Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for South Lousiana and surrounding areas

Joseph Walter Hebert, Jr.

Joseph Walter Hebert, Jr.

Mar 31, 2014

Youngsville-A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30AM, Wednesday, April 2, 2014 in the St. Anne Catholic Church for Joseph Walter Hebert, Jr., 81, who died Monday, March 31, 2014 at 5:39AM at Maison de Lafayette Nursing Center. Father Bill Melancon will officiate the mass. Visitation will be from 4:00PM until 8:00PM on Tuesday, April 1, 2014. Visitation...

Joyce Benoit Johnston

Joyce Benoit Johnston

Mar 31, 2014

Rayne - Funeral services for Joyce Benoit Johnston, 79, will be held Thursday April 3, 2014 at 1:00 PM at Centenary United Methodist Church, with Pastor Charlie Floyd officiating. Visitation will be held Wednesday April 2, 2014 at Centenary Methodist Church from 11:00 AM until 9:00PM and will resume Thursday from 8:00 AM until time of services. Burial will follow...

Joseph Roche

Joseph Roche

Mar 30, 2014

Abbeville - A Mass of Christian Burial for Mr. Joseph Harris Roche, 70, will be held at 1:00PM on Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church with Fr. Bill Melancon officiating. Visitation will be at David Funeral Home of Abbeville on Tuesday, April 1, 2014 from 10:00AM until 9:00PM with a recitation of the rosary at...

Audrey Lane Mannina

Audrey Lane Mannina

Mar 30, 2014

New Iberia- Funeral Services will be conducted for Mrs. Nick Mannina, the former Audrey Lane, 89, on Tuesday, April 1, 2014, at 2:30PM at David Funeral Home Chapel of New Iberia with Fr. Ed Degeyter officiating. Visitation will begin on Tuesday, April 1, 2014 from 9:30AM until service, with a recitation of the rosary at 11:00AM. Interment will follow at...

Holland Andrew "Yank" Borel

Holland Andrew "Yank" Borel

Mar 29, 2014

Jeanerette- Funeral services for Mr. Holland Andrew Borel, age 87, will be held on Saturday April 5, 2014 at 2:00pm at David Funeral Home of Jeanerette with Reverend Wallis Millsaps to serve as the Celebrant. Interment will follow at Loisel Cemetery. Visitation will begin Saturday April 5, 2014 at 9:00am until service time. A native and longtime resident of Jeanerette,...

Louella Sonnier

Louella Sonnier

Mar 28, 2014

Erath - Funeral Services for Mrs. Louella "Lulu" Sonnier, 60, will be held at 1:00PM on Monday, March 31, 2014 at David Funeral Chapel of Erath with Fr. Bill Melancon officiating. Visitation will be held at David Funeral Home of Erath on Sunday, March 30, 2014 from 1:00PM until 9:00PM with as recitation of the rosary at 7:00PM. Visitation will...

Carl Boutte

Carl Boutte

Mar 26, 2014

New IberiaFuneral services will be conducted for Carl James Boutte, age 59, Saturday March 29, 2014, at 1:00 PM in the David Funeral Home Chapel with Deacon Patrick Burke officiating. Interment will follow in Holy Family Cemetery in New Iberia, LA. Visitation will begin Saturday, March 29, 2014 from 9:00 AM to time of service. Born in New Iberia and...

Mary Kelly Suire

Mary Kelly Suire

Mar 26, 2014

Abbeville - Private Memorial Services will be held at a later date for Mary Kelley Suire, 78, who died Wednesday, March 26, 2014, at her son's residence. Mary was born in Silsbee, Texas on May 26, 1935. She enjoyed sharing her time with her precious dog, Bunny, she also enjoyed cooking her New Years dinner and baking birthday cakes for...

Shirley A Poirrier

Shirley A Poirrier

Mar 26, 2014

Coteau- A Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Ridge Poirrier, the former Shirley Ann Touchet, age 73, will be held on Friday March 28, 2014 at 11:00am at Our Lady of Prompt Succor with Father Barry Crochet to serve as the Celebrant. Reading from sacred scripture will be Ashley Poirrier and Tiffany Poirrier Dorsey. Giftbearers will be Brenda Poirrier Hite...

Lynn Joseph Gayneaux

Lynn Joseph Gayneaux

Mar 23, 2014

Abbeville - Memorial Services will be held for Lynn Joseph Gayneaux, 52, at Abbeville Church of Christ on Sunday, March 30, 2014, at 2:00PM, with Brother Francis Plaisance officiating. Mr. Gayneaux was a pipe fitter and welder. He enjoyed playing music with Lynn Guyo and his band. He is survived by his wife, Brenda Leigh Richter Gayneaux of Abbeville; his...

