Obituaries

BELAIRE COVE - Roland Ray Vidrine, 58, passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at Mercy Regional Medical Center.

VILLE PLATTE - Lillian Fontenot, 99, of Ville Platte, passed away peacefully on April 17, 2024, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home. She was born on August 14, 1924, in Ville Platte.

Tommy Phillip Soileau, age 63, son of Nolan and Emma Joyce Soileau, was born in Ville Platte on September 20, 1960.

Elizabeth “Libby” Jane Ortego Guillory, a cherished resident of Ville Platte, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 14, 2024, at her home surrounded by her loving family, at the age of 74.

VILLE PLATTE - It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of Clayton “CJ” James Landreneau, of Ville Platte, on April 13, 2024, at the age of 74 years.

VILLE PLATTE - It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of James Darnell Darbonne, age 65, on Thursday, March 28, 2024, at his residence in Ville Platte.

GRAND PRAIRIE - With profound sadness, we announce the passing of David Mark Briley, 66, a cherished husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, on Sunday, April 7, 2024, in Toledo Bend.

VILLE PLATTE - It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of Mr. Hillery J. Hill, of Ville Platte, on April 6, 2024, at the age of 87.

Dustin Joshua “Poose” Fontenot, a compassionate and hardworking machinist and painter, passed away on Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Bayou Chicot, at the age of 43.

Caitlin Clark, the Iowa basketball superstar, has broken a multitude of scoring records this year. Her success has also led to record-breaking viewership for women’s college basketball on ESPN.