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OSCAR BURKE PITRE

VILLE PLATTE - Funeral services for Oscar “Burke” Pitre, 87, were held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, January 26, 2022, at Our Lady, Queen of All Saints Catholic Church. Mr. Pitre, a resident of Ville Platte, passed away Monday, January 24, 2022, at his residence.

MICHAEL CLAY SPURLOCK

MAMOU – A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. at Ardoin’s Funeral Home in Mamou on Saturday, January 29, 2022, for Michael Clay Spurlock, 51, who passed away on Saturday, January 22, 2022. Ardoin’s Funeral Home in Mamou is in charge of arrangements.

MAXIE FAYE HAZELTON MARTIN

Maxie Faye Hazelton Martin, 86, passed from this life on January 23, 2022, in a local care facility. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, January 29, 2022, in the sanctuary of Friendship Baptist Church. A celebration of life will follow at 2 p.m. Rev.

THOMAS C. “SONNY” MCDANIEL

PINE PRAIRIE - Funeral services for Mr. Thomas “Sonny” McDaniel, 81, will be held at 12 p.m. on Saturday, January, 29, 2022, in the LaVille Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. McDaniel, a resident of Pine Prairie, passed away Saturday, January, 22, 2022, at his residence.

EARLIS PAUL VIDRINE

VILLE PLATTE – Funeral services will be held at a 1 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Ville Platte today, January 27, 2022, for Earlis Paul Vidrine, 89, who passed away on Tuesday, January 25, 2022.

Record setting year in Turkey Creek

By: TONY MARKS Editor Adam Janet, village engineer for Turkey Creek, reported the village has received a record total of $2,317,369.75 through grant opportunities over the past 12 months.

WILLIS FONTENOT

VILLE PLATTE - Funeral services for Mr. Willis Fontenot, 87, were held at 12 p.m. on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Mr. Fontenot, a resident of Ville Platte, passed away Sunday, January 16, 2022, at his residence. Father Tom Voorhies officiated the funeral Mass.

ROSE ELLA “ROSIE” MOREIN WELLS

Rose Ella “Rosie” Morein Wells, age 93, of Birmingham, Alabama, passed away peacefully, with family by her side, on Sunday, January 16, 2022, after a brief illness. Funeral was held at an 11 a.m.

At the Library

The Evangeline Parish Library Board of Control is seeking a new library director to replace its retiring director.

HAGUILLORY “HAYE” FONTENOT

Haguillory “Haye” Fontenot of Mamou passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 15, 2022, “pulling a Hank Snow” at the age of 96 years old. He was born on September 2, 1925, in Vidrine. A Celebration of Haye’s life was held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 29, 2022, at Ardoin’s Funeral Home in Eunice.