Obituaries

Opelousas, Louisiana Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Opelousas, Louisiana & Surrounding Areas

Yvonne Fontenot

Yvonne Fontenot

Aug 20, 2016

Opelousas-A Funeral Service will be held for Yvonne F. Fontenot, age 83 at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, August 22, 2016, at Sibille Funeral Home Chapel. Rite of Committal and Interment will follow at Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery. Father James Brady will celebrate the Funeral Service. Yvonne was a resident of Opelousas. She passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2016,...

Easton Stelly, Sr.

Easton Stelly, Sr.

Aug 20, 2016

Opelousas- Hebrews 11:13 These men of faith I have mentioned died without ever receiving all that God had promised them; but they saw it all awaiting them on ahead and were glad, for they agreed that this Earth was not their real home but that they were just strangers visiting down here. Saturday, August 20, 2016 at 6:20 p.m.;...

Frances Dupre

Frances Dupre

Aug 15, 2016

Opelousas- Funeral service for Mrs. Frances Dupre will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 18, 2016, in the Sibille Funeral Home Chapel. Rite of Committal and interment will follow in the St. Andrew Cemetery in Plaisance, LA. Deacon Chuck Ortego will officiate the service. Frances, a resident of Opelousas, passed away on Monday, August 15, 2016, at...

Marie Lastrapes

Marie Lastrapes

Aug 15, 2016

Opelousas - A Mass of Christian Burial for Marie Therese Lastrapes will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 20, 2016, in the Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church. Rev. Msgr. Keith DeRouen will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal and Interment will follow in the Bellevue Memorial Park. It is with great sadness that the family...

Elton Ryder, Sr.

Elton Ryder, Sr.

Aug 14, 2016

Opelousas-Funeral services for Elton James "E.J." Ryder, Sr. will be held on Wednesday, August 17, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. in Sibille Funeral Home Chapel in Opelousas, LA. Rev. Michael Fitzgerald will officiate the services. Burial will follow in the Holy Sepulcher Cemetery. E. J. was a resident of Port Barre. He died on Sunday, August 14, 2016, at Senior...

Gloria Richard

Gloria Richard

Aug 12, 2016

Opelousas -Graveside funeral services for Gloria Jane Richard will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 17, 2016, in Bellevue Memorial Park in Opelousas, LA. Bro. Warren Stoute will officiate the services. Gloria was a native of Arnaudville and a longtime resident of Port Barre. She died on Friday, August 12, 2016, at Pointe Coupee Healthcare in New...

Genevieve Guillory

Genevieve Guillory

Aug 9, 2016

Opelousas -A gathering of remembrance for Genevieve "Judy" Timmons Guillory will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 11, 2016, in Sibille Funeral Home Chapel in Opelousas, LA. Rite of Committal and interment will follow in the Cedar Hill Cemetery. Judy was a native of Washington and a resident of Arnaudville; she died on Tuesday, August 9, 2016,...

Amantha Doucet

Amantha Doucet

Aug 7, 2016

Port Barre- Mass of Christian Burial for Amantha Doucet, known to many as "Dolly", will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 10, 2016, in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Port Barre. Rite of Committal and interment will follow in the Sacred Heart Cemetery. Fr. Daniel Picard will officiate the services. Amantha was a native and longtime...

Rita Hutchins

Rita Hutchins

Jul 31, 2016

Port Barre -A Mass of Christian Burial for Rita Guillory Hutchins will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 2, 2016, in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Port Barre. Fr. Daniel Picard will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal and Interment will follow in the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Port Barre. Rita was a native of Port...

James Devillier

James Devillier

Jul 28, 2016

Leonville-A Mass of Christian Burial for Mr. James Matthew DeVillier will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 30, 2016, in the St. Leo the Great Catholic Church of Leonville, LA. Rite of Committal and Interment will follow in the St. Leo Cemetery in Leonville. Father Kenneth Domingue will celebrate the Mass. Mr. DeVillier was a native of...

Clara D'Avy

Clara D'Avy

Jul 24, 2016

Clara Lindsly D'Avy Opelousas-A Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 27, 2016, at Sibille Funeral Home Chapel for Clara Lindlsy D'Avy. Deacon Tom Lindsey will conduct the Funeral Service. Rite of Committal and Interment will follow in the Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery in Opelousas. Ms. Clara was a resident of Opelousas and passed on...

Ovie Mcglothlin, Jr.

Ovie Mcglothlin, Jr.

Jul 22, 2016

Opelousas-A Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, July 25, 2016, at Sibille Funeral Home Chapel for Ovie V. McGlothlin, Jr. Deacon Dwayne Joubert will conduct the Funeral Service. Ovie was a resident of Opelousas and died on Friday, July 22, 2016, at his residence, at the age of 67. Ovie was born in Alexandria, La....

Yvonne Ducharme

Yvonne Ducharme

Jul 21, 2016

Opelousas-Private memorial services and funeral rites will be held for Yvonne Ducharme and her immediate family. Deacon Mitch Hebert will officiate. Yvonne Melancon Bruner Ducharme was a native of Cecilia and a longtime resident of Port Barre and Breaux Bridge. She passed away on Thursday, July 21, 2016, at J. Michael Morrow Memorial Nursing Home in Arnaudville, surrounded by...

Dana Emerson

Dana Emerson

Jul 19, 2016

Opelousas-A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, July 22, 2016, at St. Bridget Catholic Church for Dana Pitre Emerson. Fr. Ted Broussard will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal and Interment will follow in the St. Bridget Cemetery in Lawtell. Dana was a resident of Prairie Ronde. She died on Tuesday, July 19,...

Joyce Bourque

Joyce Bourque

Jul 16, 2016

Opelousas-A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church for Mrs. Joyce Stelly Bourque. Rev. Msgr. Keith J. DeRouen and Rev. Fr. Gary Schexnayder will concelebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal and Interment will follow in the Bellevue Memorial Park in Opelousas. Joyce Stelly...

Carrol Lavergne

Carrol Lavergne

Jul 15, 2016

Carrol Dugal Lavergne Opelousas - A Mass of Christian Burial for Carrol Jean Dugal Lavergne will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 19, 2016, in the Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church. Fr. Greg Simien will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal and Interment will follow in the Bellevue Memorial Park. It is with great sadness that...

Alma Reed

Alma Reed

Jul 11, 2016

Opelousas-A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Alma F. Reed, age 88 at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church. Rite of Committal and Interment will follow at Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery. Father Greg Semien will celebrate the Mass. Alma was a resident of Opelousas. She passed away on Monday,...

Dr. Bourgeois, Sr.

Dr. Bourgeois, Sr.

Jul 10, 2016

November 18, 1928 - July 10, 2016 A resident of Opelousas, Dr. George S. Bourgeois Sr., age 87, died at home peacefully, Sunday, July 10, 2016, surrounded by family. He died the way he lived-with peace, dignity, and grace. He was born November 18, 1928, in Opelousas, Louisiana. A beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and uncle, Dr. George...

Brandy Janise

Brandy Janise

Jul 8, 2016

Opelousas- Funeral service for Brandy Guillory Janise will be held at 12:00 noon on Tuesday, July 12, 2016, at First Baptist Church of Opelousas. Rite of Committal and Interment will follow in the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Port Barre. Rev. Perry Hubbs will conduct the Service. Brandy was of resident of Arnaudville. She passed away on Friday, July 8...

Estelle Houston

Estelle Houston

Jul 4, 2016

New Roads-Grave side service will be held for, Estelle Houston, she passed away on Monday, July 4, 2016 at Point Coupee General, at the age of 88. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Sibille Funeral Home of Opelousas.