All Obituaries

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Donald W. Hooper, 73, who passed away June 2, 2020 at Lafayette General Medical Center. Reverend Luther Burney of First Baptist Church will conduct the funeral services. Interment will be in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens.  Visitation will be held Thursday from 8:00 am - 2:00 pm.  Survivors include wife, Judy Hooper of Lafayette; daughter, Kathy Jo (Troy Martin) Credeur of Breaux Bridge; son,...

***LIVE STREAMING OF SERVICES*** Live streaming of services will be conducted through Zoom.com. You'll need to have a Zoom account to view the services (free of charge). Click here to be directed to zoom.com. Once on the website, click "Join A Meeting", and you will be prompted to enter the "Meeting ID". The meeting ID is: 814 3720 0796   Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral...

George Edward Schwartz, 86, passed away on Thursday, May 21, 2020.   He is survived by his wife, Marilyn Brinkman Schwartz of Lafayette;  two daughters, Debbie Domingue of Lafayette,  and Julie Cloteaux and her husband James of Lafayette;  one son, John E. Schwartz and his wife Laurie of Centennial, CO;  one sister, Ann Marquardt of Palatine, IL;  one brother, Marvin Schwartz of Grayslake, IL;  five grandchildren, Jessica Venable and her husband...

Funeral services are pending for Jacob Paul Begneaud, 35, who passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2020. He is survived by his daughter, Tatum Claire Begneaud of Lafayette;  his mother, Marcella Begneaud of Lafayette;  and two brothers, Gabriel Begneaud of Los Angeles, CA,  and Matthew Begneaud of Lafayette. Walters Funeral Home, (337) 706-8941, is in charge of arrangements.

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date for Patricia Hollier, 73, who passed away at her residence on Tuesday, May 5, 2020.    Patricia is survived by five sons, Johnny Hollier, Jr. of Youngsville,  Christopher Fontenot and his wife Tammy of Scott,  Troy Hollier and his wife Tessa of Carencro,  Nicklas Hollier of Lafayette,  and Eddie Fontenot of Lafayette;  two sisters, Cathy Fontenot of Bryan, TX,  and Pamela Malamphy and her husband Rick...

Funeral services are pending for Natty LeBlanc, 89, who passed away on Thursday, April 30, 2020. He is survived by one daughter, Jeanette Wenzel of Carencro;  and one son, Michael LeBlanc of Lafayette. Walters Funeral Home, (337) 706-8941, is in charge of arrangements.

A private Graveside Service will be held for Paul Nathan Fontenot, 80, who passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 virus.  The Reverend Tom Voorhies, Pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Ville Platte, will conduct the service.  Interment will be held in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. Mr. Fontenot is survived by his wife of 50 years, Jerrylene T. Fontenot of Ville Platte;  two daughters, Maria Irene Fontenot Kirkland and her husband...

A private Celebration of Life will be held at a later date for Etheline “Ann” Thibeaux, 68, who passed away at her residence on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. Ann is survived by two daughters, Denise “Rachelle” Langlinais Gallet and her husband Blake of Carencro,  and Sandra Whalen of Kaplan;  three sisters, Shirley Delahoussaye of Lafayette,  Elsie Honnell and her husband Wayne of LaPlace,  and Lena Hebert and her husband Dalton of Breaux Bridge; ...

Sherry Goodson Colligan passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at her residence in Lafayette. She is survived by two brothers, Gary Goodson and his wife Debbie of Union Grove, AL, and Randy Goodson of Huntsville, AL;  one niece, Shannon Edge;  two nephews, Jonathan Goodson and Brian Goodson;  one great-niece, Lily Edge;  one great-nephew, Dylan Edge;  her first ex-husband, Bruce Wieser of Huntsville, AL;  and her second ex-husband, Kevin Colligan of...

Patricia Authement, 63, passed away on Friday, April 17, 2020 at Lafayette General Medical Center. She is survived by her husband, Mark Authement;  one daughter, Kelly Authement;  one son, Matthew Authement;  three sisters, Carolyn Atchinson, Sarah Atchinson, and Judy Kilgore;  two brothers, John Atchinson, and Gregory Atchinson;  and two grandchildren. Patricia is preceded in death by her parents, Shirley and Charles Atchinson. A native of Ft. Hood,...