OBITUARIES

Jun 16, 2019

A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 20, 2019 at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens for Ranie Broussard, 72, who passed away on Sunday, June 16, 2019.   Scott McKenzie, of First Baptist Church Lafayette, will conduct graveside services.

Ranie is survived by one daughter, Tiella Wilson and her husband Dana “A.J.”;  one son, Troy...

Jun 14, 2019

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, June 17, 2019 in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Tite Baudoin, 85, who passed away on Friday, June 14, 2019.  Father Gary Schexnayder will officiate the funeral ceremony.  Interment will be at Calvary Cemetery.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, June...

Jun 8, 2019

Emile Thomas Mouton, 88, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, June 8, 2019.  A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on what would have been his 89th birthday, Friday, June 21, 2019, at St.  Genevieve Catholic Church in Lafayette.

Mr. Mouton, known to many of his work associates as “Moot” and to many...

Jun 5, 2019

A private family service will be held at a later date for Lurline Dugas, 88, who passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2019.

Walters Funeral Home, (337) 706-8941, is in charge of funeral arrangements.

May 21, 2019

A private family and friends graveside service will be held for Mark Wilmore, 42, who passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2019.  Interment will be at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens.

Mark is survived by one daughter, Brittany Wilmore;  two sons, Dylan Wilmore and Hogan Wilmore;  and his mother, Diane Wilmore.

He was preceded in death by...

May 11, 2019

A Celebration of Life will be held in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home on Sunday, June 9, 2019 from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. for Johnnie Dye, 94, who passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2019.  Kevin Stewart, Youth Pastor at Vineyard Church, will officiate the ceremony.

Mrs. Dye is survived by two daughters, Terry...

May 11, 2019

Services are pending for Marylynn Nicholas, 65, who passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2019.

Walters Funeral Home, (337) 706-8941, is in charge of arrangements.

Apr 21, 2019

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Ike Hebert, 84, who passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2019.  The Rev. Wayne Howington will officiate the ceremony.

Visitation hours will be observed on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. until time of...

Apr 11, 2019

A Liturgy of the Word Service will be held at 2:30 pm on Saturday, April 13, 2019 in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Mary Virgina Racca Romero, age 82, who passed away Thursday, April 11, 2019 at her Carencro residence. Mrs. Romero was a native of Lafayette and was a parishioner at St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic...

Mar 31, 2019

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 4, 2019 in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Ricky DeWayne Jock, 56, who passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2019.  The Reverend Edward Duhon, Associate Pastor at St. Genevieve Catholic Church, will officiate the services.  Organist and soloist is Jodi Bollich.  Interment will take...

Mar 29, 2019

Funeral services are pending for Joe Clark Wheeler, 54.

Walters Funeral Home, (337) 706-8941, is in charge of arrangements.

Mar 23, 2019

Graveside services will be held for Paul Smithey on Friday, April 5, 2019 at Louisiana National Cemetery in Zachary at 2:30 pm. Smithey passed away on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 62 years old.

Walters Funeral Home, (337) 706-8941, is in charge of arrangements.

Mar 20, 2019

A Gathering of Friends will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 in the Live Oak Room at Walters Funeral Home for Judith Louise Goodstone, 76, who passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2019.

Judith is survived by her partner, Sandra Guidry of Arnaudville, LA and was preceded in death by...

Mar 19, 2019

A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Steve Landry, 58, who passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2019.  Deacon Ken Soignier will officiate the services.

Visitation hours will be observed on Saturday, March 23, 2019 from 1:00 p.m. until time...

Mar 18, 2019

Rana Hedde Wright, 44, passed away on Monday, March 18, 2019.

She is survived by her father, Roger Wright, Sr. of Lafayette;  one brother, Roger Wright, Jr. and his wife Sonya of South Riding, VA;  two half-sisters, Brenda Leger of Titusville, FL,  and Lynn Leger of Jacksonville, FL;  and two half-brothers, David Geisendorff of Lafayette,  and Lonnie...

Mar 14, 2019

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, March 18, 2019 at 3:00 pm in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Mary Helen Touchet Comeaux, 91, who passed away March 14, 2019. Father Gary Schexnayder will be the Celebrant of the funeral mass and will conduct the funeral services. Lexie Defelice and Amber Credeur will be...

Mar 5, 2019

Funeral services will be held Friday, March 8, 2019 at 11:00 am in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Joseph J.Venable, 79, who passed away March 5, 2019. Father Kenneth Domingue, pastor of St. John Berchman Church in Cankton will conduct the funeral services. Musical selections will be performed by Phyllis Simar and Charlotte Jagneaux. Zachary and...

Mar 3, 2019

A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 10, 2019 at Trinity Anglican Church for Jean McGregor Lindsay Berry, 99, who died peacefully at her home in Lafayette on Sunday 3 March 2019.  Her ashes will be buried in the Ruby Cemetery in Ruby, SC.  This final resting place is across the street from her...

Mar 2, 2019

Tang Thi Thanh Van  passed away March 2, 2019 at Our Lady of the Lake in Baton Rouge after a brief illness. She was 85 years old.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Quan Tang and Bui Nguyen.

Survivors include her brother Tang Minh Chau and his wife, Ngoc Nguyen; one cousin, Kim...

Feb 28, 2019

A Memorial Mass will be held Thursday, March 7, 2019 at 2:00 pm in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Elizabeth "Liz" Anne Shamp Smith, who passed peacefully in Lafayette on February 28, 2019. Father Gary Schexnayder will be the celebrant of the mass. The ashes of she and her beloved husband of 52 years, Merlin C....