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Gregory Pickett

Gregory Pickett

Sep 15, 2023

Gregory Mark Pickett, 68, of Lafayette, LA, passed away September 15, 2023. He was born April 30, 1955, in Lafayette, LA to Virginia Bowman Pickett and George William Pickett. Gregory attended Acadiana High ‘73, Oregon State University, and USL/ULL in Lafayette.He started out working in the oilfield and then many years in carpentry. He was the carpentry teacher at WD...

Ronald Paul Domingue

Ronald Paul Domingue

Sep 5, 2023

Ronald Paul Domingue passed away on September 5, 2023, at Calcutta House. A Celebration of Life will be held at Pop's Poboys on Monday, September 18th from 4-6 p.m.    Ron was born in Lafayette to Irene Hayes and Lucas Domingue Jr. He graduated from Cathedral High School in 1965, followed by the University of Notre Dame in 1971. He...

Shawn Mayer

Shawn Mayer

Sep 2, 2023

Memorial services will be held Thursday, September 7, 2023 at 2:00 pm in the Live Oak Room at Walters Funeral Home for Shawn Mayer, 60, who passed away September 2, 2023 at his home in Carencro.Survivors include his wife, Donna Mayer of Carencro; three sons, Timothy (Simone) Stoute of Church Point, Dustin  (Jayne) Mayer of Youngsville, and Cody (Genne) Stoute...

Evelyn Goodrich

Evelyn Goodrich

Aug 25, 2023

Evelyn Marie Buttikofer Goodrich, known to family as “Chu Chu,” passed away in her home in Duson surrounded by loved ones on Friday, August 25, 2023 at the age of 90.  A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, August 28, 2023 at St. Basil Cemetery.  Deacon Cody Miller will officiate the services.

Visitation hours will be...

Jeremiah Lormand

Jeremiah Lormand

Aug 19, 2023

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at 10:00 am in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Jeremiah Lormand, 40, who passed away August 19, 2023.  Interment will follow the services in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. 

Survivors include his parents, Kenneth and Carolyn Lormand of Sunset; three daughters, Hayden Theriot of Lafayette, Ashlin Lormand and Brooklyn Lormand,...

Shirley Ann Hudgins

Shirley Ann Hudgins

Aug 18, 2023

Military funeral services for Shirley Hudgins will be held Monday, August 28, 2023 at 12:30 pm in the Southwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery in Jennings, Louisiana. Shirley passed away August 18, 2023 at the Sage Specialty Hospital.

Visitation will occur Monday morning between 10:00 am - 11:30 am at Walters Funeral Home.

Survivors include husband, John Hudgins; three children, Franchesska,...

Otis Guidry

Otis Guidry

Aug 13, 2023

Funeral services will be held Thursday, August 17, 2023 at 10:00 am in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Otis Guidry, 72, who passed away August 13, 2023 at his residence, surrounded by family. Deacon Ken Soignier will conduct the services. Burial will follow in Lafayette Memorial Park. 

Survivors include his wife, Eneida Guidry of Lafayette; two daughters,...

Francis Thibodeaux

Francis Thibodeaux

Jul 30, 2023

Carencro resident Francis Thibodeaux passed away on July 30, 2023. He was 95 years old. Burial will take place in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens on August 1, 2023 at 9 am. Per his wishes, no services are to be held. He was born on August 23, 1927 to the former Amy Miller and Ovillian Thibodeaux in Bristol, La. He leaves behind one...

Sudie Louise Landry

Sudie Louise Landry

Jul 25, 2023

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 29, 2023 in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Sudie Louise Landry, 74, who passed away on Tuesday, July 25, 2023.  Carl Comeaux, with Drum Beat Disciples Ministry, will officiate the ceremony.

 

Visitation hours will be observed on Saturday, July 29, 2023 from 1:00 p.m. until...

Linda Faye Bower

Linda Faye Bower

Jul 14, 2023

A Memorial Service will be held in honor of Linda Faye Bower on Thursday, July 20, 2023 at 11:00 am in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home. Linda passed away on July 14, 2023 at 67 years old. Deacon Keith Duhon will conduct the service. Survivors include her five siblings, Eva Baudoin Fabacher and her husband Bobby, Earline Christ, Gerald Bower...

