeral services for Mr. James Danny Ortego, 54, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, July 27, 2007, in the Sibille Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in the St. Charles Cemetery in Grand Coteau. Mr. Ortego was born in Fulda, Germany and was a long-time resident of Sunset. He died at 4:00...

Allen Wheeler

Allen Wheeler

Jul 24, 2007

Allen Wheeler Sunrise July 20, 1959 -Sunset July 23, 2007 Sunset-Funeral services for Mr. Allen Wheeler, 47, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, July 30, 2007, in the Zion Travelers Baptist Church in Sunset. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Rev. Robert Solomon will officiate the services. Allen Wheeler was born on July 26, 1959, to...

Terry Soileau

Terry Soileau

Jul 24, 2007

Terry Willingham Soileau Port Barre Funeral Services for Mrs. Terry Lynn Willingham Soileau, 51, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 26, 2007 with a Mass of Christian Burial in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Interment will follow in the Sacred Heart Cemetery. Father Nicky Trahan will conduct the Mass. Mrs. Soileau was a native of Opelousas...

Virella Leday

Virella Leday

Jul 17, 2007

Virella O'Neal LeDay Sunrise: February 2, 1916 Sunset: July 17, 2007 Morrow, LA Funeral services for Mrs. Virella O'Neal LeDay, 91, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 28, 2007, at Plymouth Rock Baptist Church in Morrow, LA. Interment will follow at Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery in Whiteville, LA. Rev. Leon Figgins will conduct the services....

Cydalise Marks

Cydalise Marks

Jul 17, 2007

Cydalise S. Sis Marks Port Barre Funeral services for Mrs. Cydalise S. Sis Marks, 84, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 19, 2007, with a Mass of Christian Burial in Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Interment will follow in the Sacred Heart Cemetery. Father Nicky Trahan will conduct the services. Mrs. Marks, a native Opelousas and a...

Rose Bienvenu

Rose Bienvenu

Jul 13, 2007

Rose Marye Mestayer Bienvenu Opelousas Memorial services for Mrs. Rose Marye Mestayer Bienvenu, 85, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, July 16, 2007, with a Mass of Christian Burial in Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in Opelousas. Private graveside services and interment will be held at a later time. Father Paul Bienvenu will conduct the Mass....

Drake Richard

Drake Richard

Jul 11, 2007

Drake Lane Richard Opelousas Funeral services for Drake Lane Richard, 3 months, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 13, 2007, in the Sibille Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in the Bellevue Memorial Park. Father Angelo Cremaldi will conduct the services. Drake was a resident of Sunset and died at 5:10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 11,...

Virginia Savoy

Virginia Savoy

Jul 10, 2007

Virginia Perry Savoy Grand Coteau-Funeral services for Mrs. Virginia Perry Savoy, 87, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 12, 2007, with a Mass of Christian Burial in the St. Charles Catholic Church. Interment will follow in the Bellevue Memorial Park in Opelousas. Father James Lambert will conduct the services. Mrs. Savoy was a life-long resident of...

Emery Marks

Emery Marks

Jul 9, 2007

Emery J. Marks Leonville Funeral services for Emery J. Marks, 80, were held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday , July 10, 2007, with a Mass of Christian Burial in the St. Leo Catholic Church, in Leonville. Interment followed in the St. Leo Church Cemetery in Leonville. Rev. Paul Metrejean conducted the services. Mr. Marks was a native of Leonville...

Douglas Cooley

Douglas Cooley

Jul 8, 2007

Doug Cooley Opelousas Funeral services for Douglas Cooley,73, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 10, 2007 in the Sibille Funeral Home Chapel of Opelousas. Interment will follow in the Bellevue Memorial Park. Doug walked through the valley of death with Jesus and now is safe in the home that Jesus promised him, free from suffering and...

Patricia Sylvester

Patricia Sylvester

Jul 2, 2007

Patricia Marie Hanson Sylvester Opelousas Funeral services for Mrs. Patricia Marie Hanson Sylvester, 74, will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 6, 2007, with a Mass of Christian Burial in the Sibille Funeral Home Chapel of Opelousas. Interment will follow in the Cedar Hill Cemetery in Washington, LA. Father Angelo Cremaldi will conduct the Mass. Mrs. Sylvester...

Agnes Cason

Agnes Cason

Jul 1, 2007

Agnes Chelette Mag Cason Opelousas Funeral services for Mrs. Agnes Chelette Mag Cason, 86, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 3, 2007, in the Big Cane Baptist Church. Interment will follow in the Cason Cemetery in Big Cane. Rev. Brian Johnston will conduct the services. Mrs. Cason was a past resident of Opelousas and a current...

Dr. Posner

Dr. Posner

Jun 30, 2007

DR. GERALD E. POSNER Opelousas-Funeral services for Dr. Gerald E. Posner will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, July 2, 2007, in the Sibille Funeral Home Chapel with Rabbi Barry Weinstein officiating. Interment will follow in the Opelousas Jewish Cemetery. Dr. Gerald E. Posner, well-known physician, died at home in Opelousas on June 30, 2007. He was born...

Barbara Sanders

Barbara Sanders

Jun 28, 2007

Barbara Lacombe Sanders Opelousas Private Funeral services for Mrs. Barbara Lacombe Sanders, 104, will be held in the Sibille Funeral Home Chapel of Opelousas with Private interment following. Mrs. Sanders was a resident of Opelousas and died at 1:45 p.m. on Thursday, June 28, 2007, at her residence. A Memorial Mass will be held in the Episcopal Church of...

Joseph Lalonde

Joseph Lalonde

Jun 28, 2007

Joseph Elie Joe Lalonde Port Barre Funeral services for Joseph Elie Lalonde, 64, will be held at 2:00p.m. on Friday, June 29, 2007, in the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Port Barre, followed by interment in the Sacred Heart Church Cemetery. The Reverend Nicky Trahan will officiate the services. Joseph Elie Lalonde was a native and resident of Port Barre....

William Gautreaux

William Gautreaux

Jun 25, 2007

William Alfred Gautreaux Opelousas William Alfred Gautreaux peacefully passed away at Doctor's Hospital of Opelousas on Monday, June 25, 2007, marking the end of his almost three-year battle against brain cancer. Visitation with family and friends will be held on Thursday from 9 am to 11 am at Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church followed by a funeral...

Scott Eichler

Scott Eichler

Jun 22, 2007

Scott Conrad Redneck Eichler Grand Prairie Scott Conrad Eichler,48, a native of Stuttgart, Arkansas and a resident of Grand Prairie, died at 10:30 a.m. on June 22, 2007 at his residence. Survivors include: his parents, Neil and Jearlin Clark Eichler of Dewitt, Arkansas; loving wife, Brenda Hebert Eichler of Grand Prairie; two sons Nicholas Christopher of Columbus, Ohio and...

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