OPELOUSAS - Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 30, 2021 at Ford and Joseph Funeral Home in Opelousas, LA for Mr. Robert Lee Mallet, 70, who entered eternal rest on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at The Carpenter House of St. Joseph in Lafayette, LA. Interment will be in St. Mary Baptist Cemetery in Port Barre, LA.
Rev. Kyle Sylvester, Pastor of St. Mary Baptist Church, will be officiating the funeral service.
Mr. Mallet leaves to cherish his memories: two daughters, Sabrina Levier of Lafayette, LA and Stacey Levier of Opelousas, LA; his significant other, Gail Jones of Port Barre, LA; two brothers, Herbert Mallet and David Mallet, both of Palmetto, LA; four sisters, Letha Hardy, Lonella Mallet, Brenda Guidry (Jessie) and Laura Charles (Wilton), all of Port Barre, LA; six grandchildren; four great grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
He is preceded in death by: his parents, Elijah Mallet, Sr. and Mary Savoy Mallet; two brothers, Elijah Mallet, Jr. and Alfred Mallet, Sr.; and three sisters, Bertha Jones, Marjorie Hardy and Carol.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, January 30, 2021 from 1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Ford and Joseph Funeral Home.
** Please be advised we will adhere to the safety measures and precautions provided by the state of Louisiana due to COVID-19. Masks are required for those who will be in attendance. **
The family wishes to express their sincere thanks to the Staff of the Carpenter’s House of St. Joseph. They would like to express a special thanks to his nurse Ashley Reed with Elara Caring.
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.
May peace and comfort be with you and your family at this difficult time. Sheriff Bobby J. Guidroz
Wishing your a heartfelt Sympathy to the Mallet family. Just know that your are very close in our thought and prayers. Dorothy Tyler King & Family
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