Deaths Elsewhere Golden Gloves champ, football coach
JACKSON – Services for former national Golden Gloves boxing champion and coach Anthony Acosta, Jr. are Monday. He died May 8 at age 85.
He won the boxing title a...
Rose Perino Fontenot January 14, 1923 - May 4, 2013
Funeral services were held for Rose Perino Fontenot, 90, of Lafayette, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ville Platte at 11 a.m., Wednesday, May 8. Burial followed i...
Mary Ella Joubert Vidrine June 16, 1921 - May 4, 2013
Funeral services were held for Mary Ella Joubert Vidrine, 92, of Ville Platte, at Our Lady Queen of All Saints Catholic Church in Ville Platte at 2 p.m., Monday, May 6. ...
Kathryn Gayle Soileau Beck June 20, 1944 - May 5, 2013
Funeral services will be held for Kathryn Gayle Soileau Beck, 68, of Ville Platte, at Our Lady Queen of All Saints Catholic Church in Ville Platte at 11 a.m., Saturday, ...
Eddie J. Johnson EDDIE J. JOHNSON
February 16, 1951 - April 30, 2013
OAKDALE - Funeral services were held for Eddie J. Johnson, 62, of Elizabeth, at the Rush Funeral Home Chapel in Oakdale at 3 p.m., Friday, May 3....
Jimmy David Collins February 8, 1958 - May 3, 2013
Funeral services will be held for Jimmy David Collins, 55, of Mamou, at the Owens-Thomas Funeral Home Chapel in Ville Platte at 11 a.m., Saturday, May 11. Burial will...
Deaths Elsewhere Civil rights leader, city councilman
OPELOUSAS – Services for former city councilman and civil rights leader Louis Butler, Sr. will be Saturday. He died May 5 at age 99.
He was the city’s first Afr...
Deaths Elsewhere Former Chevron exec
COVINGTON – Services for retired Chevron counsel and executive G. Howard Dearing will be Friday. He died May 4 at age 89.
He was a US Navy veteran of World War II. He was with S...
Deaths Elsewhere Noted auto dealer
BATON ROUGE – Services are Monday for retired Chevrolet dealer Gerald “Gerry” Lane. He died May 3 at age 82.
He was president of the Super Chevy Dealer Group for 23 years and a d...
Deaths Elsewhere Former legislator
SHREVEPORT – Services are pending for former legislator the Rev. Danny Mitchell. He died May 2 at age 69.
He served two terms in the Louisiana House of Representative from Distrit...
Dickie James Fontenot February 4, 1956 - April 26, 2013
MAMOU - Funeral services were held for Dickie James Fontenot, 57, of Mamou, at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Mamou at 3 p.m., Tuesday, April 30. Burial followed in ...
Anatole Meche September 8, 1932 - April 26, 2013
MAMOU - Funeral services were held for Anatole Meche, 80, of Mamou, at the Ardoin’s Funeral Home Chapel in Mamou at 2 p.m., Sunday, April 28. Burial followed in t...
