All Obituaries

Due to Covid Mandates, the visitation will be limited to 50 people at a time. Face mask will be required.  Visitation will be held on Wednesday, August 12, 2020 beginning at 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at Escude Funeral Home in Mansura. Visitation will resume on Thursday, August 13, 2020 at Christian Family Worship Center in Mansura beginning at 9:00 a.m. until the time of service at 11:00 a.m. Funeral services for Amos Paul Laborde will be held on Thursday, August 13, 2020...

Due to Covid Mandates, face mask will be required and practice social distancing. Graveside services for Betty Ortego Davis, resident of Baton Rouge formerly of Simmesport, will begin at 1:00pm on Saturday, August 15, 2020 at Christ the King Cemetery in Simmesport with Fr. Paul officiating. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Escude Funeral Home. Betty Ortego Davis, age 74, passed away on Friday, August 7, 2020 at Bayou Chateau Nursing Home in Simmesport. Betty worked for over...

Due to Covid Mandates, the visitation will be limited to 50 people at a time. Face mask will be required.  Graveside services for Hazel Sampson Holmes of Mansura will begin at 11:00am on Friday, August 14, 2020 at St. Paul Cemetery in Mansura with Rev. Vernon Simon officiating. Hazel Sampson Holmes, age 98, passed away on Thursday, August 6, 2020 at Avoyelles Hospital. Visitation will begin at 9:30am until the time of graveside on Friday, August 14, 2020 at Escude Funeral Home in...

A funeral mass for Michael K. Rabalais will take place on Monday, August 10, 2020 at Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at 2:00p.m. and burial in the church cemetery. The family requests that visitation be at the church hall on Monday, August 10, 2020 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Michael K. Rabalais, 60 years of age, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 6, 2020 with his daughters at his side, at Rapides Regional Medical Center in Alexandria, Louisiana. Mike was born...

Due to Covid Mandates, the visitation and funeral with be limited to 50 people at a time. Face mask will be required.  Funeral services for Spencer T. DeCuir, Jr., known as “Tootle-Loo”, of Mansura will begin at 2:00pm on Saturday, August 8, 2020 at Escude Funeral Home in Mansura with Fr. Irion St. Romain officiating. Interment will be held at a future date. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Escude Funeral Home.   Spencer “Tootle-Loo” DeCuir,...

Joseph Juneau, age 88, passed away on Wednesday, August 5th, 2020 at the OakMont Estates of Mansura.   Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Ella Juneau of Moreauville; his children, Gary Juneau (Kim) of Sunset, LA, Linda Bardwell of Moreauville, Carleen Laborde (Joe) of Vick, LA, JoeAnn Dold of Moreauville, and Priscilla Juneau of Moreauville. He is also survived by his eight grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren..   He was preceded in death by his parents,...

Due to Covid Mandates, face mask will be required and social distancing should be practiced. Graveside services for Jane L. Gaspard of Bordelonville will begin at 10:00am on Saturday, August 8, 2020 at Bayou Des Glaises Baptist Cemetery with Brother Buford Skelton officiating. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Escude Funeral Home. Jane L. Gaspard, age 70, passed away on Monday, August 3, 2020. Those left to cherish her memory are her nieces & nephews: John Brooks, Jr. of...

  Funeral services for Kenneth Wayne Easley of Simmesport will begin at 10am on Thursday, August 6, 2020 at the Escude Funeral Home in Simmesport with Brother Danny Wilson and Brother Larry Thibodeaux officiating. Burial will be held at Self Cemetery in Leesville. Kenneth Easley, age 71, passed away on Monday, August 3, 2020 at his home in Simmesport surrounded by family and friends. Mr. Easley attended McNeese State University in Lake Charles. Some of his hobbies included...

Due to Covid Mandates, the church capacity will be at 50%. Facemask will be required.  Funeral Mass for Genevieve R. Lacour of Plaucheville, La. will be held at 11:00am on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at the Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church in Plaucheville with Fr. Laird officiating.  Burial  will follow at the Mater Dolorosa Cemetery.  Genevieve R. Lacour, age 84, passed away at Avoyelles Manor Nursing Home in Dupont on Monday, August 3,...

Due to Covid Mandates, face mask will be required and social distancing should be practiced.  Graveside service for Pauline Theresa Mayeux of Moreauville will begin at 11:00am on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at Sacred Heart Mausoleum. Entombment will be held at Sacred Heart Mausoleum in Moreauville. Pauline Mayeux, age 88, passed away on Monday, August 3, 2020 at Rapides Regional Medical Center. Pauline loved visiting with relatives and friends. She especially enjoyed her time with her...