Obituaries
Lori Ann Stelly
ABBEVILLE — A Funeral Mass was held on Monday, April 3, 2023, at 2:00 pm in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Leroy for Lori Ann Stelly, age 56, who passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, in Opelousas.
Father Paul Bienvenu officiated.
Visitation was held on Monday, April 3, 2023, from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm at Cypress Funeral Home in Maurice.
A Rosary was recited on Monday, April 3, 2023 at 12:00 pm at Cypress Funeral Home in Maurice.
Melba Roche Broussard
Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 11 a.m. in the Chapel of Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home for Melba Roche Broussard, 81, who died Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 11:40 p.m. surrounded by her loving family.
Deacon Bryan Istre will officiate for the services. The family requests visiting hours Friday from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to service time. A rosary will be recited Friday at 6 p.m. by the Ladies Rosary Group of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church. The burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Hannah “Didi” Cade Cassidy
JENNINGS — Hannah “Didi” Cade Cassidy was born on January 25, 1933, in Abbeville, Louisiana. She was one of six children born to her parents, Hannah O’Quinn Burks Cade and John Elliott Cade. Didi died on April 4, 2023. She grew up in Abbeville and had happy memories of time spent in Bancker and Forked Island, usually with her best friend, Flo and her cousin, William. She attended Mt. Carmel and graduated from Abbeville High in 1951. Didi received her B.A. degree in education from S.L.I.(ULL); master’s + 30 in education from McNeese University.