All Obituaries

Due to COVID-19 mandates, the church will be limited to 80 people during the funeral mass.  Funeral Mass for Lucy Roy Bordelon of Marksville will begin at 1pm on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at St. Paul Catholic Church in Mansura. Burial will be held at St. Paul Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Escude Funeral Home. Lucy Roy Bordelon, age 94, passed away on Friday, June 5, 2020 at Ochsner LSU Hospital in Shreveport. Those left to cherish her memory are her daughters:...

  Services are pending with Escude Funeral Home of Mansura. Edward Charles Conway, age 70, of Marksville, passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2020 at Avoyelles Hospital in Marksville, LA. He retired from Avoyelles Parish School Board as a bus driver for 30 years. He spent his spare time working in the bus yard and at Panaroma Foods. He did substitute bus driving, church activities, attending Jazz Festival, and was a Member of the Marksville Council for...

Dwaine Dupont, age 61, of Bordelonville. Passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2020 at his residence.    "You are not forgotten loved one, nor will you ever be, as long as life and memory last we will remember thee. We miss you now, our hearts are sore as time goes by we miss you more, your loving smile, your gentle face no one can fill your vacant place."

Due to the mandates that are in place concerning Covid-19, Escude Funeral Home will be limited to 25 people for the visitation. Visitation will be held at Escude Funeral Home of Mansura on Saturday, May 30th, 2020 from 5:00pm to 8:00pm. Pamella Dunkentell, age 65, passed away on Tuesday, May 26th, 2020 at her home in Marksville. Those left to cherish her memory are children, Brandee Gallien, Latoya Dunkentell, Brandon Dunkentell, Bradley Dunkentell, and Julian Dunkentell; sisters, Betty...

  Due to the mandates that are in place concerning Covid-19, Escude Funeral Home in Moreauville will be limited to 25 people for the funeral service.   Funeral services for Ruby Langston Alexander of Moreauville will begin at 2:00pm on Saturday, May 30, 2020 at Escude Funeral Home in Moreauville. Inurnment will be held on a later date. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Escude Funeral Home. Ruby Langston Alexander, age 90, passed away on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at her...

Graveside services for Joyce Marie Thomas James of Mansura will begin at 11:00am on Saturday, May 30, 2020 at St. Paul Cemetery in Mansura with Fr. Irion St. Romain officiating.   Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Escude Funeral Home. Joyce Marie Thomas James, age 79, passed away at Rapides Regional Hospital in Alexandria, LA on Sunday, May 24, 2020. The Lord called Mrs. James home at sunrise 6:00am.  She was a “prayer warrior, a mother, and a...

Due to the mandates that are in place concerning Covid-19, Christ the King Catholic Church will be limited to 100 people for the Funeral Service.   Funeral Mass for Bernice Rabalais of Simmesport, will begin at 11:30am on Sunday, May 24th, 2020 at Christ the King Catholic Church of Simmesport. Burial will be held at Christ the King Catholic Cemetery of Simmesport.   Bernice Rabalais, age 85, passed away on Thursday, May 21st, 2020 at Rapides Regional Hospital in...

  Graveside service for Emily “Sue” DeSoto of Pineville, formerly of Plaucheville and Galliano, will begin at 1:00 pm on Saturday, May 23rd, 2020 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery of Dupont with Fr. Joseph Desimone officiating. Emily DeSoto, age 85, passed away on Thursday, May 21st, 2020 at her daughter’s home in Pineville. She worked as a Door-Greeter at the Wal-Mart of Galliano. Those left to cherish her memory are her children, Loretta...

Due to the mandates that are in place concerning Covid-19, St. Peter’s Catholic Church will be limited to 100 people for the funeral service. Funeral Mass for Eddie John Armand of Bordelonville will be held on Saturday, May 23, 2020 beginning at 10am at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Bordelonville.  Burial will be held at St. Peter Cemetery in Bordelonville. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Escude Funeral Home. Eddie Armand, age 70, passed away on...

Private graveside services respectfully limited to the immediate family for Margaret T. Desselle of Bordelonville will be held at St. Peter’s Mausoleum in Bordelonville with Fr. Ramji Shoury officiating. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Escude Funeral Home. Margaret T. Desselle entered the hands of God at the age of 76 at her home in Bordelonville, LA. Margaret was born on March 29, 1944 in Marksville, LA. She graduated from Moreauville High School in 1962. She...