OBITUARIES

Sep 19, 2019

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, September 23, 2019 at 1:30 pm in the  for Harold "Smiley" Hebert, 90, who passed away September 19, 2019. Father Brian Taylor, pastor of St. Genevieve will be the Celebrant of the funeral Mass and will conduct the funeral services. Interment will follow the mass in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. Survivors...

Sep 3, 2019

Memorial Services will be held Saturday, September 7, 2019 at 10:00 am in Gallant Fields of Greenlawn Memorial Gardens for Dow "D.W." Rushing Jr., 92, who passed away September 3, 2019 at the Southwest Louisiana War Veterans Home in Jennings, La. Military funeral honors will be presented. Survivors include two sons, Randy Rushing of Breaux Bridge and Larry Rushing of...

Aug 30, 2019

Services are pending for Jean Toubert, 93, who passed away on Friday, August 30, 2019.

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

Aug 26, 2019

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, August 29, 2019 at 11:00 am at St Jules Catholic Church for Wilson Joseph Suire, 81, who passed away August 26, 2019 at his residence. Father Dan Edwards, pastor of St. Jules Church, will be the Celebrant of the funeral Mass and will conduct the funeral services. Private, family burial...

Aug 24, 2019

Joyce Keller Delahoussaye, 82, died peacefully and surrounded by family on August 24, 2019 at St. Joseph's Hospice Carpenter House in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Joyce was born and raised on Welham Plantation in Hester, Louisiana. She was the seventh of eight children, having six brothers and one sister.

Her large family will cherish her memory. Joyce...

Aug 18, 2019

Former Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco peacefully passed away on August 18, 2019 at St. Joseph’s Hospice Carpenter House in Lafayette, La., surrounded by her beloved husband of 55 years, Raymond Blanco, their children and other family members. The cause of death was ocular melanoma.

The woman who would become Louisiana’s first (and so far only) female governor...

Aug 14, 2019

Funeral services will be held at Monday, August 19, 2019 at 2:00 pm in the Live Oak Room at Walters Funeral Home for Mildred Hebert, 90, who passed away August 14, 2019. Interment will follow the services in Lafayette Memorial Park. Visitation will be held from 9:00 am - 2:00 pm on Monday at Walters Funeral Home. Survivors include...

Aug 8, 2019

A Funeral Mass will be held at Walters Funeral Home in the Sunrise Chapel on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. for Wilven J. Boudreaux, 73, who passed away on Thursday, August 8, 2019.  Father Aaron Melancon will officiate the services.

Visitation hours will be observed on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 from 11:00 a.m. until time...

Aug 6, 2019

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, August 9, 2019 at 2:00 pm at St. Elizabeth Seton Church for Lorita B. Mouton, 77, who passed away August 6, 2019. Father David Hebert, pastor of St. Elizabeth Seton will be the Celebrant for the mass and conduct the funeral services. Leslie Soileau and Cherie Tweedel will be the...

Aug 6, 2019

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, August 9, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church in Lafayette for Gertrude Credeur Clause, 94, who passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at her residence in Lafayette.  Father Dustin Dought, Pastor at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church, will officiate the ceremony.  Interment will...

Jul 31, 2019

A mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00pm on Friday, August 2, 2019 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Carencro for Jeffery “Jeff” Meaux, 69, who passed away on July 31, 2019. Members of the United States Air Force will be on hand at the burial to perform TAPS and have a flag folding. Visitation will take...

Jul 27, 2019

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at 1:30 pm in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Emery P. Breaux, 91, who passed away July 27, 2019. Deacon Ken Soignier will conduct the funeral services. Interment with military honors will follow the service in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. The family will receive visitors beginning at 9:00...

Jul 22, 2019

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am in the Live Oak Room at Walters Funeral Home for Tammy Ann Trosclair, 59, who passed away July 22, 2019. Deacon Jim Kincel will conduct the funeral services. Visitation will be on Thursday morning from 9:00 am until services.

Survivors include her husband, John Trosclair of Lafayette; one daughter,...

Jul 18, 2019

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, July 22, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Donna Gail Savoie, 72, who passed away on Thursday, July 18, 2019.  The Reverend Brian Taylor, Pastor at St. Genevieve Catholic Church, will officiate the funeral ceremony.  Lectors will be Kassi Guilbeau and Waite Reeves,  and gift bearers...

Jul 6, 2019

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 11, 2019 at St. Peter Catholic Church in Carencro for Barbara Beadle, 82, who passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2019.  Father Mark Ledoux, Pastor of St. Peter Catholic Church, will officiate the funeral ceremony.  Interment will be with her husband in the Port Hudson...

Jul 4, 2019

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, July 8, 2019 at 2:00 pm in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Jeanette Dugas, 80, who passed away July 4, 2019. Father Gary Schexnayder will be the Celebrant of the funeral Mass and will conduct the funeral services. Lectors will be Veronica Bourque and Hilary Bourque; gift...

Jul 1, 2019

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, July 5, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Mary Mother of the Church for Audrey Bertrand, 96, who passed away on Monday, July 1, 2019, surrounded by her children.  The Reverend Cederic Sonnier, Pastor at St. Mary Mother of the Church, and Father Millard Boyer will con-celebrate the funeral...

Jun 24, 2019

Oklahoma native Lois Ann Riley passed away on June 24, 2019 at her home, surrounded by loved ones. Born on January 11, 1945 to Berry L. Anderson and Juanda L. Cole, Lois Ann Riley (Anderson) was their only child. She was spoiled terribly by her father who was known to many in the oilfield as "Andy", but was always...

Jun 24, 2019

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, July 1, 2019 at 11 am at St. Elizabeth Seton Church for Benny J. Nele, 79, who passed away June 24, 2019 at his residence. Con-celebrating the funeral mass will be Fathers Gary Schexnayder, Ed Duhon, and David Hebert. Lector will be Melissa Mott; gift bearers will be Brooke Nele...

Jun 23, 2019

Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 29, 2019 at 1:00 pm in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Betty Sharpe Johnson, age 58. Betty passed from this life into eternity on Sunday June 23, 2019 after a long and courageous struggle with cancer. Fred Malone and Tom Hicks of First Baptist Church in Clinton, La. will...