Obituaries

Velton Paul Daigle

Velton Paul Daigle passed away on Sunday, November 11, 2018, at the age of 84. A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, November 17, 2018, at 1:00 PM at Quirk and Son Funeral Home in Eunice. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Deacon David Guillory will officiate.

Maxie F. Smith

EUNICE~It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that the family of Maxie F Smith announces her passing on Thursday, November 8th, 2018 at the age of 74. Maxie was a loving wife, mother of three children, four grand children and one great grandchild.

Vera Anne Hundley Dischler

Vera Anne Hundley Dischler passed away on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, at the age of 86. A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, November 9, 2018, at 11:00 AM at Quirk and Son Funeral Home in Eunice. Burial will follow at St. Louis Cemetery in Eunice. Bro. Dennis Gotreaux will officiate.

Sheila Herrod DeRouen

Sheila Herrod DeRouen, of Eunice, LA, died November 2, 2018 after a long illness. A memorial mass will be held at 10:30 A.M., Monday, December 17, 2018, at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Eunice, LA. She is survived by her son Dr. Karl DeRouen Jr.

Leddie Fontenot

IOTA~It is with heavy hearts that the family of Leddie F. Fontenot announces her passing on Monday, November 05, 2018 at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette with loving family by her side at the age of 84.

Gerald "Mannie" Bollich

EUNICE~It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that the family of Gerald “Mannie” Bollich announces his passing on Sunday, November 4, 2018 at Eunice Manor with loving family by his side at the age of 88.

Ronald Menard

Ronald Menard passed away on Monday, November 5, 2018, at the age of 66. A Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, November 7, 2018, at 10:00 AM at Quirk and Son Funeral Home in Eunice. Burial will follow at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery. Deacon David Guillory will officiate.

Joann Benoit Johnson

Joann Benoit Johnson, age 69, passed away on Sunday, November 4, 2018. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, November 8, 2018, at Annunciation Catholic Church in Duralde with burial to follow at Ashford Cemetery in Eunice.

Curley “Coach” Dossman passes away at age 88

A pioneer within the City of Ville Platte passed away Friday morning at the age of 88 following a short illness. Curley “Coach” Dossman spent two years of his life serving his country during the Korean War before returning home to continue his life of service to others.

Stella Prevost Hildreth

Rayne - Funeral services will be held on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018, at a 1:30 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rayne, for Stella Provest Hildreth, 98, who died Tuesday, Oct. 30, at Acadia General Hospital in Crowley. Interment will be in the St.