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Find Syrie Funeral Home Obituaries, Service Details and Lafayette Records
Use Syrie Funeral Home’s official obituary page to search recent notices, then open the individual memorial to confirm visitation, funeral, church, cemetery, flowers and guestbook information. If you need legal proof of death, use Louisiana Vital Records instead of an obituary copy.
Quick Answer: Start With the Official Syrie Funeral Home Obituary Page
Find the notice
Search the person’s full name on Syrie Funeral Home’s own obituary page before using copied listings.
Check the service
Open the individual obituary and verify every date, time and location separately.
Check burial details
The church, funeral home and cemetery may be in different Lafayette-area communities.
Need legal proof?
Skip obituary websites and use Louisiana Vital Records for a certified death certificate.
How to Find Syrie Funeral Home Recent Obituaries
The official Syrie Funeral Home website has a dedicated obituary search page. Use it first because the funeral home controls its own memorial pages and service information.
Confirm the Correct Person Before Sharing the Obituary
| Check | Why it helps | Pause when… |
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Separates people with similar names. | The middle name or surname does not match. |
| Age or dates | Helps distinguish a current notice from an older memorial. | Birth or death dates are clearly different. |
| Relatives | Parents, spouse, children and siblings are strong identity clues. | None of the family names are familiar. |
| Community | Syrie serves Lafayette and surrounding South Louisiana communities. | There is no known local connection. |
| Service venue | The funeral home, church and cemetery can confirm the intended person. | The venue is unrelated to the family you know. |
See our obituary verification methodology for the source order used on this website.
What to Check on a Syrie Memorial Before Attending
Syrie obituary pages can contain separate service entries. A single memorial may list visitation at the funeral home, a rosary, a funeral at a church and burial at another location.
Every time separately
Visitation, rosary, funeral, memorial and burial can have different start times.
Every address separately
Do not assume every event takes place at Syrie Funeral Home.
Cemetery
Copy the exact cemetery name and town before driving.
Flowers
Use the flower option connected with the correct family memorial.
Guestbook
Assume guestbook comments are public. Avoid private addresses, medical details and financial information.
Livestream
Use only livestream or Zoom information published on the current memorial or confirmed by the funeral home.
Syrie Funeral Home Address, Phone and Immediate-Need Contact
Syrie Funeral Home, Inc.
1417 E. Simcoe St.
Lafayette, LA 70501
Phone: 337-235-2305
Fax: 337-235-6557
The official website identifies 337-235-2305 as the immediate-need contact number.
Before you drive there
- Confirm the correct obituary.
- Check whether the event is actually at the funeral home.
- Save the church address if the funeral is off-site.
- Save the cemetery address separately.
- Call about accessibility or parking when needed.
What to Do After Opening the Syrie Funeral Home Website
Funeral Packages, Itemized Choices and Price Questions
Syrie Funeral Home publishes a Funeral Packages page. Its own pricing language says families are not limited to package choices and may itemize services to select the options that are right for them.
Ask for current pricing
Online prices can change. Ask Syrie Funeral Home for the current General Price List before making a final decision.
Ask what is included
A service package may not include every casket, container, cemetery, newspaper, church or third-party charge.
Itemize when useful
Compare only the services you actually need instead of assuming one package fits every family.
Separate cemetery costs
Ask whether opening/closing, vault, marker, grave, entombment or cemetery charges are separate.
How to Get a Louisiana Death Certificate
An obituary is not a certified death certificate. Louisiana is a closed-record state, so recent death certificates are restricted to qualified applicants.
| Louisiana record detail | Current rule or fee |
|---|---|
| Vital Records death certificate | $7 per certified copy through Louisiana Vital Records. |
| Mail / VitalChek state charge | $0.50 state charge per transaction, plus applicable VitalChek fees. |
| Participating Clerk of Court copy | Current state fee page lists $26 per Clerk of Court-issued death certificate. |
| Recent-record privacy | Louisiana death records remain confidential for 50 years. |
| Older public records | Death records more than 50 years old may be obtained through Louisiana State Archives. |
| Mail processing | Louisiana currently advises allowing about 8–10 weeks for mailed requests. |
Who may request a recent Louisiana death certificate?
Louisiana currently allows certain qualified applicants, including:
- Surviving spouse listed on the record.
- Parent.
- Adult child.
- Sibling.
- Grandparent.
- Grandchild.
- Certain court-recognized family members.
- Certain insurance, trust, retirement or pension beneficiaries with supporting documents.
- Other authorized requesters allowed under Louisiana law.
Microsteps before ordering
Louisiana Vital Records contact
Vital Records Central Office
1450 Poydras Street, Suite 400
New Orleans, LA 70112
Customer Service: 504-593-5100
Current walk-in hours: 8:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m., excluding state holidays.
How to Find Older Lafayette Obituaries and Death Notices
The Lafayette Public Library digital archive includes historical newspapers that can help when a Syrie obituary, newspaper notice or family death record is no longer easy to find through a normal web search.
