OBITUARIES

May 16, 2018

Catholic funeral services will be held Friday, May 18, 2018 at 1:00 pm in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Flora Bell Sonnier, 98, who passed away May 16, 2018. Deacon Ken Soignier will officiate the services. Interment will be in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. Survivors include two sisters, Dorothy and her husband Bobby Jr. Hebert, and Gustavia...

May 16, 2018

Catholic funeral services will be held Saturday, May 19, 2018 at 10:00 am in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Theresa Babineaux, 74, who passed away May 16, 2018. Deacon Ken Soignier will conduct the funeral services. Stephanie Hoffpauir, organist and soloist, will perform "I Have Loved You", "Psalm 27", "Ave Maria", and "I Heard God Today"....

May 15, 2018

Funeral services will be held Monday, May 21, 2018 at 1:00 pm in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Jeffrey Spring, 68, who passed away May 15, 2018. Deacon Ken Soignier will conduct the funeral services. Lectors include his son Julian Spring and Ron Bayless. Eulogies will be given by Renee Robichaux, Ernie Elsbury, Clint Fontenot, and...

May 13, 2018

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at 11:00 am in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Gerald Robert, 73, who passed away May 13, 2018 at his residence. Father Gary Schexnayder will be the Celebrant of the funeral Mass. Morgan Verret and Kari Harrington will be the lectors; Laura and Adrian...

May 5, 2018

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, May 5, 2018 in the Sunrise Chapel  at Walters Funeral Home for Mark Matzinger.

Inurnment will take place at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens immediately following the service.

Apr 29, 2018

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at St. Elizabeth Seton Church for Gene Alvin "Pa Bon" Melancon, 83, who passed away April 29, 2018. Father Gary Schexnayder will be the Celebrant of the funeral Mass and will conduct the funeral services. Marie Moreau and Michelle Clements will be the...

Apr 25, 2018

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at 3:00 pm in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Leisa Jo George, 69, who passed away April 25, 2018.

Survivors include her children, Leisa and her husband Ryan Locke and William Kartsimas II and his wife Denise; five grandchildren, Jade Arceneaux, Jace Locke, James Locke,...

Apr 19, 2018

Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 am on Thursday, April 26, 2018 in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Jahzaiah Colon, 15, who passed away on Thursday, April 19, 2018.  Father Rene Pellesier will conduct the services.  Lectors will be Marcia Jones and Patricia Lopez.  Interment will take place at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens.

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Apr 10, 2018

NEW YORK - A Memorial Mass will be held at noon on Saturday, April 21, 2018 at Holy Cross Catholic Church for Lafayette native Brian Daniel Fruge, who passed away earlier this month. He was 44 years old.

Brian is survived by his parents, and his wife Chunmei Liu.

Brian was born in on February...

Apr 7, 2018

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Church Point for David Wayne LeBlanc, 60, who passed away April 7, 2018.  Deacon Josh LeBlanc will conduct the services. Nick Mirza will be the lector; Naomi Broussard will provide the musical selections. Burial will follow the...

Apr 3, 2018

LAFAYETTE – A Mass of Christian burial will be held on Friday, April 6, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Genevieve Catholic Church for Lloyd Dugas, who passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2018.  The Reverend Gary Schexnayder will officiate the ceremony.  Organist and soloist will be Jodi Bollich.  Interment will take place at Evangeline Memorial Gardens in Carencro.

Apr 1, 2018

Services are pending for Mickey Cubbedge, , who passed away on Sunday, April 1, 2018.

Walters Funeral Home is in charge of funeral arrangements.

Mar 29, 2018

A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, April 2, 2018 in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Juanita Burleigh, 94, who passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 29, 2018.  Deacon Ken Soignier will officiate the ceremony.  Inurnment will take place immediately following the service at Lafayette Memorial Park.

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Mar 24, 2018

Larry David Voss, 70, of Carencro, Louisiana passed away Saturday, March 24, 2018 in Houston, Texas. He was born on April 9, 1947 in Memphis, Tennessee to Margaret and Hollis Voss. He was a husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, veteran, business owner, mentor, world traveler, and friend.

Larry was a proud graduate of Treadwell High School where “Everyone...

Mar 17, 2018

Services are pending for Lester Lange, 80, who passed away on March 17, 2018.

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

Mar 15, 2018

A Memorial Mass will be held Monday, March 19, 2018 at 2:00 pm in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Warren "Joe" Breaux Sr., 91, who passed away March 15, 2018 at the Southwest Louisiana War Veterans Home in Jennings, La. Father Russell Harrington, pastor of St. John Berchmans Church, will be the Celebrant of the funeral...

Mar 3, 2018

A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist for Marcelle Fortier Citron, age 91, who died peacefully in her home surrounded by family Saturday, March 3, 2018.  The Mass will be prayed by the Reverend Michael Delcambre, Pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in...

Feb 27, 2018

Raymond “Jack” Johnson passed away on Tuesday, February 27, 2018.

Survivors include his wife of 69 years, Mamie Johnson of Lafayette;  two daughters, Colleen Geer and her husband Jerry of Lafayette, and Rosemary Massey and her husband Mike of Kingwood, TX;  two sons, Raymond Johnson, Jr. and his wife Liz of Lafayette, and Bob Johnson and his...

Feb 24, 2018

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday, February 28, 2018, 11:00 am at St. Elizabeth Seton Church for Genevieve "Jan" Bearb, 87, who passed away February 24, 2018. Father Austin Leger will be the Celebrant of the funeral Mass and will conduct the funeral services. Marianne Hebert will be the lector; Stacey Bearb and Paulette Hebert will...

Feb 20, 2018

Funeral Services will be held on Friday, February 23, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Octavia Catherine Catalan-Porche-Handy, 73, who passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2018.  Father Chester Arceneaux, Pastor of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, will officiate the ceremony.

Visitation hours will be held on Friday, February...