Obituaries

Gloria Helen Johnson Vallare

EUNICE-Funeral services for Gloria Helen Johnson Vallare, will be held on Saturday, July 2, 2022, at 11 a.m. with the visitation beginning at 9 a.m. at New Zion Baptist Church in Eunice. Rev. Jermaine Tezeno will officiate the funeral ceremony. Burial will be in Eunice North (Honeybee) Cemetery.

Mary Alice Guillory

EUNICE–With heavy hearts the family of Mary Alice Guillory announces her passing on Monday, June 27, 2022 in the comfort of her home with loving family by her side at the age of 84. A Celebration of Life will be celebrated at 2 p.m.

John Allen DeBarge Sr.

EUNICE–With great sadness the family announces the passing of John Allen DeBarge, Sr, our loving father, grandfather and friend to all whose lives he touched, on June 25, 2022. He was 89. A Funeral Service will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at Ardoin’s Funeral Home Chapel in Eunice.

Burton Gerard Cormier

EUNICE – With heavy hearts, the family of Burton Gerard Cormier announces his passing on Saturday, June 25, 2022, at the Carpenter House in Lafayette at the age of 62. A Celebration of Life will be held at Ardoin’s Funeral Home Chapel in Eunice on Monday, June 27, 2022, at 11 a.m.

Aiden Cade McCauley

Aiden Cade McCauley passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2022 at the age of 17. A Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at Quirk & Son Funeral Home with Pastor Heather Ardoin officiating. Burial will follow in St. Mathilda Cemetery.

Dr. Charles “Charlie” Bollich, PhD

Dr. Charles “Charlie” Bollich, PhD., 95, of Beaumont, died Thursday, June 16, 2022. He was born on September 9, 1926, in Mowata, Louisiana, to Edna Boudreaux and Anthony Bollich. Charlie served in the United States Navy during World War II.

Helen Ardoin Johnson

Helen Ardoin Johnson, 81, passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2022 in Katy, Texas. She was born in Basile on December 24, 1940 in Basile, to Adam and Annabelle Ardoin. Visitation for family at 8 a.m. and for friends and community from 9 a.m.

Elizabeth Laden Fontenot

Elizabeth Laden Fontenot passed away on Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at the age of 76. A Funeral Service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, June 17, 2022 at Quirk & Son Funeral Home of Basile. Entombment will follow in St. Augustine Mausoleum.

Leroy Phillip Hardy

Leroy Phillip Hardy passed away on Monday, June 13, 2022 at the age of 79. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 25, 2022 at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Basile with Father Keenan Brown Celebrant. Burial will follow in Assumption Cemetery.

Donald Ray Thibodeaux

Donald Ray Thibodeaux passed away on Monday, June 13, 2022 at the age of 64. A Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 16, 2022 at Quirk & Son Funeral Home of Eunice with Pastor Dennis Gotreaux officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.