All Obituaries

  Funeral Mass for Landry Paul Mayeux of Hamburg will begin at 11am on Saturday, January 25, 2020 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Moreauville. Burial will be held on Monday, January 27, 2020 at 11am at Sacred Heart Cemetery.  Landry P. Mayeux, age 84, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at Riviere de Soleil Community Care Center in Mansura. Mr. Landry worked at Louisiana State Penitentiary where he retired with the rank of Major. Those left to cherish his memory are...

Private services for Kemp David Thevenot of Cottonport will be held at a later date. Kemp David Thevenot died on Monday, January 20, 2020 after a long illness that robbed him of so much of his life at a very early age.  Kemp knew the end was near and at the time of his death he was surrounded by his family who loved him unconditionally.  Knowing that a merciful God will finally bring him peace, eases the pain of his passing. Kemp was born in Cottonport, LA on October 4, 1954, the...

  Funeral Mass for Margaret Nell Dixon of Dupont will begin at 10:00am on Sunday, January 19th, 2020 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church of Dupont with Fr. Joseph Desimone officiating. Burial will be held at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery.   Margaret Nell Dixon, age 84, passed away on Thursday, January 16th, 2020 at the Avoyelles Manor Nursing Home of Dupont. She loved all her children, grand, great, and great-great-grandchildren very much. She loved to crochet...

Funeral Mass for Melvin Ray Villemarette of Hessmer will begin at 11:00am on Friday, January 17, 2020 at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Hessmer with Fr. Edwin Rodrigues-Hernandez officiating. Burial will follow at St. Alphonsus Cemetery. Melvin Villemarette, age 84, passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at Tulane Medical Center in New Orleans. He was born the third child to Calvin & Ruby Villemarette. When Melvin was young, he helped out at the family grocery store and became a...

Funeral Mass for Richard Coco of Bordelonville will begin at­­­­ 11:00 AM on Friday, January 17, 2020 at the St. Peter Catholic Church in Bordelonville with Fr. Ramji Shoury officiating.  Burial will follow at the St. Peter Cemetery in Bordelonville. Richard Coco, age 87, passed away on Monday, January 13, 2020 at the Valley View Health Care Center in Marksville. Those left to cherish his memory are his significant other of 42 years, Marlene Desselle of...

Please join our family in giving thanks to God to a life well lived by Laura “Rita” Lemoine. Funeral Mass for Laura “Rita” Lemoine lifelong resident of Moreauville will begin at 11am on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Moreauville. Entombment will be in the Sacred Heart Mausoleum. Laura “Rita” Lemoine, age 93, passed away on Monday, January 13, 2020 at Hessmer Nursing Home. She was a farmer’s wife for 74 years and...

Funeral Mass for Julian Sons, Jr of Hessmer will begin at 11:00am on Monday, January 13th, 2020 at the St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church of Belledeau. Burial will be held at the St. Alphonsus Catholic Mausoleum.   Julian “Sonny” Sons, Jr., age 87, passed away on Thursday, January 9th, 2020 at his home in Hessmer. Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Dolores Vinning Sons of Hessmer; sons, Jeffery Sons (Francine) and Justin Sons (Donna); daughters, Frances Lydia...

Funeral Mass for Holly Arnouville Franks of Cottonport will begin at 10:00am on Monday, January 13, 2020 at St. Mary’s Assumption Catholic Church in Cottonport with Fr. John Wiltse officaiting.  Burial will follow at the First Baptist Cemetery in Cottonport. Holly Franks, age 42, passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at her home in Cottonport. Those left to cherish her memory are her husband of 24 years, Steven Franks, Jr. of Cottonport; daughter, Karlie Marie Franks (Garett...

Funeral Mass for Emma Louise Armand of Dupont will begin at 12:00 PM on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Dupont.  Burial will follow at the Immaculate Conception Mausoleum in Dupont. Emma Armand, age 79, passed away on Monday, January 6, 2020 at the Morgan City Health Care Center in Morgan City, La. Emma was born and raised in Dupont for 50 years; then in a Baton Rouge Girls Group Home for 25 years.  For the past 3 years and 9 months, she...

Funeral Service for Rita Daigrepont of Bordelonville will begin at 11:00am on Thursday, January 9th, 2020 at the Bayou des Glaises Baptist Church. Burial will be held at the Bayou des Glaises Church Cemetery.   Rita Daigrepont, age 87, passed away on Monday, January 6th, 2020 at the Valley View Nursing Home. Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, Ernest Joseph Daigrepont of Bordelonville; children, Charlotte Craig of Natchitoches, Hilda Cholvitee of Natchitoches, Scotty...