All Obituaries

A Liturgy of the Word Service will be held at 2:30 pm on Saturday, April 13, 2019 in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Mary Virgina Racca Romero, age 82, who passed away Thursday, April 11, 2019 at her Carencro residence. Mrs. Romero was a native of Lafayette and was a parishioner at St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church. Survivors include her three daughters, Rebecca Varnado and her husband, Carl “Monkey”, Cynthia Fritz and her husband, Greg, and Bobbie Jo...

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 4, 2019 in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Ricky DeWayne Jock, 56, who passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2019.  The Reverend Edward Duhon, Associate Pastor at St. Genevieve Catholic Church, will officiate the services.  Organist and soloist is Jodi Bollich.  Interment will take place at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. Visitation hours will be observed on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 from...

Funeral services are pending for Joe Clark Wheeler, 54. Walters Funeral Home, (337) 706-8941, is in charge of arrangements.

Graveside services will be held for Paul Smithey on Friday, April 5, 2019 at Louisiana National Cemetery in Zachary at 2:30 pm. Smithey passed away on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 62 years old. Walters Funeral Home, (337) 706-8941, is in charge of arrangements.

A Gathering of Friends will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 in the Live Oak Room at Walters Funeral Home for Judith Louise Goodstone, 76, who passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2019. Judith is survived by her partner, Sandra Guidry of Arnaudville, LA and was preceded in death by her parents, Shirley and Samuel Goodstone. She is native of Pittsburgh, PA, and was a resident of Arnaudville, LA for the past 34 years.  Judith studied at the Town of...

A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Steve Landry, 58, who passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2019.  Deacon Ken Soignier will officiate the services. Visitation hours will be observed on Saturday, March 23, 2019 from 1:00 p.m. until time of service at 3:00 p.m. Steve is survived by his wife Sherian Boudreaux Landry of Lafayette; and two sisters, Peggy Landry Sayler (Mel) of Covington,  and...

Rana Hedde Wright, 44, passed away on Monday, March 18, 2019. She is survived by her father, Roger Wright, Sr. of Lafayette;  one brother, Roger Wright, Jr. and his wife Sonya of South Riding, VA;  two half-sisters, Brenda Leger of Titusville, FL,  and Lynn Leger of Jacksonville, FL;  and two half-brothers, David Geisendorff of Lafayette,  and Lonnie Gaspard of Conyers, GA. Rana was preceded in death by her mother, Verlie Wright. Walters Funeral Home, (337)...

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, March 18, 2019 at 3:00 pm in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Mary Helen Touchet Comeaux, 91, who passed away March 14, 2019. Father Gary Schexnayder will be the Celebrant of the funeral mass and will conduct the funeral services. Lexie Defelice and Amber Credeur will be the lectors; Mandy Benoit, Morgan Domingue, and Alex Comeaux will be the gift bearers. Musical selections will be performed by Valerie Andrus. Interment will...

Funeral services will be held Friday, March 8, 2019 at 11:00 am in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Joseph J.Venable, 79, who passed away March 5, 2019. Father Kenneth Domingue, pastor of St. John Berchman Church in Cankton will conduct the funeral services. Musical selections will be performed by Phyllis Simar and Charlotte Jagneaux. Zachary and Alex Venable will be the lectors. Interment will follow the services in Sts. Peter & Paul Cemetery in Scott. Survivors include...

A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 10, 2019 at Trinity Anglican Church for Jean McGregor Lindsay Berry, 99, who died peacefully at her home in Lafayette on Sunday 3 March 2019.  Her ashes will be buried in the Ruby Cemetery in Ruby, SC.  This final resting place is across the street from her maternal grandmother's house, where she was born on 13 July 1919. Jean is survived by, sons Alan Lindsay (Kathy) Berry and James Calvin Berry;  daughter...