All Obituaries

Opelousas- Funeral service will be held for John Keith Marks at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 25, 2019, in the Sibille Funeral Home Chapel; visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until time of service in the funeral home chapel. Fr. Pete Smith will conduct the service.  Keith, age 60, a resident of Opelousas, passed away on Thursday, August 22, 2019. He enjoyed fishing and hunting. Keith was a Lumber Broker, and certified Non-destructive testing. He is survived by his wife, Julie...

Port Barre- A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Brenda Moran Bourque at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 24, 2019, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Port Barre; visitation will be held from 7:30 a.m. with a rosary to be prayed at 12:30 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. Fr. Clint Trahan will conduct the Mass. Brenda, age 51, a resident of Port Barre, passed away on Thursday, August 22, 2019. She loved music, Mardi Gras, cooking, gardening, spending time with family and friends. She is...

Melville- A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Mr. Michael John Napoli, Sr. at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, August 23, 2019, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Melville; visitation will be held from 3:00 p.m. until time of service in the church. Fr. Stephen Ugwu will conduct the Mass. Rite of Committal will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Napoli, age 71, a resident of Opelousas, passed away on Monday, August 19, 2019. Mr. Napoli served his country proudly in the United States...

Opelousas- A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Mrs. June Sebastien on Tuesday, August 20, 2019, at 1:30 p.m. in the St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas. Monsignor Russel Harrington will conduct the Mass. Rite of Committal will follow in the Bellevue Memorial Park. Mrs. June, age 87, a resident of Opelousas, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 17, 2019, at Prompt Succor Nursing Home surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. June will be remembered as a wonderful and...

Washington- A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Mr. Joseph C. Stephen, Sr. at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 20, 2019, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Washington. Fr. Matthew Higginbotham will conduct the Mass. Rite of Committal will follow in the Cedar Hill Cemetery in Washington. Mr. Stephen, a resident of Opelousas and native of Washington, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 16, 2019, just 2 days short of his 93rd birthday at Senior Village Nursing Home...

Port Barre- A Funeral Service will be held for Mr. Carl E. Doucet at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, August 19, 2019, at the Sibille Funeral Home Chapel in Port Barre. Fr. Clint Trahan will conduct the funeral service. Burial will follow in the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Port Barre. Mr. Doucet, age 69, a resident of Port Barre, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 15, 2019 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Doucet served his country proudly in the United States Army Special...

Grand Coteau – Russell J. Stelly, age 76, a resident of Grand Coteau, passed away on Monday, August 12, 2019.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Russell, at 11:00 a.m., on Wednesday, August 14, 2019, at St. Charles Borromeo Church in Grand Coteau.  Fr. Mark Kramer will celebrate the mass, followed by internment beneath the beautiful oak trees at the St. Charles Borromeo Church Mausoleum in Grand Coteau. Russell is survived by his wife of fifty-six years, Rita...

Opelousas – Funeral service will be held on Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 2:00pm in the Sibille Funeral Home Chapel of Opelousas. Rite of Committal will follow at Holy Sepulcher Mausoleum in Opelousas. Hazel Credeur Collins, age 99, a resident of Plaisance, passed away on Wednesday August 7, 2019 in a local care facility. Hazel was born on November 18, 1919 to Leon and Josephine Credeur in Carencro, LA. She enjoyed crocheting, sewing, making Christmas candy, picking pecans...

Port Barre- A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Jason Charles Guidroz at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, August 9, 2019, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Fr. Clint Trahan will celebrate the mass. Rite of Committal will follow in the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Port Barre. Jason, age 47, a resident of Port Barre, passed away at his home surrounded by his loved ones on Sunday, August 4, 2019. He enjoyed hunting with his brother Mark, going fishing, doing wood work and working on special...

Opelousas- A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for John Ray Soileau at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 7, 2019, at St. Leo Catholic Church in Leonville. Fr. Darren Eldridge will celebrate the mass. Rite of Committal will follow in the St. Leo Cemetery in Leonville. John Ray, age 88, a resident of Leonville, passed away on Sunday, August 4, 2019. John Ray was in the US Army serving in the Korean War Conflicted. He is survived by son, John Donald “Deedy” Soileau of Leonville,...