All Obituaries

Funeral services for John A. Day, Jr. will be held on Saturday, October 26, 2019 beginning at 11:00am in St. Mary’s Assumption Catholic Church in Cottonport. Burial will follow immediately after the service in St. Paul Catholic Church Cemetery in Mansura. John Day, Jr., 63, a resident of Cottonport passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2019 at the Valley View Nursing home in Marksville. Those left to cherish his memory are his five sisters, Gwendolyn Bradford of Cottonport, Georgia...

Funeral Mass for Eunice Ann Tassin Clark of Moreauville will begin at 11am on Thursday, October 17, 2019 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Moreauville with Fr. Jose Pallipurath officiating. Entombment will be held at Sacred Heart Mausoleum. Eunice Clark, age 82, passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2019 at Bayou Chateau Nursing Home in Simmesport. Those left to cherish her memory are her children: Lisa Santos of Leesville, Carl Clark of Cottonport, and Tracy Vazquez of Pearl River; sisters,...

  Funeral Mass for George Hegger, Jr. of Mansura, native of Cottonport, will begin at 11:00am on Friday, October 18th, 2019 at the St. Mary’s Assumption Catholic Church of Cottonport with Fr. John Wiltse officiating. Burial will be held the St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery of Cottonport.   George Hegger, Jr., age 73, passed away on Wednesday, October 9th, 2019 at his home in Mansura. George leaves to cherish his memories his friend, Mildred Francisco; children, Rachael...

Funeral Mass for Elma Lachney of Plaucheville will begin at 12:00pm on Monday, October 14th, 2019 at the Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church of Plaucheville with Fr. Martin Laird officiating. Burial will be held the Mater Dolorosa Catholic Mausoleum.   Elma Lachney, age 97, passed away on Wednesday, October 9th, 2019 at the Avoyelles Manor Nursing Home of Dupont. Those left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Linda Lacour of Westwego; brother, Edgar Guilbeau, Jr. of Lakeland; sister,...

Funeral Mass for Louis K. “Bucky” Coco, Sr. will begin at 11a.m. on Saturday, October 12, 2019 at St. Mary’s Assumption Catholic Church in Cottonport with Fr. Anthony (Fr. Raj) Dharmaraj, MSFS officiating.  Burial will be held at the St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery. Louis K. “Bucky” Coco, Sr., age 86, passed away on Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at the Lafayette Regional Medical Center with his family by his side.  Bucky served his country as a member...

A memorial service, celebration of life for John “Scotty” Normand of Simmesport will begin at 2pm on Saturday, October 12, 2019 at First Baptist Church in Simmesport with very special friend, Rev. Daniel Wright officiating. Burial will be held at a later date. John “Scotty” Normand, age 57, passed away on Friday, October 4, 2019 at Christus St. Francis Cabrini Hospital in Alexandria. He was born March 12, 1962 in Baton Rouge, LA. He was a lifelong resident of...

Funeral services for Mr. Hillary Calliham, Sr. of Simmesport will begin at 11:00am on Saturday, October 5, 2019 at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church in Simmesport with Rev. Chris Augustine & Rev. Henry Wright, IV officiating. Entombment will be held at the Sacred Heart No. 2 Mausoleum in Moreauville. Hillary Calliham, Sr., age 91, passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2019 at his home in Simmesport. Mr. Hillary was a Grand Mason of Lodge 178 in Baton Rouge. He served as usher to Greater New...

Funeral service for Lucille “Lucy” J. Augustine will be held on Saturday, October 5, 2019 at 11:00am in Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Moreauville with Father Jose Pallipurath officiating. Burial will follow in Sacred Heart Mausoleum in Moreauville. Lucille Augustine, 80, resident of Moreauville passed away on September 29, 2019 in Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette. Those left to cherish her memory are her children, Barbara Ann Augustine of Moreauville,...

Funeral Mass for Gerald “Bud” Jeansonne of Cottonport will begin at 10:00am on Wednesday, October 2nd, 2019 at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church of Hessmer with Fr. Edwin Rodriguez-Hernandez officiating. Burial will be held St. Alphonsus Catholic Cemetery.   Gerald Jeansonne, age 82, passed away on Sunday, September 29th, 2019 at his home in Cottonport. Those left to cherish his memory are his children, Jessica Jeansonne (Amos Odom), Jacklynn Wiley (Tim), Dale Jeansonne,...

Funeral services for Receiver Williams of Simmesport will begin at 2pm on Saturday, October 5, 2019 at Escude Funeral Home in Simmesport. Burial will be held at St. John Baptist Cemetery in Lettsworth. Receiver Williams, age 80, passed away on Saturday, September 28, 2019 at Christus St. Francis Cabrini Hospital in Alexandria. Those left to cherish her memory are her sister, Rosetta Ivory of Marksville; brother, Leon Ivory of Hessmer. She was preceded in death by her son, Darryl Williams;...