All Obituaries

Funeral Mass for Madeline “May” Moreau Chatelain of Mansura will take place at the St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church of Mansura on Monday, January 24th, 2022 beginning at 11:00am with Rev. Irion St. Romain. Burial will take place at the St. Paul Catholic Mausoleum. Madeline Chatelain, age 81, passed away at her home in Mansura surrounded by her loved ones on Thursday, January 20th, 2022. She worked for 33 years at the Cottonport Bank as an Assistant...

Funeral services for Buernetta Gail Norman will be held on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 beginning at 11:00 a.m. in Escude’ Funeral Home of Simmesport with Pastor Larry Thibodeaux officiating. Burial will follow in the Grace Community Church Cemetery in McRae.   Buernetta Gail Norman, 72 and a resident of Simmesport, passed away on Friday, January14, 2022 in Avoyelles Hospital in Marksville,   She was preceded in death by her first husband, Roger Dale Adams and her second...

Memorial Mass for Patterson “Peter” Lemoine, Jr. of Moreauville begin at 11:00am on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Moreauville with Fr. Brian Seiler officiating. Interment will follow at the Sacred Heart Mausoleum. Rosary prayer service will begin at 10:30am on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.    Patterson “Peter” Lemoine, Jr., age 70, passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at his home in...

Private Family service will take place at a later date. Maya Ann Gaspard, age 21, passed away on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at her home in Bunkie. Those left to cherish  her memory are her mother, Cynthia “Cindy” Normand of Hessmer; father, Shane Gaspard of Bunkie; brothers, Dustin (Chantell) Roy of Fifth Ward and David Roy of Hessmer; paternal grandmother, Debra Roy; maternal aunt: Marian Ponthier and Melissa Normand; maternal uncle, Marcus Cox; niece, Addie Claire Roy;...

Funeral Mass for Greg Hollis of Cottonport will take place at the St. Mary’s Assumption Catholic Church of Cottonport on Wednesday, December 29th, 2021 beginning at 11:00am with Rev. Anthony “Fr. Raj” Dharmaraj officiating. Burial will take place at the St. Mary Catholic Mausoleum. Greg Hollis, age 73, passed away at his home in Cottonport on Monday, December 27th, 2021. Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Suzanne Hollis; children, Cherie Langlinais...

Visitation for Marie Brown of Marksville will begin at 9:00am until 10:00am on Thursday, December 30, 2021 at Grace Community Church in Jacoby. Funeral service will begin at 10:00am on Thursday, December 30, 2021 at Grace Community Church in Jacoby with Rev. Larry Thibodeaux officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Marie Brown, age 87, passed away on Sunday, December 26, 2021 at her home in Marksville. Those left to cherish her memory are her sister, Evelyn...

Memorial service for Thomas Malcolm Hinton of Plaucheville will begin at 12:00pm on Saturday, January 15, 2022 at the Life Point Baptist Church in Plaucheville. Thomas "Tim" Malcolm Hinton, age 73 passed away on Saturday, December 25, 2021 at his home in Plaucheville. Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 50 years, Karen Hinton of Plaucheville; children, Tambra (Brent) Barbre of Marksville and Roderick Wayne Gatte of Plaucheville; sisters, Maxine (Leo) Laplume of...

Funeral service for Annie Mouille will be held on Tuesday, December 28, 2021 beginning at 11:00 a.m. at the Escude Funeral Home of Simmesport with Reverend Michael Wilkinson officiating. Burial will follow in Christ the King Catholic Church Cemetery in Simmesport. Annie Mouille: born March 24th, 1935. She entered the Gates of Heaven, December 24th, 2021. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She took great pride in learning about everyone’s activities. She...

Funeral Mass for Mancel Galland of Marksville will begin at 10:00am on Monday, December 27, 2021 at the St. Paul Catholic Church in Mansura with Fr. Irion St. Romain officiating. Entombment & military honors will be held at the St. Paul Catholic Mausoleum. Mr. Mancel, age 82, passed away on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at his home in Marksville. Mr. Mancel served honorably in the U.S. Army. He also served as a Freemason. Mr. Mancel also worked as a detective for many years with the...

Funeral Mass for Gale Joseph Rabalais, Sr. of Krotz Springs, former native of Simmesport, will take place at the Christ the King Catholic Church of Simmesport on Wednesday, December 22, 2021 beginning at 12:00p.m. with Father Michael DeBlanc officiating. Burial will take place at Christ the King Catholic Mausoleum.   Gale Joseph Rabalais, Sr., age 75, passed away at his home in Krotz Springs on Monday, December 20th, 2021.   Those left to cherish his memory are his wife,...