OBITUARIES

May 6, 2022

Lafayette resident Mable Anita Theriot passed away late in the evening on May 6, 2022. She was 83 years old. A Celebration of Life service is planned for June 11, 2022 at 4:00 pm at 1111 Saint Esprit Rd., Carencro, LA 70520. Survivors include her four daughters, Georgia Proctor of Scott, Brenda (Michael) Gauthier of Carencro, Kathy (Dean) Vienne of...

Apr 27, 2022

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, May 2, 2022 at 10:30 am in St. Edmond Catholic Church for Dallas Vincent who passed away April 27, 2022. He was 92 years old. Father Gil Dutel will be the celebrant of the funeral mass and conduct the funeral services. Jodi Bollich, organist and soloist will perform "Amazing Grace",...

Apr 27, 2022

Memorial services will be held Saturday, May 7, 2022 at 11:00 am in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Alfred “Al” Elie Chiasson, who passed away on April 27, 2022 surrounded by his loving family. He was 90 years old.

He was a most loving husband, survived by his wife of 70 years, Norma Jean...

Apr 21, 2022

Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 10:00 am in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens for Ken Kerrell Duke, 75, who passed away on April 21, 2022 at his residence.

Ken is survived by his wife Lauri Conerly Duke; four nephews, Todd Duke, Mack Duke, Jonathan Duke, and Kevin Jones; and two nieces, Stacy Duke...

Apr 17, 2022

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at 1:00 pm in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Luke LaGrange, 41, who passed away on April 17, 2022.  Father Bryan Taylor, Pastor of St. Genevieve Catholic Church, will officiate the funeral ceremony.  Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery immediately following the service.

Visitation hours will be...

Apr 12, 2022

Shreveport native Patrick D. Weaver passed away at his home in Lafayette on April 12, 2022 following a lengthy struggle with thyroid cancer. He was 69 years old.

Pat was born on September 30, 1952, to Bruce Hamill Weaver and Margaret Pace Weaver, and was the youngest of three sons. He spent his childhood in Oil City,...

Apr 4, 2022

Graveside services will be held on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at 2:00 pm in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens for Melinda Marie Mahfouz, 62, who passed away April 4, 2022 at St. Joseph's Carpenter House. Survivors include her three daughters, Patricia (Shawn Kerrigan) Sellers of Breaux Bridge, Shasta (Claire Venable) Mahfouz, and Sarah (Jordan Bordelon) Mahfouz; her mother and father, Marie...

Apr 2, 2022

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at 1:00 pm in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Joseph Carlton "Carl" Guidry, 64, who passed away April 2, 2022, after a tragic motorcycle accident. Father Aaron Melancon will officiate the services. Karen Broussard, musician and vocalist, will lead the congregation in "Here I Am, Lord," "The...

Mar 27, 2022

Funeral services will be held Friday, April 1, 2022 at 12:00 pm in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Deborah Oliver Hargrave, 72, who passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2022.  Deacon Ken Soignier will conduct the services. Inurnment will take place in a private ceremony at Fountain Memorial Gardens at a later date. Visitation hours will...

Mar 25, 2022

A graveside service will be held on Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens for Richard Aucoin, Sr., 72, who passed away on Friday, March 25, 2022 surrounded by his family.  Pastor Brandon Miller, of Family Life Church, will officiate the ceremony.  Interment will take place in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens immediately following the service.

Mar 21, 2022

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at 3:00 pm in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Danny Ray Brown, 72, who passed away March 21, 2022. Deacon Cody Miller will conduct the funeral services. Stephanie James will provide the musical selections. Interment will be held in Gallant Fields, the exclusive veterans' section of Greenlawn...

Mar 18, 2022

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, March 21, 2022 at 10:30 am at St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church for Carroll Joseph Blanchet, 87, who passed away March 18, 2022 at Hospice of Acadiana's Calcutta House. Father David Hebert, Pastor of St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church, will celebrate the mass and conduct the funeral services. Lectors will be Helene...

Mar 12, 2022

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Marjorie Leger, 86, who passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2022.    Deacon Cliff Tanner will officiate the ceremony.

Interment will be immediately following the service in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens.

Visitation hours will be...

Mar 9, 2022

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, March 17, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Carolyn Boutte, 64, who passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2022.   Father David Hebert, Pastor at St Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church, will officiate the ceremony.  Interment will immediately follow at Calvary Cemetery.

Visitation hours will...

Mar 7, 2022

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, March 12, 2022 at 3:00 pm in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Velta Marie Courville , 72, who passed away March 7, 2022 at her residence. Pastor Kerry Doucet of Crossway Fellowship Church in Crowley will officiate the service. Interment will follow in Lafayette Memorial Park. She...

Mar 7, 2022

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 12:00 pm at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist  for Justina Navarre Ina, 66, who passed away March 7, 2022 at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center. Father Chester Arceneaux, rector of the Cathedral, will be the Celebrant of the funeral Mass and will...

Mar 1, 2022

A Memorial Service will be held March 31, 2022 at 1:00 pm in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Otis Lee Henson, 84, who passed away March 1, 2022 at his residence. Father Steve LeBlanc of St. Basil Catholic Church will officiate the service. Lectors will be Garrett LaBorde and Germain Comeaux. Inurnment will follow at St....

Feb 28, 2022

Earline Jane Arnaud Cole passed away peacefully on February 28, 2022, after an extended illness. Meme, as she was known to those who loved her most, was the matriarch of a family whose foundation of love, faith, and the community she spent a lifetime nurturing. Born on December 8, 1937, in Eunice, Louisiana, to Odilia Moreau Arnaud and Gus...

Feb 16, 2022

Funeral services will be held Friday, February 18, 2022 at 2:00 pm in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Lucille "T-Lou" Fabacher, 84, who passed away February 16, 2022 at her residence. Deacon Cody Miller will officiate the funeral services. Monique Fabacher and Paulette Alleman will be the lectors; Hannah Dudley and Rebekah Herrera will perform musical...

Feb 10, 2022

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 12, 2022 in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Luda Marie Stutes, 90, who passed away on Thursday, February 10, 2022.   The Rev. Steven C. LeBlanc, Pastor of St. Basil Catholic Church, will officiate the ceremony.  A rosary will be prayed on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at...