Obituaries

Kevin Mark McGee

Kevin Mark McGee passed away on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at the age of 60. A Funeral Service will be held on Monday, January 11, 2021 at 10 a.m. at Mowata Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Sunday, January 10, 2021 from 1 p.m. until 10 p.m.

Percy Joseph Benoit

Percy Joseph Benoit passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2021 at the age of 84. A Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at 10 a.m. at Quirk & Son Funeral Home of Eunice with Deacon Gary Gaudin officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.

Billy Jack Leckelt

Billy Jack Leckelt passed away on Thursday, December 31, 2020 at the age of 38. A Funeral Service was held on Sunday, January 3, 2021 at 2 p.m. at Quirk & Son Funeral Home of Eunice with Reverend Alvin Ogea officiating. Burial will follow at a later date at Langley Cemetery in Basile.

Trey Steven Deslatte

Trey Steven Deslatte passed away on Friday, January 1, 2021 at the age of 22. A Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at 10 a.m. at Quirk & Son Funeral Home of Eunice with Reverend Alvin Ogea officiating. Burial will follow in Guillory Cemetery.

Garrett Allen Deshotel

Garrett Allen Deshotel passed away on Friday, January 1, 2021 at the age of 21. No Services have been planned at this time. Garrett is survived by his mother, Susan Zelman Deshotel; one brother, Robbie Deshotel; one sister, Harley Deshotel and companion Cody Wilcox.

Olia Fontenot Sonnier

Olia Fontenot Sonnier passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2021 at the age of 83. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 10 a.m. at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Basile with Father Keenan Brown celebrant. Burial will follow in Assumption Cemetery.

John Irving Reed

John Irving Reed died at Ochsner’s Medical Center in New Orleans on December 29, 2020. He was 76 years old. John, the son of Dr. B. Rodney Reed and Marion Irving Reed, was born in Eunice on November 25, 1944. A graduate of Eunice High School Class of 1962, he received his B.S.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Office reports arrests

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. December 30 Edwin Brisco, 40, 300 block of Jolivette Road, Opelousas. Third degree rape. Arrested by St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. Nicholas Maurice Goins, 27, 7700 block of Cameron Street, Duson.

Brenda Lee McNeil Randle

EUNICE- It is with heavy hearts that the family of Brenda Lee McNeil Randle announces her sudden passing on Friday, December 25, 2020 at her home in Eunice at the age of 58. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, January 2, 2021 at 1 p.m.

John Glenn Lomas Jr.

Funeral services for John Glenn Lomas, Jr., 54, was held on Tuesday, December 29, 2020, at 1 p.m. at Quirk & Son Funeral Home. Fr. Clinton Sensat will officiate. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. John passed away on December 24, 2020.