All Obituaries

MAMOU - David Lynn Fontenot passed away on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at the age of 72. A celebration of life will be celebrated at Ardoin’s Funeral Home in Ville Platte on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at 6:00 PM. David Lynn Fontenot was born on Saturday, September 2, 1950 in Eunice, Louisiana to Earl Joseph Fontenot and Mercedes Fuselier and grew up in Mamou. David lived life to its fullest and spent as much time outdoors as he could. While outdoors, he enjoyed duck hunting and offshore...

MAMOU - The family of Kevin Peter Reed announces his passing on Thursday, March 16, 2023, at the age of 64.  Kevin passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family after enduring a series of severe strokes. Kevin Peter Reed was born on August 5, 1958 and was a bundle of joy to his mother Pauline Reed and his father Revon Reed for decades to come.  He was in a world of his own imagination and wonder.  He challenged his physical endurance and perseverance by peddling his...

MAMOU - The family of Melvin Earl Thompson announces his passing on Monday, February 27, 2023 at the age of 71.  Graveside services will be held at Haven Rest Cemetery in Beaumont, TX. Melvin Earl Thompson was born in Scranton, Iowa on April 18, 1951, to Ray Samuel Thompson and Stella Mae Kortum Thompson.  Melvin worked as a supervisor on the pipeline for many years and lived all over the country.  He was a social butterfly and enjoyed fishing, riding motorcycles, and...

MAMOU- A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Terry N. Landreneau on Monday, February 27, 2023 at St. Ann’s Catholic Church at 3:00 PM.  Entombment will follow in the New St. Ann’s Mausoleum with Father Billy Massie conducting services.  Terry passed away on Sunday February 19, 2023 at the age of 86. Terry N. Landreneau was born on December 11, 1936 and was the only child of Clement and Ruby Miller Landreneau.  Terry grew up and went to school in Mamou,...

MAMOU, LA – Funeral services will be held at 6:00 PM on Friday, February 10, 2023, at Ardoin’s Funeral Home of Ville Platte for Rosella Marie Duplechian, 75, who passed away on February 9, 2023. Deacon Church Ortego and Curtis McGee will conduct the service. Rosella Marie Duplechian was born in Oberlin, La on November 1, 1947, to Adam Ryder and Selena Prejean Ryder. Marie lived in Reddell and was married to Sam Duplechian for 58 years. Rosella had the distinction of being the...

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 will be celebrated on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Mamou at 2:00 PM.  Burial will follow in the Reed Cemetery.  Father Billy Massie will be celebrant of the Mass and will conduct services. Roger Lee Aucoin was born in Mamou, Louisiana on November 2, 1954 to Kervin Aucoin, Sr. and...

MAMOU- A Funeral Service will be held for Kelly L. Fontenot, 94, at 1:00 PM on Friday, January 27, 2023, at Ardoin’s Funeral Home in Ville Platte, LA.  Burial will take place in Reed Cemetery in Mamou. Kelly passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2023. He was born March 28, 1928, to Stephen Fontenot and Adeide Granger Fontenot. He was a heavy equipment operator and loved to spend time with friends on the weekends, listening and dancing to Cajun music. Kelly was a bit of a treasure...

MAMOU - John Ralph Vezinat- Mamou, La. The man. The myth. The legend. John, also known as the Ginger Ninja, passed away on January 15, 2023, at the age of 73. He was an entrepreneur, philanthropist, artist, musician, and pilot. He had many successful endeavors throughout his life and a few duds that we won’t speak of. He loved sweets, beautiful women, sci-fi movies, 2-stepping, Bigfoot, alien conspiracies, guns, The Weather Channel and Old Kentucky straight. Not necessarily in that...

MAMOU – Funeral services will be held at a 10:00 AM Mass of Christian Burial at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Mamou on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, for Theresa Burna Jane Smith, 86, who passed away on Monday, January 9, 2023, with her loving family by her side. Father Billy Massie will be celebrants of the Mass and conduct funeral services. Burial will take place in Reed Cemetery. Theresa Burna Jane Smith was born on February 4, 1936 in Ville Platte, LA to the late Marshal and...

MAMOU – Funeral services will be held at a 1:00 PM Mass of Christian Burial at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Mamou on Friday, January 6, 2023, for Mercedise Naquin Guidry, 96, who passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at the Savoy Care Center in Mamou, LA. Father Bala Rayapati will be celebrant of the Mass and conduct funeral services. Burial will take place in New St. Ann’s Cemetery. Mercedise leaves behind her loving family; daughter, Sylvia Guidry Rider of Mamou;...