All Obituaries

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for Brent Peter Scallan on Tuesday, January 31st at 11:00 am at St. Paul Catholic Church with Rev. Louis Sklar officiating. Interment will follow at St. Paul Cemetery under the direction of Escude Funeral Home of Mansura. Burial will follow in the St. Paul Cemetery under the direction of Escude Funeral Home, Mansura.   Mr. Scallan, age 84 of Mansura passed away on Sunday, January 29, 2023 at his home in the presence of his wife of 66...

Visitation for Dorothy Ann Augustine Rogers will be held on Monday, January 30, 2023, beginning at 8:30 A.M.-10:30 A.M. at Escude Funeral Home in Mansura, Louisiana. The rosary will be at 9:30 A.M.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for our beloved Dorothy on Monday, January 30, 2023, at 11:00 A.M. at Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Marksville, Louisiana with Fr. Abraham Varghese officiating. The Rite of Committal will be held in St. Paul Cemetery in Mansura, Louisiana immediately...

Funeral service for Jacklyn Kelly of Marksville is currently pending. Jacklyn Kelly, age 72, passed away on Friday, January 20, 2023 at her home in Marksville. Those left to cherish her memory are her children: Victoria Kelly (Nathaniel), Terry Kelly (Melody), Tommy Kelly (Oleisha), and Jason Kelly (Sharron); sisters, Deola Harris, Dolle Harries, and Kitty Jordan; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Jimmy Kelly, Sr.;...

Betty Bordelon Lindsey, age 82 of Hessmer, passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2023 in Marksville. Those left to cherish her memory are her son, Michael Lindsey; grandchildren, Megan Lindsey Tallman (Tyler) and Brandon Lindsey; and great-grandchild, Genevieve Tallman. She was preceded in death by her parents, Poulin & Cecile Watts Bordelon; brothers, Joel Bordelon and Nelson Bordelon, and sister, Pauline Bordelon Dufour. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Escude Funeral Home...

Funeral service for Elmarie Prater of Cottonport will begin at 11:00am on Saturday, January 28, 2023, at Salem Baptist Church in Bunkie with Pastor Greg Jackson officiating. Burial will follow at Shepherd of the Hill Cemetery in Plaucheville. Elmarie Prater, age 88, passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, in Alexandria, LA. She was born in Hickory, LA on April 18, 1934. She was baptized at an early age ad accepted Jesus Christ in her heart at Morning Star Baptist Church, then Golden Chain...

Funeral Mass for Jean Truette Bordelon of Plaucheville will take place at the Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church of Plaucheville on Wednesday, January 18th, 2023 beginning at 10:00am with Rev. Martin Laird officiating. Entombment will take place at the Mater Dolorosa Catholic Mausoleum. Jean Bordelon, age 87, passed away at the Landmark South Nursing Center of Baton Rouge on Monday, January 16th, 2023. Those left to cherish her memory are her son, Tommy Bordelon of Prairieville; and...

Funeral Mass for Calvin Bordelon, Jr. of Hessmer will take place at the St. Alphonsus Catholic Church of Hessmer on Thursday, January 19th, 2023 beginning at 10:00am with Rev. Edwin Rodriguez-Hernandez officiating. Burial will take place at the St. Alphonsus Catholic Cemetery. Calvin Bordelon, Jr, age 77, passed away at the Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospital of Alexandria on Sunday, January 15th, 2023. Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Beryl Bordelon; children, Jude...

Funeral service for Carl Douglas Kimball of St. Francisville will begin at 2:00pm on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, at Latanache Baptist Church in Batchelor, LA. Burial will follow at the Latanache Baptist Cemetery. Carl Douglas Kimball, age 72, passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2023, in Hammond, LA. Carl was retired from Angola Penitentiary, was currently working as a police officer for the Town of St. Francisville, and working as a night guard for West Feliciana Hospital. He was an avid...

Funeral service for Mark “Steve” Scallan of Plaucheville will be held on Saturday, January 14, 2023 beginning at 11:00 a.m. in Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church in Plaucheville with Father Joseph Desimone officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Steve Scallan, 68, passed away at his home in Plaucheville on Wednesday, January 11, 2023. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Louise (English) Scallan; and a sister Virginia Brantley. Those left to cherish...

Funeral Mass for Synthia Bordelon Brock of Baton Rouge, former native of Bordelonville, will take place at the St. Peter Catholic Church of Bordelonville on Monday, January 9th, 2023 beginning at 11:00am with Rev. Louis Sklar officiating. Burial will take place at the St. Peter Catholic Cemetery. Synthia Brock, age 93, passed away at the Lake Sherwood Village in Baton Rouge on Thursday, January 5th, 2023. Those left to cherish her memory are her children, Stephany Stepps (John) and...