All Obituaries

James “Jim” Tatman Opelousas- A Funeral Service will be held for James “Jim” Tatman on Saturday, January 22, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. in the Sibille Funeral Home Chapel in Opelousas. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. until time of service. Pastor Vinnie Bullara will officiate the funeral service. Rite of Committal and Interment will follow in the Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery. Jim age 91, passed away on Monday, January 17, 2022, at Avanti Assisted Living in...

Opelousas – A Graveside Service will be held for Mrs. Lois Clary York on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at Bellevue Memorial Park in Opelousas. Fr. Clint Trahan will conduct the service.  Lois, age 91, a resident of Opelousas, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, January 16, 2022 at Opelousas General Health System with her loving family by her side. Lois loved spending time outdoors and tending to her garden. She also enjoyed playing pokeno with friends....

Opelousas – Funeral Services are pending for Keith Wayne Dunbar. Keith, age 41, a resident of Opelousas, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, January 15, 2022, at his residence with his family by his side. Keith enjoyed fixing things especially doing mechanic work with his best friend, Nick Welch. He also enjoyed being outdoors, going fishing. He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him. Keith is survived by his partner of 15 years, Robbin Ledoux; mother, Cecilia...

Gilbert Peter DeLisle, Jr., was born May 20, 1931, to Gilbert Peter DeLisle and Marie Ursula Durivage DeLisle, in Dallas, Texas.  At the age of seven, Gilbert, nicknamed Gib (Big spelled backwards, as he told everyone) and his family moved to Houston, TX.  He attended St. Anne’s Catholic School and graduated from St. Thomas High School in 1949.  He enrolled in the University of Houston, and after two years, enrolled in the US Navy during the Korean War.  Those two...

Opelousas – A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Loyd Breaux on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. in the Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church. Fr. Greg Simien will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal will follow at Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery. Loyd, age 83, a resident of Opelousas, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, January 2022, at Opelousas General Health System with his loving family by his side. I’d like the memory of me to be filled with joy and...

Grand Coteau- A Funeral Service will be held for Albert "Be Be" Lee Melancon on Saturday, January 15, 2022 in the Sibille Funeral Home Chapel in Grand Coteau; visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. until time of services at 11:00 a.m. Minister Jude Lewis will officiate the funeral service.  Albert Lee Melancon, beloved father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, and friend passed away on January 6, 2022, at Opelousas General. He will be dearly missed by his...

Opelousas – A Memorial Service for Paul L. Morain will be held on Sunday, December 26, 2021 from 2:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at the American Legion Hall (261 Bayou Road) in Port Barre. Paul, age 53, a resident of Port Barre, passed away on Friday, December 17, 2021, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Paul was an avid outdoorsman he enjoyed hunting and especially going fishing. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends. Paul is survived by...

Port Barre – A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Sherman Thomas Nugent, Jr. on Saturday, December 18, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Port Barre. Fr. Clint Trahan will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal will follow at St. Leo Cemetery in Leonville. Mr. Nugent, age 78, a resident of Port Barre, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Nugent was a beloved husband, father, and...

PALMETTO- A Private Funeral Service was held for Jeff H. Benhard at the Sibille Funeral Home Chapel in Opelousas. A Private Burial followed at First United Methodist Cemetery in Palmetto.  Jeff H. Benhard, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend passed away peacefully in his home on Tuesday, December 14, 2021. He will be dearly missed by family, friends, and business associates. The only child of Verona Robertson Benhard and Johannessen Hals Benhard, Jeff...

Opelousas- A Graveside Service will be held for Emily Fisette Brasseaux on Thursday, December 16, 2021, at 10:30 AM at Bellevue Memorial Park in Opelousas. Deacon Sammy Diesi will conduct the service. Burial will follow Graveside Service at Bellevue Memorial Park Mausoleum. Emily, age 84, a resident of Opelousas, passed away on Sunday, December 12, 2021, at Senior Village Nursing Home. Emily enjoyed cooking, playing cards (Bourre), and making candy for her family. She will be sadly...