Church Point, LA Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, July 15, 2017 at Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church in Church Point, LA for John Adrian Duplechain, 62. Mr. Duplechain, a native and currently a resident of Church Point, died Thursday, July 6 at Lafayette General Medical Center in Lafayette, LA. Father Emmanuel O. Awe will conduct the services with interment following in the Our Mother of Mercy Cemetery #2 on St. Margaret Dr. north of Church Point.

Survivors include the members of the Handy and Duplechain extended families. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Genevia Handy Duplechain.

The family requested that visiting hours be observed at Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church on N. Main from 8:00 A.M. Saturday until the time of the services. A rosary will be recited prior to the services.

A graduate of Southern University where he was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, the first intercollegiate fraternity for black men, Mr. Duplechain served as an accountant for Harris County, TX government for a number of years.

Arrangements are being handled by Guidry Funeral Home, Inc.; 219 N. Broadway, Church Point, LA (337) 684-5488. View the obituary and guest book on-line at guidryfuneralhome.com.