MRS. MARY LEOLA RICHARD DUPLECHAIN

OPELOUSAS – A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 11, 2025 at Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Opelousas, LA for Mrs. Mary Leola Richard Duplechain, 83, who entered eternal rest on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at her residence in Opelousas, LA. Interment will be in Garden of Memory Cemetery in Opelousas, LA.

Fr. Justin Arockiasamy, S.V.D., will be celebrate the mass.

Mrs. Duplechain’s memories are being cherished by: her seven sons, Keith (Katherine) Fontenot, Richard Duplechain and Ronald (Wendy) Patin, both of Opelousas, LA, Jonathan (Bernadette) Duplechain of Church Point, LA, Mark Williams of Houston, TX, Ron (Anna) Williams of LaPlace, LA and Roger Dawkins of Port Barre, LA; three daughters, Elizabeth Duplechain, Daphanie Nevilles (Duke) and Samantha Duplechain (Jimmy), all of Opelousas, LA; two brothers, Wilton Richard of Crowley, LA and John L. Richard of Lawton, OK; 28 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

She is preceded in death by: her husband, Joseph “JC” Duplechain; her parents, Preston and Beulah Ventress Richard; father and mother-in-law, Octave and Beatrice Amos Duplechain; four brothers, Alton Richard, Lee Allen Richard, Calvin Richard and Ivory Ventress; and two sisters, Jeanette Pitre and Rose Irma Chavis.

Visitation will be held on Saturday, January 11, 2025 from 8:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. at Ford and Joseph Funeral Home in Opelousas, LA.

Words of condolences may be expressed at fordandjosephfh.com

Ford and Joseph Funeral Home, 907 N. Market St., Opelousas, LA, (337) 942-6750, is in charge of arrangements.