OBITUARIES

Dec 7, 2017

A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, December 11, 2017 in the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist for Sandra Oppenheimer who died December  7, 2017 at St. Joseph Carpenter House in Lafayette.  The Reverend Chester Arceneaux, Rector of the Cathedral, will conduct the Mass. Burial will take place in Fountain Memorial Gardens Cemetery....

Dec 4, 2017

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date in Flora, Illinois for Kent Worthall, 59, who passed away on Monday, December 4, 2017.

Survivors include his son, Matthew R. Brown of Flora, IL;  three sisters, Sheila Conner and her husband Robert of Lakeland, FL,  Judi Branstettar and her husband Jack of Ventura, CA,  and...

Dec 1, 2017

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, December 4, 2017 in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Edna D. Roberts who died at her residence Friday, December 1, 2017. In charge of the religious ceremony will be Deacon Randy Hyde.  Lectors are Shawn Breaux and Raime Thibodeaux.  Burial will take place in Calvary Cemetery. Edna...

Nov 25, 2017

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, November 30, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Pius Catholic Church in Ragley, Louisiana for Daniel O’Dell, Sr., 87, who passed away on Saturday, November 25, 2017.

Survivors include his wife, Mavis O’Dell of Lafayette;  two daughters, Kathryn O’Dell Granger and her husband Michael of Jacksonville, FL,...

Nov 23, 2017

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, November 27, 2017 at Crossroads Church for Anna Lee Lyons, 89, who passed away on Thursday, November 23, 2017.  Pastor Jeff Ables will officiate the ceremony.  Interment will take place at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Church Point, LA.

Visitation hours will be observed...

Nov 22, 2017

A funeral Mass will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, November 25, 2017 in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Ronald James Armentor, age 69, who passed away peacefully at 9:30 p.m., Wednesday, November 22, 2017 with his family by his side.  The Mass will be recited by the Reverend Steve LeBlanc, Pastor of St. Pius X...

Nov 19, 2017

Memorial services will be held at 2:00 pm on Monday, November 27, 2017 at Northwood United Methodist Church  for Louis George Guillie, Jr., who was affectionately known as "Honey". He passed away November 19, 2017 at his residence in Carencro. He was 70 years old. Reverend John Vining, pastor of Northwood United will conduct the funeral services. Survivors include...

Nov 16, 2017

Learning to fly. Most of us learn to walk, talk, work and make our way in the world. Kathie Zimmerman learned to fly. For her, there was no other way. Born in the Midwest, Kathie’s work ethic was forged by an astute, enterprising oil and gas entrepreneur and a fiery, determined, redhead (her mother was also the...

Nov 12, 2017

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, November 18, 2017 at the Episcopal Church of the Ascension for George "Randy"  Herman, 81, who passed away November 12, 2017 at his residence. Reverend Joseph Daly, rector of Ascension, will conduct the funeral services. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Judith Herman of Lafayette;...

Nov 10, 2017

Funeral services will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, November 17, 2017 at Crossroads Church for Billy Barrett, Jr., 64, who passed away on Friday, November 10, 2017.

Survivors include his wife of 20 years, Rachael Barrett;  one daughter, Bonnie Comeaux and her husband Adam;  three sons, Bryan Barrett and his wife Heather,  Brady Barrett and...

Nov 6, 2017

Brandon Michael Boykin of Lafayette passed away on November 6, 2017, at the age of 33. Brandon was born in Lafayette, LA on September 7, 1984, the second eldest child to John and Mignon Boykin. Brandon was an intelligent, courageous, creative and talented young man. Brandon was a skilled machinist and began his own car-detailing business, First Impressions. Brandon...

Oct 19, 2017

LAFAYETTE - A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, October 23, 2017 at Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Scott for Una Mae Hargrave, age 83, who died Thursday, October 19. The funeral Mass will be con-celebrated by Michael Jarrell, Bishop Emeritus and Monsignor H.A. Larroque.

She is survived by four brothers and their...

Oct 17, 2017

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, October 20, 2017 at 11:00 am in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Leseuse "L.J." Begnaud Jr., who passed away October 17, 2017 at his daughter's residence in Loreauville. He was 94 years old. Father Gary Schexnayder will be the Celebrant of the funeral mass and will conduct...

Oct 7, 2017

Funeral services were held on Monday, October 9, 2017 for Steven J. Duhon, Sr., who passed away on Saturday, October 7, 2017 surrounded by his loving family.  Deacon Nelson Schexnayder officiated the ceremony.  Interment was held at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens.

He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Millicent “Mickye” Duhon;  two daughters, Lydia Hargrave and her...

Oct 4, 2017

Charles A. "Sonny" Durio, 81, passed away on Wednesday, October 4, 2017, after a brief illness in the hospital, surrounded by his family. He would’ve been 82 on his next birthday, November 11. Sonny, a Carencro resident, was born and raised in Opelousas. During his life, he also lived in Lafayette, Baton Rouge, and Alexandria, LA, as well El...

Oct 1, 2017

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 14, 2017 at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church for Denise Collins Roberts, 75, who passed away on Sunday, October 1, 2017.   Bishop Emeritus Michael Jarrell and Father Hampton Davis, Pastor of Our Lady Queen of Peace, will con-celebrate the Mass.  Interment will take...

Sep 29, 2017

Andrew "Andy" Thomas Malaxonis, 69, died of  natural causes on September 29, 2017, in Lafayette, LA.

Andy is, survived by his two sons, Andrew N. Malaxonis, and Brandon Malaxonis of Lafayette.

Andy was born on Dec 10, 1947, in Queens, New York.  He joined the US ARMY at age of 17, and was shortly after...

Sep 29, 2017

Catholic funeral services will be held Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Anna Mae Webb Huval, 79, who passed away Friday, September 29, 2017.  Deacon Kenneth Soignier will conduct the funeral services.  Virginia Webb and Michelle Alleman will be the lectors. Interment will follow the services in Calvary Cemetery....

Sep 26, 2017

Graveside services will be held Saturday, September 30th at 1:00 p.m. at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens for Stewart Newman, age 93, who passed away peacefully Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at 2:30 p.m. at The Carpenter House in Lafayette. A celebration of his life will follow at the residence of his son, Ron Newman in Carencro.

Major Newman, a...

Sep 9, 2017

Funeral liturgy services will be held Friday, September 15, 2017 at 10:00 am in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for David Wayne Gautreaux, 56, who passed away September 9, 2017. Deacon Kenneth Soignier will conduct the services. Darla Breaux and Dana Langlinais will be the lectors; Cherrie Lombas will be the soloist. Interment will follow the service...