Obituaries

MICHAEL “MIKE” KEITH BELL

MAMOU - Michael “Mike” Keith Bell, beloved brother, and friend, departed from us tragically on February 17, 2023, at the age of 33. Michael was born on July 19, 1989, to Theresa and Rodney Bell.

ARTHUR B. PITRE

VILLE PLATTE - Funeral services for Arthur B. Pitre, 83, were held at 12 p.m. on Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial followed in the Evangeline Park Cemetery. Father Tom Voorhies officiated the funeral Mass. Visitation was held Tuesday, February 21, 2023, from 9 a.m.

SANDRA SUE SOILEAU ROZAS

VILLE PLATTE - Funeral services for Sandra Sue Soileau Rozas, 73, will be held at 12 p.m. today, February 16, 2023, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Deacon Chuck Ortego will officiate the funeral services. Ms. Rozas, a resident of Chataignier, passed away Saturday, February 11, 2023, at St.

RAYFORD FONTENOT SR.

VILLE PLATTE - Rayford Fontenot Sr., 88, of Ville Platte, passed away on February 13, 2023, at Carpenter House following a brief illness. Fontenot, a former diesel mechanic, is survived by his sons, Donnie Fontenot and wife, Tracy, of Acworth, Ga., and Ray Fontenot, of Kennesaw, Ga.

MARGARET YOULANDA ARDOIN

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 11, 2023, at 11 a.m. at Williams Funeral Home of Ville Platte, 1125 Rev. E.D. Alfred Street, for Margaret Youlanda Ardoin, 60, who entered eternal rest on Friday, February 3, 2023, at her residence surrounded by family and loved ones.

TROY K. ARDOIN

TROY K. ARDOIN July 11, 1970 – January 31, 2023 VILLE PLATTE - A funeral service will be held for Troy K. Ardoin at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 11, 2023, at Greater Mount Pleasant Baptist Church of Ville Platte. Minister C.J. Arvie will conduct the funeral services.

WILLIE MAE FRUGE

VILLE PLATTE - A funeral service was held for Willie Mae Fruge at a 12 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial on Saturday, February 4, 2023, at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church. Burial took place in Evangeline Memorial Park Cemetery.

JACQUELINE SOILEAU CLEMENTS

LULING - Funeral services for Jacqueline “Jackie” Soileau Clements, 80, will be held at 1 p.m. today, February 2, 2023, at Our Lady, Queen of All Saints Catholic Church in Ville Platte, with burial to follow in Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Fr. John G.

RITA RAE BULLER BROUSSARD

BREAUX BRIDGE - A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, January 31, 2023, at St. Bernard Catholic Church for Rita Rae Buller Broussard, 87, who passed away at her home on January 27, 2023. A visitation took place at the funeral home in Breaux Bridge on Monday from 4 p.m.

ROGER LEE AUCOIN

MAMOU - It is with heavy hearts that the family of Roger Lee Aucoin announces his passing on Friday, January 27, 2023, at the age of 68. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Tuesday, January 31, 2023, at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Mamou at 2 p.m. Burial followed in the Reed Cemetery.