Obituaries

Charles Edward Bourgeois, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, died peacefully at home in Ruston, Louisiana, on March 31, 2023. His life was filled with the love of God, his family, and “he never met a stranger.” Charlie was the youngest of four children, born on September 10, 1941, in Shreveport, Louisiana, to Clydie Mae Smith and Jean (Dutch) Germaine Bourgeois. He is preceded in death by his siblings, Jean Marie Fortenberry and Bobby; James Elmo Bourgeois and Phyllis; and Thomas Wayne Bourgeois; and his parents.

ERATH — A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Mrs. Abegale Vice Lange, 77, at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5, 2023, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church with Father Clinton Sensat officiating. Interment will follow in Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery.
Visitation will be held at David Funeral Home of Erath on Tuesday, April 5, 2023 beginning at 9 a.m. until the time of services with a recitation of the rosary at 11 a.m.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at a 12 Noon Mass of Christian Burial in The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, for Mrs. Nellie Rose Hebert Arceneaux, 89, who peacefully passed away on Wednesday evening, March 29, 2023 at her residence in Lafayette. Her loving family was at her side at the time of her death.
The Very Reverend Chester C. Arceneaux, VF, Rector of The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist Church in Lafayette, will serve as Celebrant of the Mass and officiate at the services.