Daily Advertiser
The library’s digital archive currently includes Daily Advertiser issues from 1974–1978.
Sunday Advertiser
The archive also includes Sunday Advertiser issues from 1974–1978.
Lafayette Gazette
Digitized issues currently cover 1893–1908.
Better archive search steps
- Search the surname first.
- Add an approximate year or month.
- Try spouse, parent, child or sibling names.
- Search “funeral,” “death,” “died,” “burial,” “services” and “interment,” not only “obituary.”
- Try Lafayette, Scott, Broussard, Carencro, Youngsville and other connected communities.
- For a death more than 50 years old, also check Louisiana State Archives.
How to Verify Cemetery and Burial Information
Do not assume every Syrie Funeral Home service ends at a Lafayette cemetery. Individual memorial pages can list burial in Lafayette, Scott or another Louisiana community.
Verify a Louisiana Funeral Home or Funeral Director
The Louisiana State Board of Embalmers & Funeral Directors regulates funeral establishments, funeral directors, embalmers, crematory authorities and related licensees.
Verify the establishment
Use the Board’s Funeral Establishment & Crematory Authority Search Directory when you need primary-source licensing information.
Complaint route
The Board also provides a public complaint process for alleged violations within its regulatory authority.
Microsteps
- Open the Louisiana Board directory.
- Search the exact funeral-home or professional name.
- Compare the city and establishment information.
- Do not treat a third-party directory as primary proof of current licensure.
- Use the Board complaint route if a regulatory issue needs formal review.
If the Person Was a Veteran
Louisiana operates five state Veterans cemeteries. For families in Acadiana, the Southwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery in Jennings is an important official option to check.
Eligible Veteran burial
Louisiana currently charges no interment fee for an eligible Veteran at its state Veterans cemeteries.
Spouse or dependent
A fee equal to the current federal VA plot allowance applies to qualifying spouses and dependent children.
Military honors and marker
Available cemetery services can include military honors, committal service, a VA-provided marker and perpetual care.
Pre-need eligibility
Veterans may submit a pre-need application to determine eligibility before death, although Louisiana says this is not required.
Southwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery
1620 Evangeline Road
Jennings, LA 70546
Phone: 337-246-7094
Office: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Grounds: dawn to dusk daily.
Flowers, Guestbooks and Memorial Payment Safety
Flowers
Start from the correct individual memorial before ordering. Confirm the person and family preference first.
Guestbook
Keep condolences respectful and public-safe. Do not publish Social Security numbers, addresses, account data or unsupported medical claims.
Donations
If the family names a charity, open that organization’s own official website before entering payment information.
Obituary Correction vs. Death Certificate Amendment
Contact the funeral home
If a Syrie obituary has an incorrect name, date, service location or family detail, save the URL and contact the funeral home with the exact correction requested.
Use Louisiana Vital Records
Changing an obituary does not change a death certificate. Louisiana currently lists a separate death-record amendment process and fee.
For corrections to information published on this website, use our corrections, updates and family privacy request page.
After You Find the Obituary: Useful Next Steps
Social Security
Funeral homes generally report deaths to Social Security. Ask the funeral director whether reporting was completed.
Death certificates
Ask banks, insurers, estate professionals and benefit offices how many certified copies they actually require.
Veteran benefits
Locate DD-214 or other discharge paperwork before applying for burial or memorial benefits.
Insurance
Contact the insurer directly and ask what proof and beneficiary documents it requires.
Mail and accounts
Keep a written log of agencies, banks and organizations contacted after the death.
Protect identity
Keep certificates and personal records out of public guestbooks, social posts and shared photo albums.
Lafayette-Specific Search Tips
A person connected with Syrie Funeral Home may have lived, worshipped, worked or been buried outside Lafayette city limits. Search nearby Acadiana communities when one city produces no result.
Lafayette
Start with the official Syrie obituary, then check local newspaper and cemetery sources if needed.
Scott
Some Lafayette services are followed by burial at churches or cemeteries in Scott.
Broussard & Youngsville
Search these nearby communities when the deceased lived south of Lafayette.
Carencro
Use Carencro as an alternate place clue for north Lafayette Parish connections.
St. Martinville / Breaux Bridge
Family, church and cemetery ties can cross into neighboring St. Martin Parish.
New Iberia / Acadiana
Search neighboring parishes when the person had broader South Louisiana family connections.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
Using only Google snippets
Open the official memorial before trusting dates or funeral information.
Assuming everything is at Syrie
The funeral service or burial may be at a church or cemetery somewhere else.
Ordering a public obituary as legal proof
Use Louisiana Vital Records when certified proof is required.
Buying every package item
Ask for the current General Price List and compare itemized choices.
Sending flowers to the wrong person
Confirm name, memorial and service first.
Ignoring old newspapers
For older deaths, Lafayette’s historical newspaper archive may work better than current obituary sites.
Helpful RecentObituaries.info Guides
Obituary Search & Recent Notices
Search by name, city, funeral home, newspaper, cemetery and date.
Death Certificate & Vital Records
Understand when public obituary information is not enough for legal use.
Funeral Costs & Consumer Rights
Learn how itemized pricing and the FTC Funeral Rule work.
Veterans Burial & Memorial Benefits
Check burial, marker, flag, cemetery and memorial options.
After-Death Notification Checklist
Organize Social Security, records, banks, insurance and mail.
How We Verify Obituary Information
See our source and verification standards.
Official Sources Used for This Guide
Syrie Funeral Home — Official Obituaries Search and individual memorial pages. Syrie Funeral Home — Official Website Contact information, planning, resources, grief support and service tools. Syrie Funeral Home — Funeral Packages Official package and itemized-service information. Louisiana Department of Health — Order Death Records Eligibility, order routes, ID requirements and processing guidance. Louisiana Vital Records — Current Service Fees Death-certificate, clerk and amendment fees. Louisiana State Board of Embalmers & Funeral Directors Funeral establishment licensing, professional directories and complaint information. Lafayette Public Library Digital Archives Historic Lafayette newspapers for obituary and family-history research. Southwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery Eligibility, cemetery services, contact information and pre-need application route. Social Security Administration — When Someone Dies Death reporting and survivor-benefit starting points.Syrie Funeral Home Recent Obituary FAQs
Where can I find Syrie Funeral Home recent obituaries?
Use the official Syrie Funeral Home Obituaries page. Search the person’s name, then open the individual memorial to confirm dates, service information and family details.
What is Syrie Funeral Home’s phone number?
The official website lists 337-235-2305 as the funeral home and immediate-need phone number.
Where is Syrie Funeral Home located?
Syrie Funeral Home is at 1417 E. Simcoe St., Lafayette, Louisiana 70501.
How do I confirm a Syrie Funeral Home service time?
Open the individual memorial and check each listed service. Visitation, rosary, funeral, memorial and burial may have different times and addresses. Call the funeral home when details are unclear.
Does every Syrie funeral take place at the funeral home?
No. Individual memorials may list a church, cemetery or other venue. Always use the address shown for the specific event.
Can I send flowers through a Syrie obituary?
Many Syrie memorial pages include a flower option. Confirm the correct person and family instructions before ordering.
How much is a Louisiana death certificate?
Louisiana Vital Records currently lists $7 per certified death certificate. Mail and VitalChek transactions can include additional charges.
Can anyone order a Louisiana death certificate?
No. Louisiana is a closed-record state. Recent death certificates are restricted to qualified applicants such as certain close relatives, beneficiaries and other people authorized by law.
When do Louisiana death records become public?
Louisiana death records remain confidential for 50 years. Records more than 50 years old may be available through Louisiana State Archives.
Can I get a Louisiana death certificate from a Clerk of Court?
Participating Louisiana Clerks of Court can issue certified death certificates for deaths occurring on or after July 7, 2012. Additional fees apply, so confirm the current local route before ordering.
How can I find an old Lafayette obituary?
Use the Lafayette Public Library digital newspaper archive. It currently includes historical Daily Advertiser, Sunday Advertiser and Lafayette Gazette issues. For older public death records, also check Louisiana State Archives.
How can I verify a Louisiana funeral home?
Use the Louisiana State Board of Embalmers & Funeral Directors Funeral Establishment and Crematory Authority Search Directory.
Does Louisiana have a Veterans cemetery near Acadiana?
The Southwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery is in Jennings. Louisiana currently charges no interment fee for an eligible Veteran, while qualifying spouses and dependents have a separate fee tied to the federal VA plot allowance.
Does the funeral home report a death to Social Security?
Social Security says funeral homes generally report deaths. Ask the funeral director whether reporting has been completed. Contact SSA if the death was not reported.
What should I do if the Syrie obituary contains an error?
Save the obituary URL and contact Syrie Funeral Home with the exact correction. An obituary correction does not change the certified Louisiana death certificate.
Before You Share, Travel or Pay
- Start with Syrie Funeral Home’s official obituary page.
- Confirm the correct person with more than one identity clue.
- Check every service time and address separately.
- Call the funeral home when travel is involved or details conflict.
- Use Louisiana Vital Records when certified legal proof is needed.
- Use Lafayette historical newspaper archives for older notices.
- Verify unfamiliar funeral or cremation providers through the Louisiana funeral board.
- Check Veteran burial benefits before assuming all cemetery costs must be paid privately.
- Keep death certificates and private financial or medical information out of public memorial pages.
RecentObituaries.info is an independent source-navigation guide. It is not Syrie Funeral Home, Louisiana Department of Health, Lafayette Public Library, the Louisiana funeral board, a cemetery or a government records office. Verify final information with the organization responsible for the notice, service, record or benefit.