All Obituaries

Funeral Mass for Alden Bernard Gremillion of Odenburg will begin at 11:00am on Monday, October 26, 2020 at Christ the King Catholic Church in Simmesport with Fr. Paul Kunnumpuram officiating. Entombment will be in the Christ the King Mausoleum. Alden Gremillion, age 80, passed away on Friday, October 23, 2020 at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Opelousas. Alden was a hardworking grain farmer and cattle rancher. He and his brothers also operated a feed mill together. Those left to cherish his...

Memorial Mass for Joyce Grimes Laborde will begin at 12:00pm on Friday, October 30, 2020 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Bordelonville. Interment will be held at the St. Peter’s Cemetery. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Escude Funeral Home. Joyce Grimes Laborde of Bordelonville, La. passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2020 at the age of 84. She will be so greatly missed by her family, but she leaves behind a lifetime of wonderful memories. Her happiest moments...

Funeral Services for Ramona Ann Ducote will be held on Saturday, October 24, 2020 beginning at 11:00am at Escude Funeral Home in Mansura. Inurnment will be held on a later date. Ramona, age 73, passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at Avoyelles Hospital in Marksville. She worked at Rio Sol Nursing Home in Mansura. She loved talking on the phone, cooking, and doing yard work with her family. She also enjoyed going to the nail salon and the beauty shop. Those left to cherish her memory...

Memorial service for Janice Cash of Moreauville will begin at 1:00pm on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at the Christian Family Worship Center in Mansura with Pastor Mark Crawford officiating. Inurnment will follow at the Christian Family Worship Center Mausoleum. Janice Cash, age 76, passed away at the Bayou Chateau Nursing Home of Simmesport. Those left to cherish her memory are her husband Robert Cash of Moreauville; daughter, Rachael McFall of Ridge Crest, LA; her brother and three...

Funeral Mass for Anna B. Moreau Purpera of Simmesport will begin at 11:00am on October 21, 2020 at Christ the King Catholic Church in Simmesport. Entombment will be held in the Christ the King Mausoleum. Anna Purpera, age 88, passed away on Monday, October 19, 2020 at 1:00am at Hessmer Nursing Home. Those left to cherish her memory are her sons, Craig Purpera (Mei) of Angel Fire, New Mexico and Dwayne Purpera (Mary) of Denham Springs; daughter, Nina Purpera Firmin (Roland) of...

Funeral services for Landrakus Shaquille Oneil Ballard of Marksville are currently pending. Landrakus Ballard, 28, beloved Father, Son and Brother was called to his eternal resting place on October 19, 2020. He entered this world on January 8, 1992 in Pineville, Louisiana. Raised in Bordelonville, Louisiana. Father of 3 sons; Jayden Wayne Vead, Luca Drake Durell Ballard and Landon O'Neil Ballard. He is survived by his father Felix Day; mother Felicia Ballard-Simon; stepfather...

Funeral service for Janis Necaise will be held on Friday, October 23, 2020 beginning at 2:00pm in St. Peter Catholic Church in Bordelonville. Burial will follow in the St. Peter's Cemetery. Janis Necaise, age 73 of Bordelonville, passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2020 at Christus St. Francis Cabrini Hospital in Alexandria. Known as “Chuddy” to her family, Janis always approached life with a “take charge” attitude that enabled her to have a 32 year...

On Friday, October 16, Stephen Martin Lacour of Mansura died peacefully in his home. A funeral mass will be held on Friday, October 23, 2020 at 11:00am at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Mansura. Entombment will follow at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Cemetery in Mansura. A reception will follow at the family home in the Petite Cote. Visitors are asked to wear a mask, practice social distancing and stagger visitation throughout the day. Stephen Lacour, aged 80 slipped the earthly...

Funeral services for Trent Maillet of Bordeonville will take place at St. Peters Catholic Church of Bordelonville on Saturday, October 24, 2020 beginning at 10:00 a.m. Trent Maillet, age 54, passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2020. Mr. Maillet was born and raised in Avoyelles Parish. He attended Bordelonville High School, later graduating from Marksville High School. He was a proud member of the Bordelonville Band and played basketball. Over the years, Trent owned his own trucking company...

Funeral Mass for Marice G. Frederick of Cottonport, LA will begin at 3:00 pm on Friday, October 16, 2020 at St. Mary’s Assumption Catholic Church in Cottonport.  Visitation precedes the Funeral Mass from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Friday, also at the church. Entombment will be held in the St Mary’s Assumption Mausoleum in Cottonport. Marice passed away peacefully in the afternoon of October 12, 2020 at Avoyelles Hospital in Marksville. She was 91 years of age.  A...