Obituaries

EMILY G. BERTRAND

VILLE PLATTE – Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Ville Platte, on Sunday, July 25, 2021, for Emily G. Bertrand, 92, who passed away on Friday, July 23, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. Pastor Kevin West and Reverend Joe Arnold conducted the services.

ROBERT LEE “BOBBY” DOUGIA

MAMOU – Funeral services were held at a 10 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Mamou on Wednesday, July 28, 2021, for Robert Lee “Bobby” Dougia, 82, who passed away on Monday, July 26, 2021, surrounded by his loving family.

MARY ALICE FONTENOT

MARY ALICE FONTENOT April 15, 1938 – July 24, 2021 VILLE PLATTE- A Memorial Mass will be held at a later date for Mary Alice Fontenot, 83, who passed away surrounded by her loving family. On July 24, 2021, Mary Alice Aucoin Fontenot departed this world, succumbing to Alzheimer’s.

GARY DALE BEAUBOUEF

VILLE PLATTE – Funeral services were held at a 1 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Ville Platte on Saturday, July 24, 2021, for Gary Dale Beaubouef, 82, who passed away on Thursday, July 22, 2021, at Heritage Manor of Ville Platte surrounded by his family.

JACOB NEIL SAVANT

Memorial services for Mr. Jacob Neil Savant will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 31, 2021, at New Life Assembly of God, Ville Platte. Mr. Savant, 38, of Pine Prairie, entered eternal rest on Thursday, July 1, 2021, in Mercy Regional Hospital, Ville Platte. Pastor Brian Dore will officiate.

SHERBERT CHARLES

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 24, 2021, at 11 a.m. at Williams Funeral Home of Ville Platte for Mr. Sherbert Charles, 76, who entered eternal rest on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. Rev.

JOHNATHAN TAYLOR FRANCOIS

VILLE PLATTE - Funeral services for Johnathan Taylor Francois, 28, were held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, in the LaVille Funeral Home Chapel. Johnathan, a resident of Ville Platte, passed away Wednesday, July 14, 2021. Fr. Tom Voorhies officiated the services. Burial followed in the St.

Edwin Washington Edwards

Louisiana’s 50th governor, Edwin Washington Edwards, was born on Aug. 7, 1927, and passed on July 12, 2021. He was 93 years old. Edwards was born in the small community of Johnson seven miles outside Marksville in Avoyelles Parish.

PHILIP ERWIN HOLLIER JR.

VILLE PLATTE – Funeral services were held at a 10 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady, Queen of All Saints Catholic Church in Ville Platte on Saturday, July 17, 2021, for Philip Erwin Hollier Jr., 83, who passed away on Tuesday, July 13, 2021.

MARY ARDOIN FORET

Mary Ardoin Foret passed away peacefully on July 13, 2021, in McComb, Mississippi. Warm and gentle, with an occasional pinch of south Louisiana seasoning, Mary flourished within her beloved Ville Platte community, always nurturing her cherished family and many lifelong friends.