All Obituaries

OPELOUSAS- A Private Graveside Service will be held for Pearly Woodson at the Bellevue Memorial Park in Opelousas. Fr. Darren Eldridge will conduct the service. Mr. Woodson, age 89, a resident of Opelousas passed away on Friday, April 3, 2020 at his residence surrounded by his family. Mr. Guidry served his country proudly in the United States Navy and United States Air Force. He was a member of the VFW and American Legion. He will be greatly missed by his family, friends and all who knew...

OPELOUSAS- A Private Graveside Service will be held for Esther Pitre at the Cedar Hill Cemetery in Washington. Fr. Matthew Higginbotham will conduct the service. Mrs. Pitre, age 93, was a resident of Plaisance, for the last 8 years she was a resident of Cest La Vie in Opelousas, passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2020, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Pitre was a member of Immaculate Conception Altar Society, and the Church Choir, also a member of the Washington Garden Club. She loved her...

PORT BARRE- A Private Graveside Service will be held for Joseph Lee Guidry at the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Port Barre. Fr. Clint Trahan will conduct the service. Mr. Guidry, age 78, a resident of Port Barre, passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at his residence surrounded by his family. Mr. Guidry was a self-employed company man who was highly regarded in the oil field. In his spare time, he enjoyed hunting, fishing and working on upholstery projects. He will be greatly missed by his...

Opelousas - A private graveside service will be held for Dr. Lloyd H. Boulet, Jr., M.D., at St. Michaels Mausoleum in St. Martinville. A Memorial Mass will be held at a later date. Lloyd H. Boulet, Jr., M.D., age 82, passed this life and entered a new life with Jesus on Sunday, March 29 at his residence surrounded by his family. Buck was the son of St. Martin Parish Superintendent L.H. Boulet, Sr and Leonie Bienvenu Boulet, the brother of attorney Stephen Boulet, all of whom preceded him...

BEAUMONT- A Graveside Service will be held for Nelson Thibodeaux at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, March 23, 2020, at Live Oak Memorial Park in Beaumont, TX. Fr. Anthony Paulose of Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church will conduct the service. Mr. Thibodeaux, age 82, a native of Beaumont, TX and resident of Lawtell, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at Eunice Manor Nursing Home. Mr. Thibodeaux moved back home to Lawtell after his wife’s passing in 2015 to be closer to his...

Opelousas - A PRIVATE SERVICE will be held for John Earl LeBlanc, he passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2020. John was a likeable person always interested in others. He loved to joke with his friends and family. He was a wonderful brother, husband, father and grandfather, and was proud of his family and their accomplishments. John was a teacher, coach, Asst. Principal and Principal for over 30 years. He was chosen Principal of the year with St. Landry Parish School Board, past board member...

Port Barre A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for James Lee Ozenne at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Port Barre. Fr. Clint Trahan will celebrate the Mass. Burial will follow at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in Port Barre. James loved camping and fishing with his family. He is survived by his wife, Mary Richard Ozenne of Port Barre; daughter, Ashley Savoie of Opelousas; step-daughters, Lindy Lopez of Scott and Shawn Hall of Lafayette;...

Port Barre A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Lee Allen Deville at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Port Barre. Fr. Clint Trahan will celebrate the Mass. Burial will follow at Sacred Heart Mausoleum in Port Barre. Lee Allen loved camping with his family and friends. He was a good friend to many that will miss him. He is survived by his brother, Donald W. Deville and his wife, Sandra of Washington; his sister, Sally Hebert and her...

OPELOUSAS- It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that the family of Judy Mendoza, age 69, announces her sudden passing on Thursday, March 5, 2020, at her residence in Opelousas. A gathering of family and friends to remember and say goodbye to Judy will be held on Saturday, March 7, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Sibille Funeral Home in Opelousas. She will be laid to rest alongside her granddaughter in St. Bridget’s Catholic Cemetery in Lawtell. Judy Ann Mendoza was born...

Sunset – Long-time public servant and, at one point, the longest-serving mayor in the United States, John Louis Olivier, 90, died peacefully in his sleep Saturday, February 29, 2020. Visitation is scheduled at Sibille Funeral Home of Opelousas, 2309 George Dr., Opelousas, La., on Friday, March 6, from 4 to 9 p.m., a rosary at 6 p.m., and on Saturday from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Funeral services to follow at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 74 Church St., Grand Coteau, La., on...