All Obituaries

OPELOUSAS- A Funeral Service will be held for Mr. Paul C. Darbonne at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 12, 2019, in the Sibille Funeral Home Chapel in Opelousas; visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Rev. Benny Reppond will conduct the service. Mr. Darbonne, age 83, a resident of Opelousas, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at Senior Village Nursing Home. Mr. Darbonne served his country proudly as Military Policeman in the United States Air...

OPELOUSAS- A Funeral Service will be held for Joyena “Joy” Lanclos at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, October 4, 2019, in the Sibille Funeral Home Chapel in Opelousas. Pastor Alan Spence will conduct the service. Burial will follow in the Bellevue Memorial Park in Opelousas. Mrs. Joy, age 81, a resident of Opelousas, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at Opelousas General Health System. Mrs. Joy waitressed at the Palace Café in Opelousas for over 40 years. She was...

PORT BARRE- A memorial services will be held for Johnny Ray Higginbotham  on Saturday, October 12, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. in the Sibille Funeral Home Chapel. Fr. Clint Trahan will conduct the service. Johnny, age 64, a resident of Port Barre, passed away on Saturday, September 28, 2019 at his home. He is survived by son, Johnny Keye Higginbotham and his wife, Tara of Union Missouri; his daughter, Kimberly Wilson and her husband, Les of Union, Missouri; brother, Michael...

PORT BARRE- A Christian Funeral Service for Christy Lea Bazar will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, at Courtableau Baptist Church in Port Barre; visitation will begin at 11:00 a.m. in the church until time of service. Pastor Keith Davidson will officiate the service. Interment will follow in the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Port Barre. Ms. Bazar passed away on Saturday, September 28, 2019 at J. Michael Morrow in Arnaudville, LA. Christy enjoyed cooking and gathering with family...

Opelousas- Funeral services will be held for David Wayne Stepp at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, September 27, 2019, in the Sibille Funeral Home Chapel. Pastor Eugene Reiszner will conduct the service. David, age 66, a resident of Opelousas, passed away on Monday, September 23, 2019 at his home. David served in the Vietnam war, served in the AWANA-ministry, retired from Valero Oil & Gas Company after working for the company over 20 years (known by his co-workers as Stepper). David enjoyed...

OPELOUSAS- A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Elsie Mae Cortez Reed at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 25, 2019, in the Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church . Fr. Austin Leger will celebrate the Mass. Burial will follow in the Bellevue Memorial Park in Opelousas. Elsie Mae Cortez Reed entered this world on February 23, 1928. She went home to our Lord on Sunday, September 22, 2019. Elsie was a South Central Bell telephone operator and one of the first Avon and Mary...

OPELOUSAS- A Funeral Service will be held for Eldriner Guidry Smith at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 24, 2019, in the Sibille Funeral Home Chapel in Opelousas; visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday morning. Rev. Wayne Howington will conduct the service. Burial will follow in the Bellevue Memorial Park in Opelousas. Mrs. Smith, age 93, a resident of Carencro and native of Opelousas, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 21, 2019 at her residence surrounded by her family. Mrs....

Sr. Elsie Marie Vidrine, MSC, (AKA Sr. Maurice) was born December 12, 1926 in Ville Platte, Louisiana. She Died at Our Lady of Prompt Succor at 7:25 on September 20, 2019 Sr. Elsie was preceded in death by her father, Joseph P. Vidrine, her mother Felicia Soileau Vidrine, and her brothers, Goodwin Vidrine and Woodrow Vidrine. She is survived by her brother, Winston Vidrine and her sister, Ethel Fontenot and many nieces and nephews. Sr. Elsie entered the Congregation of the Marianites of...

LEONVILLE- A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Paula Guidry Robin at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, September 23, 2019, at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church in Leonville. Fr. Darren Eldridge will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Paula, age 55, a resident of Port Barre, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 20, 2019 at Lafayette General Medical Center surrounded by her loved ones. Mrs. Paula enjoyed spending time at camp, cooking and going...

OPELOUSAS- A Funeral Service will be held for Norma Lee Fontenot at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 17, 2019, in the Sibille Funeral Home Chapel in Opelousas; visitation will begin at 8:00 a.m. Tuesday morning. Fr. Austin Leger will conduct the service. Burial will follow in the Bellevue Memorial Park in Opelousas. Ms. Fontenot, age 86, a resident of Lawtell and native of Opelousas, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 16, 2019 at Opelousas General Health System. Ms. Fontenot in her...