Obituaries

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DWAYNE ADAM THOMAS

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Thursday, June 15, 2023

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 17, 2023, at Williams Funeral Home in Ville Platte for Mr. Dwayne Adam Thomas, 31, who entered eternal rest, on Thursday, June 8, 2023, at University Medical Center Hospital in New Orleans.

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JAMES “JIM” AGUILLARD

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Thursday, June 8, 2023

VILLE PLATTE - Memorial services for Mr. James “Jim” Aguillard, 86, will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 9, 2023, in the LaVille Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 9, 2023, until the time of services.

Soria

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MAY “GRACE” DOUGET SORIA

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Thursday, June 8, 2023

MAMOU – A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated for May “Grace” Douget Soria on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at 2 p.m. at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Mamou and was conducted by Father Billy Massie. Burial followed in the New St. Ann’s Cemetery.

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MERCEDES ROZAS OLIVIER

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Monday, June 5, 2023

L’ANSE AUX PAILLES – With heavy hearts we announce the death of our mother, Mercedes Rozas Olivier, 91, of L’Anse Aux Pailles. She passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2023.

Lafleur

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DANNIE LEE LAFLEUR

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Monday, June 5, 2023

Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 3, 2023, at Williams Funeral Home in Ville Platte for Mr. Dannie Lee Lafleur, 67, who entered eternal rest on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette.

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EDWIN GORDON COURTNEY

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Thursday, June 1, 2023

VILLE PLATTE – A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church at a later time for Edwin Gordon Courtney. Edwin Gordon Courtney, 81, a native and resident of Ville Platte, passed away on Friday, May 26, 2023, at Our Lady of the Lake in Baton Rouge.

Moody Sr

DOUGLAS A. “BUDDY” MOODY SR.

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Thursday, June 1, 2023

LAFAYETTE – A Mass of Christian Burial and Celebration of Life will be held Friday, June 2, 2023, at 2 p.m. in St. Mary Mother of the Church Catholic Church for Douglas A. “Buddy” Moody Sr., age 95, who passed peacefully at home, surrounded by his family members, on Saturday, May 27, 2023.

Douglas A. “Buddy” Moody Sr.

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Douglas A. “Buddy” Moody, Sr.

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

LAFAYETTE – A Mass of Christian Burial and Celebration of Life will be held Friday, June 2, 2023, at 2:00 PM in St. Mary Mother of the Church Catholic Church for Douglas A. “Buddy” Moody Sr., age 95, who passed peacefully at home, surrounded by his family members, on Saturday, May 27, 2023.

Chapman

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DOROTHY “DOT” DEVILLIER CHAPMAN

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Thursday, May 25, 2023

VILLE PLATTE – Funeral services for Dorothy “Dot” DeVillier Chapman were held at Ardoin’s Funeral Home in Ville Platte on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at 1 p.m. Burial followed in the Evangeline Memorial Park Cemetery. Services were conducted by Randy Satterfield, Luther Raine, and Ruth Warner.

Guillory

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JOEL SYLVESTER GUILLORY

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Thursday, May 25, 2023

VILLE PLATTE - Funeral services for JoEl Guillory, 76, were held at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Ville Platte. Entombment followed in the Sacred Heart Mausoleum. Father Tom Voorhies officiated the funeral Mass.

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