Henry Harding "Slim" Mcdonald

Henry Harding "Slim" Mcdonald

Mar 21, 2014

New Iberia - Funeral services will be conducted for Mr. Henry Harding "Slim" McDonald, age 85, on Monday, March 24, 2014, at 3:00 PM in the David Funeral Home Chapel with Fr. Ed Degeyter officiating. Interment will follow at St. Peters Cemetery. Visitation will begin Sunday, March 23, 2014, at 4:00 PM until 10:00 PM. A Rosary will be prayed...

Travis A. Segura

Travis A. Segura

Mar 21, 2014

New Iberia - Travis Anthony Segura, age 92 of New Iberia went home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 21, 2014, at 6:45 PM. Mr. Segura was born in New Iberia on July 16, 1921, the son of the late Joseph Washington Segura and Ida Moore Segura. Mr. Segura, was married to Nell Beatrice David Segura, who predeceased...

Elwood Joseph Molaire

Elwood Joseph Molaire

Mar 20, 2014

New Iberia - Memorial Mass will be held for Elwood "Moe" Joseph Molaire, 75, on Monday, March 24, 2014, at 2:30 PM at St. Peters Catholic Church with Father Charles Langlois officiating. A gathering of the family and friends will be on Monday, March 24, 2014 from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM at the David Funeral Home at 1101 Trotter...

Ulysse Ernest Landry

Ulysse Ernest Landry

Mar 20, 2014

Jeanerette - Funeral services will be conducted for Ulysse Ernest "Nomie" Landry, 92, on Monday, March 24, 2014, at 10:00 AM at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church with Father Jody Simoneaux officiating. Interment will follow in St. John Cemetery with Military Graveside Rites by V.F.W. Post 1982 of New Iberia. Visitation will be on Sunday, March 23, 2014, from...

Olive Romero Dartez

Olive Romero Dartez

Mar 20, 2014

New Iberia - Funeral services will be conducted for Olive Romero Dartez, 86, on Saturday, March 22, 2014, at 10:00 AM at Nativity of Our Lady Catholic Church with Father Ed Degeyter officiating. Burial will follow in Nativity of Our Lady Mausoleum. Visitation will be on Friday, March 21, 2014, from 10:00 AM until 9:00 PM and resume on Saturday,...

Joseph Lopez

Joseph Lopez

Mar 19, 2014

New Iberia - Funeral services will be conducted for Mr. Joseph "Joe" Lopez, 82, on Saturday, March 22, 2014, at 11:00 AM at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church with Father Barry Crochet officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery with Military Graveside Rites. Visitation will be on Friday, March 21, 2014, from 11:00 AM until 10:00 PM...

Emily Ransonet Schexnayder

Emily Ransonet Schexnayder

Mar 18, 2014

Jeanerette- A Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Raymond H. Schexnayder, the former Emily Ransonet, age 94 will be held on Friday March 21, 2014 at 10am at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church with Father Jody Simoneaux to serve as the Celebrant. Interment will follow at St. John Mausoleum. Visitation will begin on Thursday March 20, 2014 from 5:00pm...

Gustave Frederick

Gustave Frederick

Mar 16, 2014

Youngsville-A Mass of Christian Burial for Mr. Gustave "Gus" Frederick, 76, will be held at 11:00AM on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at St. Anne's Catholic Church with Fr. Aaron Melancon officiating. Visitation will be held at David Funeral Home of Lafayette on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 from 12:00PM until 9:00PM with a recitation of the rosary at 7:00PM. Visitation will...

Louis Leblanc

Louis Leblanc

Mar 14, 2014

Jeanerette -- A Graveside Service for Mr. Louis Seval LeBlanc, age 81, will be conducted on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 10:00 AM at the Loisel Cemetery in Jeanerette, LA with Fr. Jody Simoneaux officiating. Louis was born in Franklin, LA and a lifelong resident of Jeanerette, La. Louis passed away at a local nursing facility on Friday, March 14,...

Virginia Lapeyrouse Smith

Virginia Lapeyrouse Smith

Mar 14, 2014

Virginia Lapeyrouse Smith, 82, passed away Friday, March 14, 2014 in New Iberia, LA. Friends are invited to gather in remembrance of her life from 9:00 to 11:00 AM Monday, March 17, at David Funeral Home in Jeanerette. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 AM. Interment will take place at Beau Pre' Cemetery following the service. Virginia was born in...