All Obituaries

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...

Opelousas- Funeral Service for David Eli Woodson, Sr. at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 18, 2019, at the Sibille Funeral Home Chapel in Opelousas. Father Darren Eldridge conduct the service. Burial followed at Bellevue Memorial Park. Mr. Woodson, age 75, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 14, 2019 at his residence. He is survived by his wife, Jessica Richard Woodson of Leonville; sons, David E. Woodson, Jr. of Opelousas, Bruce (Tony) Woodson of Leonville, Johnny Woodson...

LAFAYETTE- A Requiem Mass will be held for Racheal Meche Graham at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 18, 2019, at Christ the King Church in Lafayette. Fr. Francis Miller, OFM will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal will follow in the Bellevue Memorial Park in Opelousas. Racheal, age 40, a resident of Opelousas, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 13, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loved ones. Racheal was a graduate at the University of Louisiana with a Bachelor of...

Opelousas- A Private Funeral Service was held for Anna Lee Doucet Beadle at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, September 13, 2019, at the Sibille Funeral Home Chapel in Opelousas. Deacon Sammy Diesi conducted the service. Burial followed at Bellevue Memorial Park. Mrs. Beadle, age 98, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at her residence. She is survived by her daughter, Sharon Beadle Smith of Opelousas; son-in-law, Dwight Fontenot of Youngsville; 5 grandchildren, Brandi Smith Zeringue...

Opelousas- A memorial service will be held for Carolyn May Bruce at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on Saturday, September 21, 2019 on 1:00 p.m. Carolyn, age 80, a resident of Opelousas, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 8, 2019, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Carolyn enjoyed crocheting, cross stitch, bead work, cross word puzzles, playing cards reading, and spending time with her family. She is survived by her children, James Bruce and his...

Grand Coteau – Funeral service for Nolan Miller will be held on Thursday, September 5, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. at Sibille Funeral Home of Grand Coteau. Burial with follow at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Cemetery. Father Clint Trahan will officiate. Nolan Joseph Miller, 73, a resident of Sunset passed away Wednesday, September 4, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. He enjoyed raising cattle and spending time with his family. He is survived by his wife, Eva P. Miller; sons, Randy Miller...

Cherie Suzanne Spicer Murr, of Port Barre, Louisiana, aged 39, passed peacefully from this earthly home Friday, August 30, 2019, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Cherie is survived by her husband, Joshua Murr, and her daughters, Elizabeth Ronica Hartzell and Jolie Colette Murr.  Their youngest daughter, Lila Clair Murr preceded her in death as did her maternal grandparents, James and Betty Whiteley; her dad, Ronald Stailey; her father, Claude Spicer; and her husband, Frederick James...

Opelousas- A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Dorthey Inez Stegall Benoit on Monday, September 2, 2019, at 5:00 p.m. at the St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas. Msgr. Russell Harrington will celebrate the mass. Dorthey, age 80, a resident of Opelousas, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 30, 2019, at The Carpenter House of St. Joseph Hospice surrounded by her loving family. Dorthey enjoyed being a part of the Elks Ladies Auxiliary, dancing, bourre, caring for...

Dotsy was born in Opelousas on July 27, 1921.  She was the second of three daughters born to William Allen and Josie Price Dezauche.  Her home has always been Opelousas, where she graduated from Opelousas High School in 1938.  She attended Gulf Park College in Long Beach, MS and Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.  In 1941, she married Robert Sanders Tomlinson, who shortly after entered the Army Air Corps to serve in World War II.  Two sons were born to them,...

Opelousas- A Private Memorial service will be held for Baby Landry Kay Hollier at a later date. Baby Landry Kay, gained her angel wings on Friday, August 30, 2019 at Opelousas General Health System. Left to cherish her memory are her parents, Christopher “Jake” Hollier and Lisa Hunt Hollier; her big brother, Jackson Hollier; grandparents, Tommy and Cindy Hollier, and Rodney Hunt. She joins her grandmother, Melissa Parker Hunt, in eternal rest.     In lieu of...