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Sylvia Darbonne Pearce
December 8, 1924 - May 12, 2014

Opelousas -- A funeral service will be held for Sylvia Darbonne Pearce at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 15, 2014, in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home Chapel in Opelousas, La. Deacon Sammy Diesi will conduct the service. Burial will be held at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Washington, La.

Mrs. Pearce, age 89, a native of Port Barre and a longtime resident of Port Sulphur until being relocated to Port Barre after Hurricane Katrina. She was currently a resident of Baton Rouge where she died on Monday, May 12, 2014.

Sylvia was well known in the community for the many children that she cared for in Port Sulphur. She will be greatly missed by her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her.

Survivors are her daughters, Janice Pearce Toca and husband, Wayne, of Metairie, La.; Roxanne Pearce and partner, Sherry Kirby, of Kansas City, Missouri; her grandchildren, Jeffrey Toca and wife, Amanda, of Luling, La.; Nicholas Toca of Metairie, La.; her great-grandchildren, Beau, Stella and Brody Toca also of Luling, La. and her brothers, Clifford Darbonne, Leon Darbonne and her sister, Leona Dicapo.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter A. Pearce; her parents, Cleff and Helen Wheaton Darbonne; her brothers, Norris Darbonne, Edwin Darbonne, James Darbonne, Joseph Darbonne and her sisters, Lillian Bourque and Helen Matte.

Visitation will be held at the LaFond-Ardoin Funeral Home of Opelousas on Thursday, May 15, 2014, from 10:00 a.m. until service time at 12:00 p.m.

Family and friends are invited to sign and view the online guestbook at www.lafondardoin.com.

LaFond-Ardoin Funeral Home of Opelousas, 2845 South Union Street, Opelousas, La. 70570, (337-942-2638) has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements.