Church Point, LA:     Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, December 23, 2023 at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Church Point, LA for Joseph Brent Duplechain, 58. Mr. Duplechain, a native of Church Point and resident of Ville Platte, LA, died Wednesday afternoon December 20 at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, LA. Father Brian Harrington, Pastor of the Church, will conduct the services with interment following in the Monsignor Bienvenu Cemetery on Hwy 35 north of Church Point.

Survivors include his brother, Reginald "Reggie" Duplechain and wife Joan of Ville Platte; his nephews: Cole Duplechain and wife Cora and Spencer Duplechain and wife Laura-all of Ville Platte-and Ryan Duplechain and wife Taylor of Grand Prairie, LA and his great-nieces and great-nephews: Emmett, Camille, Ethan, Corbin, Beckett, Lander, Finley, Rivers, Garron, Lucy, and Alder Duplechain. He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Mary Miller Duplechain.

The family requested that visiting hours be observed at Guidry Funeral Home from 11:00 AM until 8:30 PM on Friday, December 22 and continue from 8:00 AM Saturday until the time of services. A Recitation of the Rosary will be held there at 7:00 PM Friday by Deacon Byrne Winn.

Devoted to his family, Mr. Duplechain was a former Boy Scout, a member of the Richard Council of the Knights of Columbus and attended the Evangeline ARC. He enjoyed LSU Football, "Zydeco" and "Classic Country" music and attending the sporting events of his great-nieces and great-nephews. Truly loved, he will be missed by all who knew him. Arrangements are being handled by Guidry Funeral Home, Inc.; 219 N. Broadway, Church Point, LA (337) 684-5488.