Obituaries

Russie Pierce-Tiller Peacefully transitioned into the spirit realm on Monday 12 August 2024. Born on 21 November 1939, she was approaching her 85th birthday.
She is survived by her husband David Tiller who retired after 26 years as a superintendent from Mitchell Energy. They were both eagerly anticipating their 47th wedding anniversary only weeks away in September. They enjoyed living on the banks of the Vermilion river in Abbeville, on a property that Russie’s parents Nellie and Casey Pierce purchased when they moved from Intracoastal City in the 50s.

Rayland Joseph Hargrave, Sr.  was born August 21st, 1941 in Cow Island in Vermillion Parish, to the late Mr. Roy Joseph Hargrave, Sr. & Mrs. Eunice May Hebert Hargrave.  He was baptized on September 6th, 1941 and received his First Holy Communion in May of 1953.  Ray knew the Lord at an early age and served as an alter boy at St. Anne’s Catholic Church. He passed peacefully at home on August 9th, 2024; just 2 weeks shy of his 83rd birthday. 

Services will be held on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, at 11 a.m. at Fountain Memorial Funeral Home in Lafayette, LA, for Numa Guidry Hebert, 91, who passed away on Friday, August 9, 2024, at home in Baton Rouge, LA.
Public visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The reciting of the rosary will begin at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be at 12 p.m. with a celebration off-site immediately following. Contact the family for details.