Obituaries

May 6, 1936 - September 4, 2015
Funeral services were held for Joseph Rollins Saucier, 79, of Ville Platte, at the Ardoin’s Funeral Home Chapel in Ville Platte at 2 p.m., Monday, September 7. Burial followed in the Evangeline Memorial Park Cemetery.

March 7, 1942 - September 7, 2015
Funeral services were held for Don Wayne Lafleur, 73, of Ville Platte, at the Ardoin’s Funeral Home Chapel in Ville Platte at 1 p.m., Wednesday, September 9. Burial followed in the Platin Cemetery.

May 17, 1926 - September 3, 2015
MAMOU - Funeral services were held for Lorraine Barousse, 89, of Mamou, at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Mamou at 11 a.m., Saturday, September 5. Burial followed in the Old St. Ann’s Cemetery.

March 22, 1943 - September 5, 2015
Funeral services were held for Thomas Thrasher Jr., 72, of Pine Prairie, at the World Ministries Church in Eunice at 11 a.m., Monday, September 7. Burial followed in the Turkey Creek Cemetery.

March 16, 1964 - September 1, 2015
Funeral services will be held for Philip K. Fontenot, 51, of Ville Platte, at the LaVille Funeral Home Chapel in Ville Platte at 2 p.m., Saturday, September 5. Burial will follow in the Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

LAKE MARY, Florida - Private funeral services were held Leonard Anthony “Pompey” Coreil Jr., 74, of Florida.
A former resident of Ville Platte, Mr. Coreil died Friday, August 28, 2015.

March 19, 1948 - August 28, 2015
Funeral services were held for Opal Ware Vidrine, 67, at the Pine Prairie Church of Christ at 2 p.m., Sunday, August 30. Burial followed in the Beaver Creek Cemetery.
Rush Funeral Home of Oakdale was in charge of arrangements.

December 27, 2015 - August 26, 2015
Funeral services will be held for Onazel “T-Bay” Ned, 80, of Ville Platte, at Ninth Baptist Church in Ville Platte at 11 a.m., Monday, August 31. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

November 2, 1924 - August 26, 2015
GRAND PRAIRIE - Funeral services were held for John Earl Fontenot Jr., 90, of Grand Prairie, at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Grand Prairie at 1 p.m., Friday, August 28. Burial followed in the church cemetery.

January 15, 1955 - August 24, 2015
Funeral services will be held for Jeanne Denotter Bolfer, 60, of Ville Platte, at the Sacred Heart Chapel in Belaire Cove at 2 p.m., Thursday, August 27. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.