Michael "Mike" Hillman

Michael "Mike" Hillman

Jul 7, 2023

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, August 7, 2023 at 12:00 pm at Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church for Michael “Mike” Alan Hillman, 76, of Lafayette, Louisiana, who died peacefully of a worn out, much used heart on July 7, 2023 while traveling in Iceland. Father Louis Richard, pastor of St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Abbeville,...

Jeradine "Jerrie" Trahan Chiasson

Jeradine "Jerrie" Trahan Chiasson

Jun 30, 2023

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 8, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Jeradine “Jerrie” Trahan Chiasson, 74, who passed away on Friday, June 30, 2023.   Deacon Ken Soignier will officiate the ceremony.  A gathering celebrating Jerrie’s life will take place at a later date.

Visitation hours will be observed at...

Alcee J. "Chip" Breaux

Alcee J. "Chip" Breaux

Jun 12, 2023

A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, June 23, 2023 in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Alcee J. “Chip” Breaux, 89, who passed away on Monday, June 12, 2023.  Deacon Ken Soignier will conduct the services.  Interment will be in Lafayette Memorial Park.

 

Visitation hours will be observed on Friday, June...

Ruby Rabeaux

Ruby Rabeaux

Jun 9, 2023

Lafayette native Ruby Rabeaux passed away on June 9, 2023. She was 75 years old.

She is survived by her two sons, Kevin Rabeaux and his wife Heather of Carencro, and Brian Rabeaux and his wife Heather of Austin, Tex.; her sister Mary Prejean of Duson; her brother Francis Touchet of Duson; three grandchildren, Victoria, Ethan, and Lauren; and...

Glenn Gibson, Sr.

Glenn Gibson, Sr.

Jun 6, 2023

Funeral services will be held Thursday, June 22, 2023 at 10:30 am in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Glenn A. Gibson Sr., who passed away June 6, 2023 at River Oaks Retirement Manor. He was 71 years old.Following the service in Lafayette, Marine Funeral Honors will be held at the Southwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery in Jennings at...

Harris J. "Buddy" Pellerin, Jr.

Harris J. "Buddy" Pellerin, Jr.

Jun 2, 2023

Visitation will be held at Walters Funeral Home on Saturday, June 10, 2023 from 11:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. for Harris Joseph "Buddy" Pellerin, Jr., 72, who died on Friday, June 2, 2023.  Graveside services will be held at a later date at the Louisiana National Veterans Cemetery in Zachary, Louisiana.

Buddy is survived by his wife, the former Kathleen...

Viola M. Rogers

Viola M. Rogers

May 25, 2023

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at 2:00 pm in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Mrs. Prestly Rogers, the former Viola M. Roy, 82, who passed away May 25, 2023. Father Brian Taylor, pastor of St. Genevieve Roman Catholic Church, will conduct the funeral services.Valarie   Andrus, musician and vocalist, will perform, "Notre Pere,"...

Brenda Trahan

Brenda Trahan

May 25, 2023

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 1, 2023 at 2:00 pm in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Brenda Trahan, 70, who passed away May 25, 2023 at her home, surrounded by family. Pastor Jeff Ables of Crossroads Church will conduct the funeral services.  Interment will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens.Visitation will take place Thursday beginning...

Michael Sterling Eadie

Michael Sterling Eadie

May 19, 2023

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date for Michael Sterling Eadie, 25, who passed away on Friday, May 19, 2023.

 

Michael is survived by his mother, Candace Fontenot and her husband Brandon Fontenot;  his father Robert Eadie, II;  three sisters, Emily Elizabeth Eadie, Sophie Lynn Guidry, and Jessica Rose Newell;  two brothers, Jacob Patrick Guidry...

Elizabeth "Betty" Tekell

Elizabeth "Betty" Tekell

May 16, 2023

Graveside services will be conducted for Betty Tekell, 95, on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, on N. University Ave, in Lafayette.  Betty passed away on May 16, 2023 at Rosewood Assisted Living. Pastor Rick Aultman of Mangham Baptist Church will officiate. 

Visitation will be held Thursday, May 18, 2023 from 10 AM until services,...